I was deciding on my first handgun last year, and narrowed it down to the same two choices as you. I was about to go with the new 3" when I stumbled across a 686-4+, 4" bbl. Blue plastic box, papers, no kit. Owner bought it new, and said had fired it very few times; it looked it. Not a scratch anywhere. A box of .357 Rem came with it, 15 rounds left, so I was convinced it had been fired 35 times in 14 years. From this forum, I had read the -4 is a desirable 686, so I bought it. Paid 6. I've fired it ~250 times. It's my HD.
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