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Here are my 686 Retro Combat, moradillo in factory tung oil. I guess I could have ordered them unfinished and done it myself. Easy to touch up and no chipping as with the poly coat:

Those look great with the tung oil and carnuba. These are my Retro Combat in moradillo with the factory hand rubbed tung oil:

Your right , funds are tight. I'll get there, Thanks.

I'm replacing the red insert ramp front sight on my 686 with a gold bead from S&W. I don't have a roll pin punch small enough to remove the pin. Any suggestions? Thanks.

They are slightly smaller than the the rubber Houges. The Houges cover the backstrap and the Ahrends don't. I found the groves to big on the houges and perfect for my thinner fingers on the Ahrends. The tung oil on mine is a very attractive matte finish. Won't chip like the polyurethane ones...

Thanks guy's. Question answered! Looking forward to the gold dot.

I'm older as well and have fiber optic fronts on my Sig 226, CZ Kadet, CZ Shadow and Ruger Mk 3 22/45. I ordered a Wilson 1911 in May with a gold bead but won't have it for a while. How do you find the gold dot? Thanks

I'm not a good photographer. The gun looks better in person. You can't see all the micro scraches the flash brings out. Mines a 686-6. The 5" was a special run for Canada. I talked to the Ahrends before ordering and this is from their website: Retro Combat Square Butt These grips were produced...

Can't help exactly but here are the Ahrends Retro Combat in Moradillo, round butt to square butt on a 686. I like them much better than the stock rubber houges (my fingers didn't fit the grooves). These are a perfect fit for me:

I'm ordering a pinned gold bead front sight for my 5" 686 Plus, 7 shot, non fluted cylinder from S@W. (Canadian model). Anyone know offhand which height I need. It will replace the common stock red insert front. I'm away for a while and can't measure it. Thanks.

No one? I guess I'll contact Smith and Wesson.

Hi. I have a 686 5" 7 shot unfluted cylinder. I'm curious as to the 'stock' spring rates. This one has a Wolff reduced power mainspring (range use only) and a 15# rebound spring installed (13# + 14# with it). I've searched and found conflicting information. Appreciate any help. Thanks

Ahrends Retro combat finger groove round to square, Moradillo finished with tung oil.