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First let me say that this is not a "S&W Quality Control sucks" rant. I really like this revolver and I plan to keep it. This is not about 686's, this is about my particular gun. I finally got out to the range for the first time with my new 686 the other day. Out of about 50 shots fired, it...

I finally got my 686. I was about to clean it, took off the grips and noticed that the mainspring is not aligned (see pics). This is my first gun but I'm pretty sure this is not right. I was planning to loosen the strain screw and align the bottom of the mainspring evenly, but before I do that...

Just purchased 3 boxes of .38 Special online from Cabela's for $19.99 each in case anyone else is looking. That's the same price and ammo (Remington UMC .38 Special 130 gr FMJ) that I paid for the one time I was able to find it at Wal-Mart. Of course I also had to pay shipping in this case which...

Cabela's seems to have a bit of ammo in stock (at least more than when I checked a week ago). I just ordered .38 Special, .38 +P, and .357 Magnum from their site. Last time I looked everything was "Backorderable", but now it's showing in stock. I decided it was worth paying a little extra with...

I ordered a new 686 Plus recently and the dealer was unable to give me any idea how long it would take to get it. I know everything is moving very slow these days but does anyone have any feedback on how long it might take to get this model or how long it took to get yours if you recently...