I don’t know what the prices of Pre-Locks is doing right now, but I would guess they are more than a new 686.

Since January S&W raised the MSRP $20 or 2.4% (that happened in the last couple of weeks) on a plain 6” S&W 686 (164224) During that same time GAG has increased the price $188 or 28.27% to $853.00 or MSRP.

I’m not picking on GAG; they are the main one I was tracking, as they have had the best prices until now.

Most reputable places don’t mess with the price if they don’t have the gun in stock. Some less reputable places list a much lower price when they don’t have them, and then raise it when they do. Some don’t list a price if they don’t have the gun.

Maybe GAG has decided to list MSRP on guns they don’t have and will price them accordingly when they are available; I don’t know.

I tried to trade a pre-lock 66-2 for a post-lock 686 that was factory tapped and didn’t have any luck at all.