686-4 Plus Quad Port

[Monstermuley24]

Any idea how many 686-4 Plus Quad Port Performance center guns were produced?

 

[lawman445]

I had one for a few years and remember trying to nail that down myself and finding they were only made one year, but I can`t remember if I ever came up with a concrete number of how many. I think it has to be 500 or less though no more of them than you see pop up for sale. I`m just not big on ported guns and let mine go after I came up with an engraved pre lock 2 1/2" 7 shot 686.

 

[Hawg Rider]

I had one for a few years and remember trying to nail that down myself and finding they were only made one year, but I can`t remember if I ever came up with a concrete number of how many. I think it has to be 500 or less though no more of them than you see pop up for sale. I`m just not big on ported guns and let mine go after I came up with an engraved pre lock 2 1/2" 7 shot 686.

I agree, it's probably a very limited production run. Many of those limited runs are in the 500 range unless they're for Lew Horton or another popular distributor. And I think that's especially true for ported revolvers...some people love them and some people hate them. I haven't been able to dig up how many were made, or with what barrel lengths, but I'll bet they're fun to shoot.

 

[Arceface1]

I have a very unique Lew Horton 686-3 Competitor/Hunter that has quad porting from Magna-Port. Went down quite the rabbit hole on several forums and called S&W direct as well trying to pinpoint its history since ive never seen one with quad-porting, only dual-porting. Found out my gun was a Lew Horton special released in 1991. S&W was able to tell me that about 400 total guns were made between 1991, of which 200 had porting. Some came with fluted cylinders, others with un-fluted cylinders. It can get quite maddening to figure this stuff out since Lew Horton is closed and their main historian has passed away. I've been meaning to pay the $50 to get the letter from S&W but have been dragging my feet. Best bet would be to call S&W with a serial or model number and they can give you some info.

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[NOTREDAME]

If we are talking about the 686-4. 2 1/2” quadraport, there is one currently for sale on GB. The ad claims they have a letter, and 350 were made.
Search for magnaport and you should find it

 

[Monstermuley24]

Thanks for all the replies guys!

What a cool Hunter! Thanks for sharing

 

[ACE10000D]

One thing odd about the factory letter in the Gunbroker ad, it states that gun is product code 170071, but the Smith book and the end label on the one I own say 170077. I don't even see a 170071 in the book. FYI

 

[rvolvr]

One thing odd about the factory letter in the Gunbroker ad, it states that gun is product code 170071, but the Smith book and the end label on the one I own say 170077. I don't even see a 170071 in the book. FYI

Factory letters are not infallible.