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Here are a couple of my 586's. The NIckle finished gun is a no dash 586. And the blued gun is a 586-3....Ray
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Love those dark Magnas on that stainless gun. Beautiful.
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Here is (most of) my current collection of Ls...top to bottom:
686-5 (+) 3" bobbed hammer DAO, night sights
686-5 (+) 4" Mountain Gun
586-1 4" wearing Hogues
581 4" wearing Ahrends
581 with aftermarket 2 1/2" barrel, Round butt conversion and DAO bobbed hammer.
My no-dash 6" 686 didn't make the photo shoot since my Dad has been "borrowing" it for the past few years!
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I love that custom 3" 581. The closest thing I have is my 3" 681+ PC. If I can ever get my hands on a 581 or 681, I'll do the same. In addition, I have one 686-6+ 4"
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A 681 PC is hardly anything to be "sorry" about (LOL). I have your gun's cousin, the same model treated to a two-tone Birdsong finish of green and black. Ugly as sin but it shoots OK. Now I'm sorry as I have no picture of it.
Pictures I do have are of a couple of Brazilian 38 Specials:
A CS-1 pawn shop find:
And this odd-ball. A 586-7 done up by the Custom Shop in the style of the guns Smith produced for the French anti-terrorist police:
Supposedly there are only 92 of these so collectors, don't read any further...I shoot this one occasionally. (smile)
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Yep, my 681+ PC started out as a green/black Birdsong "T" coated gun. When I got it, the finish was showing a little wear on the high spots, so I called Birdsong's and spoke with Walter Birdsong himself in an effort to learn how to remove it. He asked me if I had one of those S&W revolvers he did for them years ago, and I said I did. He said he could never understand why they wanted that finish on such a gun. He also said that blasting with aluminum oxide or beads was probably the only way I'd get it all off. I used the aluminum oxide and got that darker grey, Ruger-like effect. I love the gun. Shoots great, locks up tight and is accurate as it can be.
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When I started my LE career in the mid 80s, my first gun was a 4" 686. Loved that gun'
Currently, my only L frames are 2, 2.5" 686s, a -3 and LH no dash.
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686 4" with Altamont wood.
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I really like it. Feels good and looks good. I get lots of compliments on it. I shoot better with the Altamont grip then with the stock rubber. The backstrap is open, but I don't find that a problem with the fuller grip of the Altamont. A pic of the backstrap below.
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You won't regret it. One of the best purchases I have ever made for my firearms. The fit and finish is superb. I hit a steel plate at 50yds 4 out of 5 times offhand with the Altamont grip, compared to 3 out of 6 with the stock grip.
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I only have one L frame left, a pre-lock L-Comp. My favorite for EDC.
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Grip?
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Who makes that grip? Haven't seen one like that before.
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I had a 4" 686 that was a nice gun, but just didn't do it for me, so I sold it.
I happened across a nice blued 586 4" that walked into my LGS as I was picking up a Wilson Combat they they were FFLing for me.
This no dash 586 has Combat Grips in Bubinga by John Culina.
I consider the 586 to be the spiritual successor to all the great pinned and recessed revolvers that came before it.
They just have a panache and a mystique that the 686 doesn't have. And the 686 is great.
This gun with these grips are a real nice combination.
I predict that the 586's will become super collectible in the next decade as the pinned and recessed guns will continue to get snapped up.
The L Frames also fit my hand perfectly.
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A couple of mine. First a 686 no dash . Second a LNIB 586 no dash. Still working on my photography . Maybe I should use the Wife Unit's Cannon instead of my IPhone.
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Have shown this here before. It's the only L frame I currently own and have owned since bought new in 1981. Still have the original box, paperwork and stocks. It still wears the Hogue monogrip I installed many years ago. I didn't want to beat up the target stocks carrying it as a duty gun, so installed the Hogue, as it was and still is the most comfortable to me on that gun. Back then there were no rubber Hogues, just the hard plastic. I still like them. It was my last duty revolver, which I carried until 1985 when we switched to the, then new, 3rd Gen Smith 9's. I will never sell it, and hopefully my heirs won't either.
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Model 69 L frame ...
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My L frame is a Model 69 with 4" barrel:
Crimson trace laser grips for home defense and FastFire 3 for range shooting and deer hunting.
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Relatively new Talo 686+ with an old set of Grasshorn Elk's I had hanging around in my parts box.
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I love the L's, but somehow N's have taken over as the dominant frame size in my safe. Still, I've managed to hold onto a few nice ones.
Top to bottom: 686-5, 646, 696-1 & 686-5
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Here is my 4" 686-3. The stocks are Kurac's (claro walnut) and the prop rod is all thanks to bbtrout.
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2.5” 686-3
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3” 66-4
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Another "necrothread". Sorry, no group photo but here is a listing. If anybody wants to see a specific gun on the list, just ask and I'll post a single photo of the requested gun.
586-4 - Brazil Contract 4" .38 Spl
686-6 - Unknown contract overrun, 3" / 6-shot, .38 Spl
586 ND
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619
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696 ND
296 ti
396 Mtn Lite
396 NG
I kinda like oddballs.
Adios,
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I got into L frame very late just in the last couple of years but have managed to obtain two 686-4s. The 2.5 inch has been done over similar to the factory “combat revolver package”. Stocks are Eagle Sambar Stag. The 4 inch is perfect just the way I obtained it. Beautiful action on it. Hogue “factory seconds” from their auction site they used to run. I’m still trying to find the right grips for it. Just bought a set of Uncle Mikes Spegel conversion round to square grips off the forum.
Years ago I passed on a 581 at $400 because it had some surface rust. Still kick myself on that one. And I missed some surplus 681s our company was turning in - could have purchased at $399 but I didn’t get to tag one I had picked out and missed out on it.
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About forgot about this one 686 Mountain Gun
I don't remember where I got these grips but
they have beautiful grain and complimented the 686 MG
I believe they are made by Badger.
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And a 696-1 wearing Uncle Mike's.
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