Noticed the grips on mine are much darker then all the pictures I've seen of the 686+ PC and for the two I've handled in person ..

These almost appear black in color at any distance but up close its a very very dark brown !! Looks like the same grips as on the S&W web page in design though .. They seem a bit narrow for my hands so will be looking for a set of grips a bit wider ..which should increase the length to the trigger ..which will fit my long fingers better .. right now I have to adjust my grip ..

Any suggestions would be appreciated ..