Custom 686 no dash (Andy Cannon)

[Gunhacker]

What should I have paid for it? I paid $895....

$895 is a bargain in my book considering what's on it... factory barrel is replaced with a match PPC barrel, the PPC sight rib is a Wichita Double Grand Master Deluxe (not cheap), plus whatever internal trigger work was done.

Then there are the factory K-Frame square butt combat grips that if sold alone, would easily command $100.00+.

When unmodified shooters are going for $700+... yeah, you did good.

 

[686dash]

Thank you very much all!

 

[bronco45]

Shottist nailed Iding a Cannon gun. numbered charge holes and C A N N O N spelled out on the weapon usually the cylinder.

That Aristicrat rib on your gun is top drawer, best Ron Powers built and he built the best. The four holes on the top of the rear sight were used for changing yardages. Preset ranges were sighted in then the appropiate hole on the top sight was punched. Usual yardage settings were: 7, 15, 25 and 50. As you moved from station to station a ball point pen was used to press the next appropiate button for sight picture/range.

Cannon moved to Montana over by Hamilton and worked a shop there. He did hire assistants, but the guns he built had the above features on the weapons. I stopped at his shop one time in the early 80s to drop off a 4" 624 and there was a brand new Redhawk with a 5.5" barrel that he had just rechambered to 45 Colt for Hank Williams Jr. who lived close by.

Great 686 shoot the snot out of it.

 

[bobbyd]

I have a few of Andy Cannon's guns and yours just doesn't seem to fit his style. The workmanship appears to be first rate (love that muzzle crowning job) but just not his.
While true that he would often stamp C-A-N-N-O-N around the cylinder charge holes, I also have a Carry-Comp he built especially for me that is numbered and not lettered.
I guess there may be some individual variation in the guns he did...after all, they were custom made and not cookie-cuttered.

 

[686dash]

Very upset, first day on the range and the gun blew up what do I do is it possible it was chambered in 38 even though the gun dealer told me 357... help what do I do???
https://imageshack.us/my/images

 

[-db-]

Hope you're joking or mistaken.

Your photo link isn't working and .357 Magnum cartridges won't chamber in a .38 Special.

 

[jstanfield103]

I would take it back to the local shop you bought it from and see what they can do for you. Plus is this new ammo? might have been a bad load ? Can not see the picture.

 

[686dash]

https://imageshack.us/my/imagesI wish I was kidding. If you click on the photos hack link you should be able to see it.

 

[jstanfield103]

was the cylinder out of time ?

 

[686dash]

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