686 appreciation post

[The Norseman]

Standard of the World

Nov1992 S&W Model 686-3, 357S&W Mag
6"bbl, Bank vault lock-up, accurate.

 

[Hawg Rider]

I'm a little late to the 686 party...spent most of my time with N-frames and K-frames! However I did pick up this 3" 686-6 "3-5-7" last year for a good price, and I really like it. Still trying to pry a 3" CS-1 away from my son's boss.

 

[BabaBlueJay]

Must be something in the water in Ohio, my story with the 686 is similar. That gun made me a huge fan of the 357 magnum as well. Nice collection O-H!

 

[Bugger]

Mine is the blued version 586. All my Smith and Wesson's are blued except the 629.

 

[Chrisj357]

I only have one 686. It's a 4"-6. So, it has the IL, but it has never bothered me. I carry it concealed almost every day. I got used to the weight and in this holster it's just a little less than comfortable but worth it to have my buddy with me. Hundreds of rounds and feels like part of me.

 

[BillyKframe]

Different 686

My 686 no dash with the "M" mark stamped in the yoke has a different front sight then any that are pictured here unless I missed one. It is I promise, more precise than I am accurate.

 

[PatriotX]

My 686 no dash with the "M" mark stamped in the yoke has a different front sight then any that are pictured here unless I missed one. It is I promise, more precise than I am accurate.

That is a Silhouette gun, the adjustable front sight was for the different distances involved with metallic silhouette shooting.

Very nice!

 

[joseywales44]

If you can't find silver...go with blue.

I had wanted a 686 6 shot W/6 inch barrel...one of the old ones... a "no dash" if I could find one... but no luck for several years. I saw a few on GB, but I simply wasn't going to pay the exorbitant prices. I ran across a 6 inch, 6 shot 586 (no dash) that had been a competition gun for an old Marine I know, and he let it go for an AMAZING price. He had a new 586 on the table beside it and it was going for above $900... I got the old one for just a touch over half that. The trigger is smooth as butter and VERY light in SA & DA. I got a great deal on a shooter. I wish it were Stainless, but I've always loved the S&W blued guns.

 

[Goony]

I'd posted my favorite a couple years back: https://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/698466-686-national-match.html

 

[charlie sherrill]

I've had and carried just about all of them, but now I'm down to three, 686-0 4" from my first LEO job, 686 4" seven shot I bought at a pawn shop about 15 years ago $300 OTD (that won't happen again), and an odd ball 686 six shot, fluted cylinder (no wart but it is MIM with a flat hammer) with a 7" barrel that my very good brother gave me last year. The 7 shot rides with me a lot on my little farm while mowing or bush hogging. I really enjoy this forum.

 

[WCCPHD]

I too like the 686. My meager collection:


CS-1


2.5 inch


And now for something different:

 

[38 Specialist]

I quite like the platform. One of my sweetest shorts is a no dash 6" 586. And that full underlug gives it a badass look.

I don't prefer L frames over K and N. I enjoy each for their respective merits.

If I could only have one revolver, it would probably be a 4" model 19/66. But if all I owned was a 686, I wouldn't be sad about it.

One of the fun things about the S&W revolver line is that the whole spectrum of preferences are available.

 

[H Richard]

Here's one I bought in 1984., grip by Hogue, fit to the gun by Guy Hogue himself.

 

[413Maxwedge]

Alright here are mine:

686-5 in 6"
686-6 in 3"

Both are wearing Ahrends grips, XS night sights, and stainless H/T (swapped out the MIM).

 

[CH4]

Although my first revolver and duty gun was a 4" 686-1, my interest has been with the 2.5".

 

[jrc1]

My two silhouettes


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[BabaBlueJay]

Although my first revolver and duty gun was a 4" 686-1, my interest has been with the 2.5".

The snub 686 is just so aesthetically pleasing. My Grail gun is a 686-3 snub and I'll never sell it. It is as practical as it is beautiful.

 

[CHARLIE699]

"686 Appreciator",,,, guilty!
"L-frame Accumulator",,,, AhhhhYup.
an old pic,,,

long & short of the no-dash herd,,

no-dash 4's

Yes,,,,,I probably have the virus w/o a cure

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Feral hog field gun - but not recently - 4"

Bedside gun - 3":

Another feral hog field gun but not recently - 2.5"

 

[jrc1]

4" CS-1 3" CS-1


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