a NEW "L" frame photo thread

[S&WshooterFIN]

My first L-frame was 686 no dash 6"

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Second was 586-?

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Third is 586 no dash 8 3/8" (I have still)
Someday, I'll maybe cut barrel to 3" and make it to round butt

Fourth is 686-3 4" (I have still)

 

[hkcavalier]

686-4 seven shooter

 

[CHARLIE699]

Maybe I just don't see them, but there seems to be less 581/586 variations around here. I still see some older 686's walking the shows or on tables but rarely any blued variations. I don't currently have a blued model. Guess it's time to convert another long gun into a "round" one
I can remember lots of them I should have bought too,,,, like the 2.5" 586's nobody wanted at the time,,

 

[Coastie762]

Happy Thanksgiving all! Lots of beautiful guns in this thread.

A 6" 686-3 I bought new in '91 is the one that started me down the S&W rabbit hole... I still have it today. It has been joined by a few others.

Model 686: 2 1/2" 686-3, 4" no dash, 6" -3, 8 3/8" -4.

Models 696-1 and 69. The 69 is shown as received and after some light customization.

Models 581 and 681 no dash.

Almost forgot the 586's! 4 and 6" no dash, 6" -4. I think that's all...

Keep them coming!

 

[CHARLIE699]

Often thought about different calibers in the "L" frame. My .44 itch got scratched by the 696. Then again by the 69 4". My mid-range got covered by my 646 (.40 S&W).
Does anyone know of a 10mm being built? (non-factory). Maybe a 646 with an unfluted 686 cylinder re-chambered & reamed to 10mm?. I never measured cylinder length between two but I would thing strength would be more than sufficient. Maybe a trip over to see Mr. Horvath is in order.
Really need to quit thinking about something that was never built as there are still so many I haven't accumulated yet.

 

[hotshot357]

My favorite revolver: a 686 Pro series SSR. When I let someone else shoot it, their reply is " MAN THAT'S NICE!!!" It' a sweet shooter.

 

[Pizza Bob]

I tend to favor N-frames, but I do have four L-frames and they all tend to be a little out of the ordinary...

The 586-4 Brazil is one of those guns that is chambered in .38 Special only. This was from the 1997 contract. I sometimes use it for IDPA, which is how it is set-up.

The 686-6 is likewise a .38 Special only gun. I assume that this was an export contract overrun. 3" barrel / 6-shot cylinder / .38 Spl - kind of an unusual combination

The 296 Ti is an L-frame Centennial chambered in .44 Special. Scandium frame with a 5-shot titanium cylinder makes for 18 ounces of S&W goodness.

The 646 is one of the regular production 646's. There were fewer of these made than the initial run of the PC 646's (appx 300 v. 400). This one is also set-up for IDPA - but I have retired it for that purpose.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[llowry61]

Not all L frames, but there are some in there.

 

[75Vette]

I have two to throw in the pile. A 696-1 & a 686-6.

 

[wundudnee]

My only L frame, a 6" 586 not M marked.

 

[Cal44]

I don't have a lot of L-Frames.

But here is an unusual one:

A 242Ti. 7 shot 38 special+p.

Weighs about 19 oz.

Ahrends Cocobolo grips.

 

[Lou_the_welder]

Happy Thanksgiving !

L frames. Here we go...but I know one is missing.

 

[Mehutch]

A few of mine

 

[Borderboss]

My 586 "no dash" 1986 Arkansas commemorative. It shoots great, but I've since put some Hogue grips on it because it was unshootable with .357 loads with those factory grips.

 

[ME94]

686 no dash, 686-1 and 686-3 midnight black

 

[WCCPHD]

I don't have many L frames.

Model 986


Model 696


Model 296

 

[Freddie1250]

S&W Model 296

 

[kennethg]

My only "L" frame revolver is this very lonely 646 that I stumbled upon some years ago.

 

[Bumpus13]

Just the one L frame currently in my safe ... M686-6+

Attachment shown wearing Altamont.

 

[Rock185]

I bought my first L-Frame soon after they were introduced, and can recall owning another seven since. Just real practical heavy duty guns IMHO. I've owned the last for several years now. Had Vito at S&W Perf. Ctr. do some work on this one, so I'm going to try to hang on to his one