Hey guys, new guy here, been around the boards lurking for a while but not "officially" hehehe Looking forward to learn and pass along what i know.

So, when it comes to autoloaders i know my stuff, but wheelguns are simply uncharted terrain for me. I've always wanted a Smithy revolver but since im not fluent on them, i never jump on a new one.

Fast forward to last week, i got offered a 6" 686 Stainless revolver (no idea if it's a no dash or dash model) for $325 plus transfers fees ( about 20 bucks down here in Puerto Rico).

Naturaly my first reaction was to jump on it, but.... me being all new at this decided to ask first. I have already asked this on another board and the feedback was "go for it" but still wanted to hear it from the guys that do this every day.

I have till tomorrow to make the call since i was the first "bite" on the local e-board where it was posted. The price it's around $350 when you factor in the fees. Plus a 3-hour round trip, but i enjoy driving thru the island so thats no biggie

Pics of the actual gun, everything on the pics in included.





Let it rip guys, i will appreciate straight shooting from you guys.

Thanks

J

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update GOT IT!!!

We'll guys, this thing is just awesome. Im actually kinda pissed at the fact that i had not gotten a Smithy Wheel gun before. I have no idea if the trigger have seen some work but the single action pull is just off the hook.
Then again i come from service guns, some 1911 (nothing extremely fancy) and high end polymers so it may feel better than it acctually is. Either way, i find it to be just awesome.

The model is a 686-1 with a (M) stamped on top. So i guess it has been to S&W for the repair, the year of manufacture still eludes me.

The hammer action feels like butter, that may be from the fact that the gun has a Wolf Spring kit on it, I dont know, but it feels good, and the Double Action feels better than my SRT equipped Sig 226. One thing i did was not tightening the Cylinder rod down (IDK if thats the correct name) and then closing the cylinder. This kinda left me with a stuck cylinder and i had to depress the "lock" with a dowell and realese the thing. Funny cuz i always manage to partially screw the "new weapon system" high jamming something or locking something down the first friking 10 mins of "hands on" hehehehe Rookie mistake

The bore looks awesome, as a matter of fact i looks kinda "over cleaned" to my standards. You know i have no safe queens and i do a lot of IPSC shooting and F-TR gunning so i mean, it's not that sparkling clean bores are something strange for me but...you know

The grips, well im leaving the factory woods for a while. I thinking of Nills in the near future. The Hogue are ummm on the to sell bin, whoever wants em, give me a PM.

Since this will be a "fun/range gun" im thinking of slapping a Red Dot on top of it. Any ideas as to where i might have some luck regarding mounts and RDS's for her?Also, is it possible to convert here to a 7-shot?

All in all i havent shot the thing yet, plan to so on tuesday so no Range report yet. Bottomline, for $325 plus $20 to cover transfer fees this is one of the best deals iv'e gotten in a while!!

Thanks for all the members who took their time and gave me some input, i will surely be coming back for both more info as well as give back to this community.

Thanks Guys!!

J
Pics of the unit






Question: Is this normal hammer wear?




Rear sight




Front sight question: In case i drop the Red Dot idea, where i might be able to find decent replacements for the front. Night sights, fiber optic?



Trigger. It looks like they polished it, i dont know.



Woods. These are staying



Let your opinions fly guys!!!

Thanks a lot!!
J