Blind hog found an acorn: 686-3

[WCCPHD]

Went to a LGS today and found a consigned 686-3, 2.5 inch. It was filthy, but overall looked good. It came with finger groove Pachmyr grips (which I don't like). I put the K/L round butt targets that I had laying around on it. It has a few small spots on the cylinder, but they cannot be felt by touch or with a fingernail.

They had $799 on and I offered $700 and they took it. $750 OTD. Don't think I did bad on it.

Apologize in advance for the poor Iphone photos. Will do better later.

 

[biku324]

Nice find!

 

[ME94]

Definitely a nice find . Congratulations!

 

[CH4]

You did well! Would bring over $1k in most places, especially if it had the factory combats. I snagged this -3 a couple months ago for $800.

 

[swagmeister]

You did very well at that price. Looks to be in great shape to me. I see nothing wrong with the photos. Those short barreled pre lock 686's are getting harder to find at anything close to a reasonable price. Thanks for showing.

 

[Rodan]

$750 for a pre-lock 686 snubbie is a steal! Great buy.

Here's the -1 I recently picked up. Came with the smooth targets, which I thought were going to be repros. I was pleasantly surprised to discover they were genuine S&W.

 

[CH4]

$750 for a pre-lock 686 snubbie is a steal! Great buy.

Here's the -1 I recently picked up. Came with the smooth targets, which I thought were going to be repros. I was pleasantly surprised to discover they were genuine S&W.

Nice set up!
I have those same grips on one of my 696 ND. I see fewer smooth bananas than combats in the wild and they are now bringing similar prices. The Thai maker Vitoonmakers makes a nice clone as well as Ahrends.

 

[Rodan]

Thanks!

I've honestly never been a big fan of the RB Combats. They look nice, but there are many other grips I prefer for actual shooting. This is my first set of smooth Bananas, and I like them a lot. They'd be perfect if they were ~3/8" shorter on the bottom. I have not shot them yet, however.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

Went to a LGS today and found a consigned 686-3, 2.5 inch. It was filthy, but overall looked good.

Every time I look at a revolver on consignment they have not been cleaned well at all.

Nice find and looking forward to a Range Report.

 

[Rodan]

Got mine out to the range yesterday. The rear sight was bottomed out, so I had to make some adjustments, but it's a good shooter. Definitely like the banana stocks!

Target is 10yd D/A rapid fire.