andyo5
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You must have tougher hands than me!
686 mountain gun
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You must have tougher hands than me!
5Wire
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No new graph but 10 more prices,
Smith & Wesson 686-5 Plus Mountain Gun 4-in barrel Revolver in .357 Mag. Blue Book of Gun Values (35th Edition) indicates between $650 in 95% condition and $850 in 100% condition for this gun. I have 52 recorded prices for this model gun from $475 to $1450 over a period of 12 Yrs 7 Mos ending July 20, 2015. The average price as of that date was $763. No refurbs, no refinishes, regular sights. All represented as 95% or better. No distinction for engineering revision, if any, no special editions, no distinctions for box, papers, tools. Current or last MSRP is $849.
The last 10 prices I have for this model since 1/1/2012 range from $866 to $1450 averaging $1130. I would say the average price has continued to increase. It's a great gun.
Smith & Wesson 686-5 Plus Mountain Gun 4-in barrel Revolver in .357 Mag. Blue Book of Gun Values (35th Edition) indicates between $650 in 95% condition and $850 in 100% condition for this gun. I have 52 recorded prices for this model gun from $475 to $1450 over a period of 12 Yrs 7 Mos ending July 20, 2015. The average price as of that date was $763. No refurbs, no refinishes, regular sights. All represented as 95% or better. No distinction for engineering revision, if any, no special editions, no distinctions for box, papers, tools. Current or last MSRP is $849.
The last 10 prices I have for this model since 1/1/2012 range from $866 to $1450 averaging $1130. I would say the average price has continued to increase. It's a great gun.
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Makes me want to get mine out and go shoot it more. I bought it around August/September 98 - best revolver I have.
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got a chance to pick one upwhat can ya tell me about them, the good,bad,ugly thanks steve
Model 686, 7 shot, Mountain Gun, tapered 4 inch barrel, L frame, round butt is, hands down, the most useful S&W ever made in .357 Magnum.
It holds 7 shots, and has the strength of the L frame, but the weight of the K frame due to the extra hole in the cylinder and the tapered barrel.
The round butt makes it concealable, when needed, yet concealable stocks can be replaced for a more hand-filling grip if desired. The 4 inch barrel makes it long enough to be capable of great practical accuracy, yet short enough to conceal, if the need arises.
The 7 shot cylinder has the locking notches offset between the charge holes in the thickest part of the steel rather than right over the thinnest part of the charge hole, making it as strong as the Model 27 or ".357" Magnum.
The stainless steel makes it resistant to bad weather, perspiration, humid climates, etc. The adjustable sights allow you to "dial-in" for target, duty, or hunting loads.
As it was the best idea to come out of 2100 Roosevelt in decades, it is predictable that S&W would make only a limited run, and not make it a standard catalog item. Unfortunately, S&W has a history of poor decision making along those lines.
If you find one, buy it as they rarely come up for sale.
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I'm very sad to say that I'm going to be selling my 686-5 Mountain Gun. It was the first handgun I ever bought. Its been a safe queen for well over a decade now but I find myself in a financial pinch. I've had it up for sale locally here in GA for a while on another forum but haven't had any takers.
I actually had another user name here years ago but no longer have access to that email and so I set up a new user name.
I actually had another user name here years ago but no longer have access to that email and so I set up a new user name.
5Wire
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Model 686 Plus Mountain Gun: 7-shot fluted cylinder, round butt L frame with Hogue rubber grips, 4" tapered barrel with "Mountain Gun" laser etched on the side, .375" semi-target hammer, .312" smooth combat trigger, black ramp front sight with black blade micrometer click rear sight, drilled and tapped for scope mount, 35.5 oz. Limited edition stocking dealer special. Product code 104200. Manufactured in 1998.
Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard (2006-12-20). Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (p. 259). F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
MODEL 620
.357 Mag. cal., 4 in. barrel, similar to Model 619, except has white outline rear sight and red ramp front sight, 38 oz. Mfg. 2005-2009.
Blue Book of Gun Values. 36th Edition (online version)
Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard (2006-12-20). Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (p. 259). F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
MODEL 620
.357 Mag. cal., 4 in. barrel, similar to Model 619, except has white outline rear sight and red ramp front sight, 38 oz. Mfg. 2005-2009.
Blue Book of Gun Values. 36th Edition (online version)
5Wire
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you're welcome but thanks go to forum member, Jim Supica and coauthor Richard Nahas for SCS&W, 3; and to S.P. Fjestad for BBGV, 36.- Joined
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Just would like to post a pic of my 686-4 mountain gun I've been looking for more info about them I read only 1500 were maid would like to confirm that I feel in love with this gun as soon as I saw it and I had to but it I bought it this year at my local pawnshop with the original case for 500 in great condition needs cleaning but I love it !!!! It is definitely my favorite gun I have ever owned and I would never sell it
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The original box had a printed end label that would say Product Code 104200 on it if it was shipped as a Mountain Gun. Does your box still have the end label on it and does the gun's serial number match the serial number on the label?
Your gun is unusual for a 686 Mountain Gun. I don't think they were made before the 686-5 variant came out. Yours is clearly earlier than that.
I wonder if your gun had the original full-lug barrel replaced with the tapered Mountain Gun barrel it has on it now. This was done by 686 fans as S&W had some extra Mountain Gun barrels in stock in their service department for a while.
The newest reference book for recent (post 1997) S&W is the Standard Catalog of S&W. The newest edition just came out and doesn't say how many were made, just that it was a limited edition made for the Stocking Dealer program S&W had at the time. Previous edition doesn't say how many, either.
Your gun is unusual for a 686 Mountain Gun. I don't think they were made before the 686-5 variant came out. Yours is clearly earlier than that.
I wonder if your gun had the original full-lug barrel replaced with the tapered Mountain Gun barrel it has on it now. This was done by 686 fans as S&W had some extra Mountain Gun barrels in stock in their service department for a while.
The newest reference book for recent (post 1997) S&W is the Standard Catalog of S&W. The newest edition just came out and doesn't say how many were made, just that it was a limited edition made for the Stocking Dealer program S&W had at the time. Previous edition doesn't say how many, either.
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Interesting as didnt know there was a 686-4 Mountain gun made.
Im guessing its from 1996 , Does the grip frame have serrations on the tangs, is the trigger MIM ,
Firing pin would be on the hammer since its the old frame.
I see it has the old style cylinder release and cylinder stop stud sort of transitional gun.
The 686-5 appears in 1997
Im guessing its from 1996 , Does the grip frame have serrations on the tangs, is the trigger MIM ,
Firing pin would be on the hammer since its the old frame.
I see it has the old style cylinder release and cylinder stop stud sort of transitional gun.
The 686-5 appears in 1997
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