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Just picked up this 686 yesterday. This is my first revolver, and after much reading, I knew this was the one I wanted.
The Ahrends grips were a bonus and work well with my smaller hands. This 686 is an AARnnnn vintage - around 1981?
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Just picked up this 686 yesterday. This is my first revolver, and after much reading, I knew this was the one I wanted.
The Ahrends grips were a bonus and work well with my smaller hands. This 686 is an AARnnnn vintage - around 1981?
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Purchased mine (4"; 104202) new in April 1985; ADYnnnn, if that helps.
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I purchased these two over the last couple of months. The 686 -6 6" is brand new and the 686 -4 4" was purchased last month from a friend of a friend.
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Adding a couple of more photos of the pre-lock 686SSR no-dash.
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Okay, looking over this thread and didn't note the "challenge" you mentioned so I'll take a shot.
I'm thinking a -3 or earlier 4" square butt, with the newer 686 SSR barrel added. Could be TOTALLY wrong (and frequently am  ) but that's my guess for now. Correct?
P.S. If original, or Frankenmagnum, either way I kind of dig it.
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This is mine. Only 40 rounds through it when i got it.
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Where did you get your grips at? I love them!!!! How much are they?
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Okay, looking over this thread and didn't note the "challenge" you mentioned so I'll take a shot.
I'm thinking a -3 or earlier 4" square butt, with the newer 686 SSR barrel added. Could be TOTALLY wrong (and frequently am ) but that's my guess for now. Correct?
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It is a 686 no-dash with a SSR barrel.
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I *think* I may have posted this in a grip thread, but ...
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Same gun as previously posted - just a couple of new pics... 686-6+ 3"
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Very nice! Who makes those grips and what are they made of?
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My 4" ex PD 686 no dash, purchased as a police trade in very cheap, polished it up and put on a set of Hogues to replace the completely worn out Pach's....never has had the M factory mod but shoots perfectly, so that's how it will stay.....second pic is how it looked when I bought it.....
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My Smith Brothers from the 80's, a no dash 686 6" and my 645. They stick together in my safe!
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Very nice! Who makes those grips and what are they made of?
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Those are maple grips by Ahrends
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Found this one in a LGS. Had just come in and I was holding it, trying to decide.
Another customer then said: "if he doesn't take it, I will."
So, done deal. A 3" -5 seven shooter is not common as I later discovered:
Recently added the stocks from Nyteman44s cache.
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I only have two guns my first a Glock 19 and my last S&W 686-6 in 21/2" I was amazed at how easy it was to shoot it's more accurate than me even out to 50 yards!
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I just picked up this 686-3 this week, for a pretty good price considering the recent panic 600$. It needs new stocks, the Houge rubber are kind of loose fitting on the back strap and the edges of the rubber are swelled a bit on the right like they had to much solvent soaking.
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Old gun, new pic. No dash my late dad bought new in 1981. Wearing the original grips.
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Here's my latest.
Would you believe I traded a CZ75bd for it?
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This one is a frequent companion. It's a 686-1M and I just realized that it's currently wearing Ahrends cocobolo grips; I need to take some new pictures!
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686-1 6" No Lock.
Do any of you find the 6" barrel-heavy? Mine is kind of new to me and sometimes I wish I'd found a 4" no lock...
Of course I don't feel that way when I'm hitting good patterns at 75'...
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If I'm holding it, it feels nose-heavy. If I'm shooting it feels just right!
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Here's my 686+ Talo 3-5-7 edition 5" with its Model 19 cousin.
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It is a 686 no-dash with a SSR barrel.
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I really love the look. Who did the barrel and other work on your 686?
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My 686's (both 3" barrels):
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How come most of the pics in this thread make me think most of you have no idea what S&W made these fine revolvers for ?
1.) ride hard
2.) put up wet
3.) repeat 1&2
686 from the pawn shop
other bits and pieces from the bargain bin
I couldn't even guess how many thousands of rounds I have put downrange with this one.
10 shots, 40yds, offhand, isosceles, double action
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Nothing special, I just picked this up yesterday. It is a -4 6"
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Same gun, better pictures.
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This is the best thread ever! I'm partial to the short bbl 686 revolvers, but I like them all. This is my recently acquired 686-4, and now my only one.
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