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cherrypointmarine
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I have one that was bought new by my brother . When he died I inherited it and I've never had the first problem with it . Some people will say the -4 is the best version , but having a -3 Silhouette and other 686's , all pre lock , I would not hesitate to buy any pre lock .
Some people will complain about the MIM trigger and hammer having 'soft cores,' but that's because they don't know that the 'forged' parts that MIM replaced were swaged/punched out of relatively soft flat stock and subsequently case hardened, not through hardened.
With that being said, I'm not aware if S&W's early MIM production had any teething issues. Even if it did, the flip side of the -5 having MIM hammers and triggers means that replacement parts are still in production.
With that being said, I'm not aware if S&W's early MIM production had any teething issues. Even if it did, the flip side of the -5 having MIM hammers and triggers means that replacement parts are still in production.
From my perspective the -5 is the high water mark for the 686. Pinned front sight makes for a relatively easy sight replacement. Frame mounted firing pin can easily be swapped out for an extended length firing pin, which allows for a reduced power mainspring. The action can be easily slicked up with the reasonably priced factory action job (includes lifetime warranty).
