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Old 08-22-2015, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rwsmith View Post
The 686 IS an L frame. It is heavier built that my model 10 that is a K frame. The model 19 was a beefed up K frame in .357 magnum.
Actually since we are being picky, if you mean the K frame 19 being beefed up by having better quality metal than the older k frames that is accurate. But if you mean it has more metal then than is not true. The 19 is the same K frame, size wise, as the rest of the K frames.

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