686 picture thread

[scout II]

Here is my 4" 686 no dash marked on the left side,Oakland P.D.

 

[steamloco76]

My 686 no dash while still dressed in its original grips. It now wears a beautiful set of S&W Combat finger groove stocks.

 

[papajohn428]

I heard a rumor a couple years ago that S&W was going to offer a 686-Plus in a three-inch version. Rumor or not, I ordered one right then and there. It took six months to get it, but it was worth it.

 

[PikeWhisperer]

Can anyone say if the trigger and hammer look "normal"?



Do the trigger and hammer colorations indicate a problem?

 

[imashooter2]

This one started off as one of the "Stocking Dealer Exclusive" Hi Viz / V notch guns. I bought it to shoot steel and ICORE, so I had it cut for moons, put a 7 pound DA trigger on it and went shooting. The Hi Viz and V notch were very fast on the close targets, but I could never get used to them for precise alignment and they cost me a lot of points as distance increased. The second season I swapped them out for a square notch rear and an SDM Super Sight front and that's how she sits today.

 

[.357magger]

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Do the trigger and hammer colorations indicate a problem?

No. I'm pretty sure you have a 686-4 (open the cylinder and look at the frame for markings indicating the "dash" designation). As such, it would have been standard with case hardened hammer/trigger as opposed to the earlier versions flash chromed controls.

Unless (and it's hard to tell in the pics you posted) those colorations are rust or corrossion of some type, the pic shows a normal made 686-4 (no pinned sight, round butt, case hardened hamm/trigger).

Hope this helps.

On second thought/look. Yes, there is a serious problem with your gun. I think, to keep you and those around you safe, you should let me offer you (and I'll be generous as I need the "parts") oh...let's say...$100 to take it off your hands. That would have to include shipping of course.

 

[1950jcb]

686 Plus Profile Barrel

This 6" PC revolver (short run of 170 for Lew Horton, 1998) came to me wearing a set of very nice but incorrect Nill grips. I contacted Altamont, and they made me a replacement set of grips as originally supplied by the factory. This is the result. Jim

 

[MtnSpur]

My first S&W Post so what the heck. A 686-5 (unfortunately with the "Lock Hole"). Though I do love how well she shoots.

Mtn

 

[DeadWhiteGoose]

Wow so many awesome 686's. It's definitely easy to see why they're so popular.

 

[ARMinSC]

This one returned home to me yesterday NEVER to leave again. I foolishly traded it to a friend awhile back and he graciously traded me back. As many guns as I've sold or traded away, I regretted this trade the most. It's 686-3 with matching box and paperwork.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Nice -3 mate, it is a close cousin to mine. What serial number prefix does it have (just out of interest). My two at BDT (the 4) and BPH (the 6).

Andy

 

[ARMinSC]

BJC is the prefix. I think it's from '93-'94 maybe.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

My BPH is suppose to date from 93, the BDT is 89 I believe.

Andy

 

[bgrafsr]

686, no dash:

 

[gasaman]

1st is my 686 no dash 4"

my wifes 686-6 6"

 

[Goony]

Classic Hunter, circa 1988, Product Code 104249

The Hogue grip shown is actually not the original, which was soft rubber. The one here is an earlier hard nylon type. Also, for whatever reason this gun came with a plain rear sight rather than the white outline it supposedly should've had.

 

[AveragEd]

To my knowledge, the 104249s had the exact sight package your gun has. I have two of them and they're twins to yours. Also, checkered Goncalo Alves target stocks were original equipment on them - both my guns' box labels list them.

Ed

 

[Goony]

To my knowledge, the 104249s had the exact sight package your gun has. I have two of them and they're twins to yours. Also, checkered Goncalo Alves target stocks were original equipment on them - both my guns' box labels list them.

Very interesting. I bought mine new, and it definitely came with the soft Hogue Monogrip, and SCSW describes this variation as coming with that as well, notwithstanding that my box also has the code "TS" for grip. I saw a second one of these NIB a couple years ago (which I let pass by like an idiot) and it had the soft Hogue Monogrip, too. However, I was actually considering fitting up some nice Goncalo Alves target stocks to this gun, and you may have just pushed me over the edge on that.

 

[Social Outcast]

686 -Badger grips

 

[22lr]

My 686
PPC set up.

 

[NOTREDAME]

More 686's

Here are a few of the 686's I have accumulated. Along with these I have a -1, 2 1/2 and a -5, 7 shooter

-4 3"

Trio of CS-1's

 

[sprscientist]

Here are a few of the 686's I have accumulated. Along with these I have a -1, 2 1/2 and a -5, 7 shooter

-4 3"

Trio of CS-1's

Damn, I feel lucky enough to have one 3" CS-1!

 

[C/O]

Just got to love all these 686's.

 

[DeadWhiteGoose]

Keep it goin!

 

[arrowslinger#1]

I love this thread!

 

[LOBO]

686-5 4" with Ahrends

 

[FranklinD]

Another TALO 686 3inch!

 

[swDC]

This was my first revolver... 6" 686+. I just got the Altamont grips this week... me like!

 

[sirgarreth]

686-5 6"

This is mine. Only 40 rounds through it when i got it.

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

Shot this one in a match today. I was the only revolver shooter there.

Another view:

4" Carry Comp

I'm thinking about putting a 4" barrel on this one for IDPA:

& not a 686 but still a L-frame: