686 + (7 shot) Back to 6 shot
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jt1
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You have a pm. Maybe we can make a deal.
John
John
686+ Conversion
jt1- I read your pm (thanks for that) but could not get a pm reply to work. Mine is a 686-6 (It has the lock, MIM parts,etc). I'm thinking I would prefer to just buy new parts so that I can go back and forth if I need to. I bought it in the first place years ago as a "pin gun" but have gotten away from pin shoots in favor IDPA, which is why I want to convert to 6 shot. If pin shoots become appealing again, then maybe back to 7 shot. So, my question still stands: what do I need to do to convert?
jt1- I read your pm (thanks for that) but could not get a pm reply to work. Mine is a 686-6 (It has the lock, MIM parts,etc). I'm thinking I would prefer to just buy new parts so that I can go back and forth if I need to. I bought it in the first place years ago as a "pin gun" but have gotten away from pin shoots in favor IDPA, which is why I want to convert to 6 shot. If pin shoots become appealing again, then maybe back to 7 shot. So, my question still stands: what do I need to do to convert?
I'm not a gunsmith.
Considering that you need more parts than the cylinder, like the star, and you need it fitted to your present hand if you want to switch back and forth, I'd say you need a very good revolver smith.
With the backlog for such smiths, the S&W factory seems an attractive option to me.
Considering that you need more parts than the cylinder, like the star, and you need it fitted to your present hand if you want to switch back and forth, I'd say you need a very good revolver smith.
With the backlog for such smiths, the S&W factory seems an attractive option to me.
BillyWayne
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Buy a 686SSR and be happy.
You need a complete cylinder assembly fitted to your gun. Call S&W get the price and then decide if it's better to buy another gun. You can go through the headache and find all the parts yourself then find a smith to do the work but it usually doesn't save you much time or money this route. -GL-
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