686-4

[near15]

What's a good deal for a 686-4, 6" barrel, used-excellent, Hogue grips, with the original box? At the LGS yesterday for $499...gone today when i went back to get it....

 

[Nightowl]

I'd say that was a pretty good price for today.

 

[bamabiker]

Welcome to the forum.
I believe a local shop has one about like you describe marked $599.
There today, gone tommorrow. That's a lesson a lot of us have learned.

 

[586L-Frame]

What's a good deal for a 686-4, 6" barrel, used-excellent, Hogue grips, with the original box? At the LGS yesterday for $499...gone today when i went back to get it....

near15,
Welcome!
$499, is a good price.
That is what I paid plus DROS & Sales Tax for the two 686-4 6 inch
that I bought from my local FFL last month and this month.
586L-Frame

 

[k22fan]

Welcome to the forum near15,

Round about 90% of 686s sell in the range from $450 to $600. The lower end of that range includes well worn police trade ins. Some of us like dash fours for longer barreled 686s because they combine forged hammers and triggers with the new treaded holes for scope mounts. There's enough of us to put nice dash fours in the top end of that range. Apparently the owner of the store you spotted one in only saw it as just another 686.

 

[586L-Frame]

A few pictures of my lower-end price range private party transfer consignment purchased S&W 686-4 6 inch L-Frames that I recently purchased at my local FFL dealer shop. (They are not police trade-ins).
They were just great deals here in California.
586L-Frame

DLC's 1st S&W 686-4 6 inch L-Frame w Hogue Grips.

DLC's 2nd S&W 686-4 6 inch L-Frame w Wood Grips.

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[k22fan]

586Lframe,

Perhaps I paid too much because I sought out exactly the variation I wanted, a 6 in., 7 shot, round butt, nearly new dash 4. I know you can get a better price by accepting what is easily available used rather than nit picking the details. I've done that too. A couple of LGS owners have told me they flat out don't want 6" .357s on their shelves because their customers can't conceal them. I hope to get a 6 shot 686 someday by wandering into one of their stores shortly after a desperate seller begs them to buy one.
Incidentally, one of those store owners always keeps a used long barreled .44 magnum on the shelf and will buy them off the wholesale market if customers don't bring in enough .44s. The other only keeps small snub noses on the shelf unless he gets larger revolvers so cheap he can put them out at "an obvious buy now" price.

 

[586L-Frame]

586Lframe,

Perhaps I paid too much because I sought out exactly the variation I wanted, a 6 in., 7 shot, round butt, nearly new dash 4. I know you can get a better price by accepting what is easily available used rather than nit picking the details. I've done that too. A couple of LGS owners have told me they flat out don't want 6" .357s on their shelves because their customers can't conceal them. I hope to get a 6 shot 686 someday by wandering into one of their stores shortly after a desperate seller begs them to buy one.
Incidentally, one of those store owners always keeps a used long barreled .44 magnum on the shelf and will buy them off the wholesale market if customers don't bring in enough .44s. The other only keeps small snub noses on the shelf unless he gets larger revolvers so cheap he can put them out at "an obvious buy now" price.

Hi K22fan,
The two 686-4 I purchased were not easily available and I too have in mind what I want in purchases when I frequently check-out my local shops. Not all firearms are approved for purchase per our California DOJ Approved gun lists, so when I keep in mind firearms that I would like to purchase in pristine condition(I too am a nit picker), our only option is to wait for a ppt transfer opportunity when it arises.

I was fortunate to locate two of those 686-4's the past two months
besides a S&W 5906 9mm, and a S&W mdl 34-1.

Through the years I am still searching for a nice 39-2, a mdl 19 4",
and a 6906.
Best wishes on your enjoyment of S&W firearms.
586L-Frame

 

[billpear]

I paid $600 plus DROS for my 4" here in california, as previously mentioned it mostly a sellers market here for "off List" guns. I'd say mine is at least 95% and the seller was the original owner with all the original packaging and paperwork.

I do have one concern though the C/B gap is about .009 should that be addresed? Sorry dont mean to hijuack but youhave folks attention.

 

[jriggs]

I paid $450 for my 686-3 with 4" barrel in excellent condition with out the box from a pawn shop.

 

[k22fan]

I paid $600 plus DROS for my 4" here in california, as previously mentioned it mostly a sellers market here for "off List" guns. I'd say mine is at least 95% and the seller was the original owner with all the original packaging and paperwork.

I do have one concern though the C/B gap is about .009 should that be addresed? Sorry dont mean to hijuack but youhave folks attention.

No. The acceptable tolerance range is .004"-.010". Yours is within tolerance. Its not being an ideal number won't make a bit of difference in my opinion.



My 6" 7 shot came from your strange and far away state. The gun store that had it on GB said they could not sell it in state. I'm curious how that works. Am I correct guessing that all 6 shot 686s are on the list but 7 shooters are taboo? Can you buy off list guns that are already in the hands of private owners but if those owners sell the same gun to a LGS that store must sell it out of state? What does DROS stand for?

 

[billpear]

No. The acceptable tolerance range is .004"-.010". Yours is within tolerance. Its not being an ideal number won't make a bit of difference in my opinion.



My 6" 7 shot came from your strange and far away state. The gun store that had it on GB said they could not sell it in state. I'm curious how that works. Am I correct guessing that all 6 shot 686s are on the list but 7 shooters are taboo? Can you buy off list guns that are already in the hands of private owners but if those owners sell the same gun to a LGS that store must sell it out of state? What does DROS stand for?

Thanks for the info on the gap, I'll try and do for you.

Yes private party to private party any handgun is ok (except short barreled shotguns, like the Governor
(whole nuther bitch)) Private party sells "off list" to gunshop must be sold out of state. Private party puts on consignment "off List" ok.

As for the 6 vs 7 shot thats not the case it just depends on what the manufacturer care to continue to pay for to keep on the "list". The "list" is simply more CA government extortion.

Simple enough right?

DROS Dealer Record Of Sale. I thought that was a federal requirement certainly could be wrong though

 

[k22fan]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm glad those are someone else's state law and not mine. I'll avoid the temptation to start yakking about politics and just as what does DROS stand for? I see members from other states use that abbreviation also.

 

[billpear]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm glad those are someone else's state law and not mine. I'll avoid the temptation to start yakking about politics and just as what does DROS stand for? I see members from other states use that abbreviation also.

DROS= Dealer Record Of Sale, I think that is a federal requirement but I could be wrong.

If you have any questions about or just want info on CA's gun laws check out calguns.net also a very friendly site for general info.

 

[k22fan]

DROS= Dealer Record Of Sale, I think that is a federal requirement but I could be wrong. [...]

I'm sorry I didn't notice that in your next to last reply. A DROS in not required for intrastate private party transactions in most states. The acronym must only be used by FFLs in WA.