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04-25-2016, 07:55 PM
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I also wish the 686 had a half lug also. The full lug is too muzzle heavy for me.
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How about this 686-5 7-shooter...from the factory...
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04-25-2016, 09:40 PM
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Sorry not the pistols you mentioned but, my 617 after I took hacksaw, files and emory paper to that God awful full under lug. Now she's the perfect woods walker gun.(for me anyway).
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I was just wondering if anyone has had the full lug of their 686/629/625 barrel milled off to make it a half lug?
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I didn't read any of the posts in this thread except for the first one, because I doubt there's anything that was posted that could change what I am about to post.
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04-25-2016, 10:10 PM
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Different strokes. If there weren't, S&W would have offered just one .22 LR, one .38, one .357...
Variety is the spice of life. I really like that de-lugged Model 617, S.B.
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04-25-2016, 10:47 PM
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Sorry not the pistols you mentioned but, my 617 after I took hacksaw, files and emory paper to that God awful full under lug. Now she's the perfect woods walker gun.(for me anyway).
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I think when I get my second 629 done I will make a half lug out of my 617 no dash 6". I like the looks of that Steve.
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04-27-2016, 07:38 PM
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S & W currently is marketing a sort of 2/3 lug 686, the SSR. It's significantly lighter, by 8 ounces, than its full-lugged sibling, the standard 686.
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This is interesting, I was going to ask how many ounces you think you lose by doing so. I would not have guessed so much. Half a lb is pretty dramatic. I do love the full lug on my 629 6 1/2 inch though. Like the look, love how it eats recoil, and I'm more accurate with it than any other handgun I've ever fired. But I also kind of like the idea of customizing your own gun to fit your specific tastes. A lot of work, no doubt, but so is tying your own flies for fishing. Your gun your world.
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04-30-2016, 09:51 PM
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A handgun is a tool, like a shovel. Why would you cut the handle off?
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04-30-2016, 09:56 PM
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A handgun is a tool, like a shovel. Why would you cut the handle off?
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Sorry, comparing the lug to the a handle on a shovel is apples to oranges.
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04-30-2016, 10:31 PM
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A handgun is a tool, like a shovel. Why would you cut the handle off?
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Who has a body part forward of the cylinder gap during firing??
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