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I would like to buy a 686 plus, but I have been told that is better to fire just 38 special with it, because 357 rounds are too hot for that cylinder. Is that true? Inviato dal mio iPad utilizzando Tapatalk

Thank you Chad, I appreciate that. I'm looking forward to have this revolver at home. P.S. What does it mean " I also cook " in your reply? You really like to cook or what else? Maybe italian food?

Someone of you guys can tell me about 686-4 2 1/2 barrel? I'm going to get it from a friend of a friend of mine for 300,00 Euro (almost 400,00 USD). It looks new. Forcing cone and everything looks like the gun has never fired one round. What about this particolar model 686 generation 4? Thank...

What you guys think about Hogue conversion grips (round to square butt) 686 for a 2.5 "barrel. Is it comfortable? Reliable? What is good and what is bad? It works like a real square butt or what?

I got the solution I have been to the gunsmith right now. The problem are ammo. I used Fiocchi 38 special. He told me to use Winchester 38 spl or .357 mag. I did it. The cylinder close, open and rotate very well. Everything looks fine. Next sunday I will test it to the shooting range. Hope I...

New ammo. The gun is new, I shoot fifty rounds of new ammo.

I discovered that is always a different chamber to create the same problems. At times by inserting an ammo in a chamber or in another, the cylinder get stuck in the same way. It 'a real headache ...

I've tried. Didn't work. Sometime it goes, sometime get stuck. Even to you W4? What else can we do? Is it a work for a gunsmith?

Thank you everyone, Redhawk, and thank you Retired W4, I found I have one chamber where the round has to be snapped into position for just the rim too. You just described the problem perfectly. I work on it to see if I can fix the problem like you did. I really hope so. I will tell you.

If it moves freely if unload. Get stuck when loaded. What is a ratchet?

Yea, I did it. The barrel/cylinder gap is regular. And even under the ejector star there is no crud.

Hi Saxon, I just did a check: the ejector rod is ok it happen with different types of ammo the chamber is clean between barrel and cylinder the space is ok what else can be?

Hi guys, I just got a model 19/4 (1982) counterbored. The revolver is new, it come out of a collection of an old man. Yesterday I shot 50 rounds of 38 special with it, and the cylinder get stuck always after a couple of rounds. I discovered that it happens when a chamber (always the same...

Thanky you guys Thank you everyone. Have a nice 2012. T Bone

Hi guys, I just got a model 19-4 (1982), without pinned barrel and with countebore. It's new because it was in a collection. Less then fifty rounds have been shoot with this gun.. I guess it is one of the early models without pinned barrel. This is my first S&W revolver. Is it true that in...