BELOW IS MY NO-DASH M686, MODIFIED FOR RELIABLE EDC. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A CLEAN USED REVOLVER, ON GUNBROKER......
BECAUSE ITS PURPOSE WAS SELF DEFENSE, I SENT IT INTO S&W FOR THE RECALL MODIFICATION. WHILE IT WAS THERE, I ORDERED THAT IT BE FITTED WITH 7 ROUND CYLINDER.....
UPON ITS RETURN, I SHIPPED IT OUT TO DENNIS REICHARD AT SAND BURR GUN RANCH, FOR A "DELUXE TUNED ACTION", ALONG WITH A SMOOTH, RADIUSED TRIGGER. MASSAD AYOOB REFERS TO DENNIS AS "THE BEST GUNSMITH, CURRENTLY SPECIALIZING IN S&W REVOLVERS." HE PREPARES ALL OF AYOOBS COMPETITION AND CARRY WEAPONS. DENNY IS A MULTI CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOTER HIMSELF. WITH AN ENDORSEMENT LIKE THAT FROM MAS, I COULD NOT SEND MY WORK ANYWHERE ELSE.....
BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FINGER GROOVED COMBATS DON'T FIT MY HAND, I PURCHASED A PAIR OF PC MAGNAS ON THIS FORUM. THEY WERE VERY WELL USED, DIRTY, AND OIL SOAKED, BUT HAD NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. A FRIEND OF MINE RESTORED THEM, AND I ADDED A TYLER-T GRIP ADAPTER TO COMPLETE THE PACKAGE. I SOLD THE COMBATS AND THE ORIGINAL 6 SHOT CYLINDER, TO HELP FUND THE PROJECT......
BELOW IS THE END RESULT. IT FITS ME LIKE A GLOVE, IS SLICKER THAN SNOTS---AND TO ME WAS WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT AND MODERATE MONETARY EXPENDITURE......
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'Nam 1968-69.DAV,VFW,NRA Inst.
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