686-5 with silhouette front sight

[helmsp]

Got 4 new S&Ws this Monday...but this one is kind of special for me.
686-5 with a silhouette front sight


S&W 686-5 Practical Champion by Patrick Helms, on Flickr

 

[one eye joe]

WOW---THAT'S DIFFERENT ! ! !

 

[75Vette]

That's a good looking gun. Wait...4 guns in one day??

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

Did you get the original factory box? If so, post a picture of the end label. The 686 Practical Champion is an export only Smith, so we don't get to see these very often in the States.

 

[one eye joe]

Did you get the original factory box? If so, post a picture of the end label. The 686 Practical Champion is an export only Smith, so we don't get to see these very often in the States.

KUDOS TO YOU, YET AGAIN KC ! ! !

WHENEVER I SPOT A POST OF YOURS, I MAKE A POINT OF STOPPING TO READ IT. INVARIABLY, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW. THIS POST IS NO EXCEPTION......

I AM NOT AN "EXPERT" OR A COLLECTOR, BUT I HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A MINUTE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN, NOR EVEN HEARD OF THIS PARTICULAR REVOLVER BEFORE......

NOW, THANKS TO THE Kernel, I UNDERSTAND WHY......

 

[ABPOS]

Pretty sweet. But did I see that right? You got FOUR smith and wessons in one day??? Yowzah.... My brain would explode I think.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Helmsp:

Very nice. I've added photos of its American cousin a Model 686-3 with the silhouette front sight. I looked long and hard for it, and finally found one as you see it - set up with a Leupold 2x scope and Hogue grips. Mine is very accurate - from the bench, it's no trick to shoot cloverleaf groups at 25 yards with it. It's also a good hunting gun as well.

Congratulations on a fine acquisition
.

Regards,

Dave

 

[helmsp]

Did you get the original factory box? If so, post a picture of the end label. The 686 Practical Champion is an export only Smith, so we don't get to see these very often in the States.

Unfortunately no. Here in Europe people don't tend to keep the boxes and papers. A real pity.
The practical Champion and all other similar models (target champion, the president, the international, practical champion, etc) were made for the European market and imported by Germany.

 

[Jerryatric3]

Helmsp:

Very nice. I've added photos of its American cousin a Model 686-3 with the silhouette front sight. I looked long and hard for it, and finally found one as you see it - set up with a Leupold 2x scope and Hogue grips. Mine is very accurate - from the bench, it's no trick to shoot cloverleaf groups at 25 yards with it. It's also a good hunting gun as well.

Congratulations on a fine acquisition
.

Regards,

Dave

What mount and rings are those? Need for 625PC. Thanks

 

[Kiwi cop]

686-4 AFS

Greeks a pic of my 6” 686-4 AFS still in it’s original plastic blue box.

 

[wproct]

4 Smith and Wesson handguns in one day? Yikes! Hey, I really like the grips on that revolver.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

What mount and rings are those? Need for 625PC. Thanks

Leupold scope, mounts and rings. The previous owner went first class on this one.

Regards,

Dave

 

[helmsp]

4 Smith and Wesson handguns in one day? Yikes! Hey, I really like the grips on that revolver.

Those are Nill grips, very popular here in Europe.
The other S&Ws are an unshot 67-1, 64-3, 625-3 and another CS1.