686 prices

jjmIII_Ruger · Nov 3, 2020

Just got a new one yesterday! Was 900 delivered but that's not too bad in todays climate and it's the exact model I wanted! The DA trigger is damn heavy! Already have a lock delete kit coming and will let a gunsmith install it and work the trigger at the same time. I'm beyond excited to shoot it. Love the non-fluted cylinder!
Model 686 Plus 3-5-7 Magnum Series | Smith & Wesson

Browns fan · Nov 7, 2020

A few 686s with locks
2 586 4 inch pre lock blue 950 Medina Gun Show

llowry61 · Nov 7, 2020

Browns fan said:
A few 686s with locks
2 586 4 inch pre lock blue 950 Medina Gun Show

That seems like a don't want to sell it, but I will if someone is willing to buy it price. I recently paid 150 less for for a Nickle 4" and I bought a Nickle ANIB 6" a couple of years ago for 750 shipped. The prices on these guns are going up but those prices are optimistic. I knowingly paid a bit of a premium for both mentioned due to the Nickle finish, since it is less common and nice to look at.

ladder13 · Nov 7, 2020

Browns fan said:
A few 686s with locks
2 586 4 inch pre lock blue 950 Medina Gun Show

950 for a 586 4” ? Just the gun?

Browns fan · Nov 7, 2020

ladder13 said:
950 for a 586 4” ? Just the gun?

Yes Sir no boxes on either revolver

Lou_the_welder · Nov 7, 2020

I see a chain store ad for a lock 586 for $1k.
I dont know why, in my area, when I've seen some 586's sell, they want alot of money for them.
So, last year, or-the year before, I jumped on the only 586 I ever bought for $680. And havent seen one that low since.

But now these times have interesting gun prices. ...

AlHunt · Nov 7, 2020

It always amazes me how some of you guys keep such close track of when, where and for how much you bought these guns. I know what I've got, maybe remember where it came from and can vaguely remember what some of them cost.

Nice guns, in any event.

Mehutch said:
Well the S&W 686, 686 +, 586 pre-lock will always carry a premium price tag, even more as time moves on. If you see one, and you have the coins, lay your money down and be glad.

Bought in 2005 for $350. Seattle WA

Bought in 2006 for $599. With lock and the 'Plug' installed Seattle WA

Bought in 1996 for $299. Seattle WA

Bought in 2019 for $699. Seattle WA

Bought in 1996 for $399. Seattle WA

Bought in 2017 for $500. Seattle WA

Bought in 2016 for $900. Lock with the 'Plug' installed Seattle WA

Ranger514 · Nov 7, 2020

In 2014, I found a LNIB 6-inch 686-4/Plus at my LGS for $575. I jumped on it. I'd been looking for a 4-inch model like the one I carried when I first got into LE. Now, I'm hoping for similar luck in finding a 4-inch pre-lock 586 in excellent condition.

NavySCPO · Nov 7, 2020

686 Prices

Maybe I overpaid, maybe I bought too soon, but the truth is I wouldn’t take the same money for either of them, both great shooters.

686-1 Snub with Factory Combats $850

686-5 4” Mountain Gun with 3 sets of grips and a leather holster $865

Both within the past year. The Mountain Gun is absolutely the best shooting revolver I own. Just put the Raptor and CT on for hunting, but haven’t been yet due to a bum knee.

No matter what you paid, you’ll likely love the 686! So what are you waiting for? Go buy one already, or two, or...

OLDSTER · Nov 7, 2020

I was offered $800 last month, for my 686-4 that I've owned since 1998. Ain't going anywhere except, like posted above, to the range. But to the OPs question, a good place to get a "feel" for prices is Guns International or Gun Broker.

Bumpus13 · Nov 7, 2020

Some good looking examples in this thread.

Mine is just a plain old, garden variety 4” 686-6+

She’s an absolute tack driver. Even with the lock, I wouldn’t take a grand for her.

w/ Ahrends Retro Combat Conversions in Maple:

luangtom · Nov 7, 2020

Got my 686-Plus 3-5-7 this past Spring locally for $740 OTD. I, too, like that unfluted-barrel. I just changed the sights to Cylinder-and-Slide fixed.

llowry61 · Nov 7, 2020

AlHunt said:
It always amazes me how some of you guys keep such close track of when, where and for how much you bought these guns. I know what I've got, maybe remember where it came from and can vaguely remember what some of them cost.

Nice guns, in any event.

I keep a spreadsheet of prices paid and current value. I haven't kept the date purchased. I note, the price, model, serial number and information about the item such as barrel length, presentation box tools, special grips etc. I started doing it for insurance, so if they were stolen or damaged I would have something to work from. I am working on cataloguing them with pics as well to prove up condition.

Browns fan · Nov 8, 2020

Did anyone attend any gun shows this weekend ?
If you can report on pricing that you seen i’m sure a lot of us are interested thanks

Browns fan · Nov 19, 2020

Going to local gun show this weekend will check out the 686s
Any buy a 686 in the last couple of weeks?

Dave686 · Nov 19, 2020

All used 686’s I have seen in the couple of years have been priced like pre-locks. I don’t think most people know the difference. I certainly don’t see a Pre-lock bring much of a premium, if any.

I wanted to scope a 6” 686, but didn’t want to Bubba up any of my Pre-locks. In January I could buy a new 6” 686 from GAG for $664. All the used ones I saw were priced more that that. I even tried to trade a Pre-Lock 66 for a Post-Lock 686 made after 94 (factory tapped), and couldn’t get any takers.

BTW… today that 686 that was $664 in January is $729.99 with the same MSRP. But of course, no one has any. So I’m going today to pick up the 6.5” 610 I did manage to find for my project.

Scott_HM1000X · Nov 19, 2020

I was so desperate to get a 686 again, the lock didn’t matter to me. I’m also not a fan of the MIM parts. Found a 4” - 686-6 in basically mint condition with the lock and MIM parts. I have to say the cylinder lock up and trigger is superior to the two pre-lock 586’s I had. I was pleasantly surprised how precise they have become verses the older ones that have more hand fitting.

Browns fan · Nov 22, 2020

Went to the berea show saturday small crowds no 686s of note to report anyone see any at others shows

Truckman · Nov 22, 2020

I bought a 686-5 7-shooter today, 2.5" barrel, original Hogue monogrip, in the box for $700...The guy wouldn't come a nickel off his price, and I knew there were others standing in line to buy it, I was just the one who asked first "what's in the box?"...

...Ben

EricR · Nov 22, 2020

Bought mine Nov 2, '91 (I have original receipt in the box). A dash 3. $319.99 from B&E Guns in Cypress, CA. Long story short, the gun was practically in a time capsule for decades (jobs, college, moving, family).

I did wear it in a shoulder holster during the Rodney King riots in SoCal. I was escorting gasoline delivery trucks to certain gas station in South Central LA.

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