Recent content by Mike N

And 57 years later you still have that BHP.

In the 20 years I had the $99 Char Broil grill, I replaced the burner once and the "flavor bar" four times. The box stores wanted $25 for an OE flavor bar, I made my own out of sheet metal for $3. I finally replaced the grill with a three burner (with a side burner) Char Broil "infrared"...

$99 Char Broil grill served me well for 20 years.

I had a similar issue with my 686, started a thread here in 2012 about it. Best I can figure my 686 was made in 2002 or so. Wound up sending it back to Smith and they repaired it under warranty.

39 years as an Auto Mechanic and I've seen plenty of cars that looked like that. You also never knew what you'd find when you have to look through the car to find the key for the locking lug nuts...... guns, knives, dirty diapers, drugs, etc.....

Hi everyone, I'd like to thank you for your responses. I am ruger 22's son that owns the Iver Johnson in question.

The gun appears to be a 686-5, at least that's the number I found by the serial # when you open the cylinder. I'm going to try cracking off the side cover and cleaning it out, and if that doesn't work I'll run it down to a S&W dealer my Dad is friends with to get his input. If it has to go...

If it is, do I have to send it back to Smith themselves, or could any authorized S&W shop handle this?

Hello all, first post here. I did a search but the search engine here doesn't recognize "686". Anyway, I recently purchased a 686 with a 6" barrel. One owner, not used much 10 year old gun. The issue is I'm sometimes having trouble cocking the hammer or trying to fire it double action. I've...