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12-15-2009, 09:32 PM
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686 4" Midnight Black
I recently started my S-W revolver collecting with a nice 4" 28. I had been a S-W semi-auto collector before that and decided I needed some wheel guns. (Now I'm hooked, of course) Anyways, today I added number 2 to the collection. A never fired 686 4" w-the black finish. I have read the finish isn't very durable, but that's fine. I don't intend on carrying it much. Why didn't I just look around for a blued 586? I don't know, good question maybe. I stumbled on this one locally, figured it's something a little different, and bought it. Any comments, positive or negative appreciated. (That's not discoloration on the bbl/underlug, its a shadow.)
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12-15-2009, 10:01 PM
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Very nice! I'm a little biased though. The 686 is my favorite.
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12-15-2009, 10:11 PM
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Congrats on the purchase! Looks very nice. I'm a big 686 fan as well.
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12-16-2009, 12:42 AM
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Thanks for the replies and thank you budman for your LEO/military service. I'm really curious about this finish. From what little I could dig up here on the forum it is considered extremely inferior to standard blueing. There were a few posts that made it sound like a stout breeze would just blow the finish off. I hope not, I guess I'll find out. It would be a bummer to find out these "black" 686's were just gimmicks. According to the SCSW they only made around 2k of the 4" black 686 so therefore it was a little pricey compared to a blued 586, but like I said earlier, it's something different and I think the finish looks cool. I can't wait to fire it.
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12-16-2009, 12:59 AM
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In the past I've owned a couple of the Midnight Black 686's and trust me the finish IS NOT durable. Carrying the gun in a holster will certainly speed up the wear in all the high spots and the end of the barrel. The black finish used in the late 80's was discontinued for a reason.
They are nice guns and may eventually have more of a collecter value. If your's is unfired, I would leave it that way and buy another 686 or 586 to carry and shoot.
Great pics of your growing collection.
Thanks for sharing.
Don
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12-16-2009, 02:58 AM
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Great looking 686 and a 4 incher!! Good for you!
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12-16-2009, 06:52 AM
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Very nice 586. Have the same finish on my 3" 36-6. It is not durable at all, but shoots and looks like a mini 586.
Congrats! They are shooting machines.
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12-16-2009, 12:57 PM
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Well my plan is to use the heck out of it, only carry it here and there to save the finish. This 4" 686 is way to much of a shooting machine to just leave in the safe. Yes the black 686's are hard to find, but it's not like it's an unfired model 27. I traded a mint 5906 and some $$ to get this and I plan to have some fun w-it. I guess I paid more than I would have it would have been a 586, and apparently these have an inferior finish, but when you come across something at a local shop that is unfired in it's orig box it's hard to pass. Gunbroker is great, but nothing beats scoring locally, not bidding, and the worst part... waiting!
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congrats on your find...i'm a big 686/586 fan as well...enjoy!
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12-16-2009, 03:50 PM
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A man could do just fine for the rest of his life with nothing but a Highway Patrolman and a 4" 686.
Very nice start.
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Bud, that is a sweet thing
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686-2 black finish.
Just in case you would like to have one (686-2 black finish) with a 6" barrel, I would be more than happy to talk purchase. They are a really good weapon. I don't see the finish as being east to ware>
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