Here is my 686-6+. It was my very first S&W and the only one I've ever bought new. Of course it didn't look like that when I bought it, actually the finish wasn't that great. Since I intended on shooting it more than admiring it I installed a patridge front sight and a lighter rebound spring. It is a breeze to shoot and I don't worry a single bit about hurting it. This wasn't the gun that got me into collecting S&Ws but it was the gun that led me to buy the gun that got me into collecting S&Ws.
