Hello all, new member...first time poster...first time gun owner. I'm looking for help from anyone in determining the age of my new gun.
I wanted a handgun for home defense, shot a few semi-autos and didn't like them, but shot a S&W 686 at my LGS and knew it was a perfect fit right away. I bought a used 4" 686 with no dash for what I think was a really great price ($450). I checked it out following bmcgilvray's guidelines from
here. Everything checked out and it's in good shape according to these criterion.
My gun does have the "M" stamp so I'm assuming it was modified by S&W after the recall in 1987. It has a square butt and is serial AJM48XX.
Can anyone help in dating this gun and give me any feedback on if I got a good deal?
Thanks