First Post Of My Addiction 686-2

[2.5" of fury]

My first wheel gun. Its nib from 1987. Bought it from a very close customer and it had the box,papers and everything. He was big in collecting Smith revolvers. It was a single owner. I have the receipt from when he bought it. It has fired up my love for 2.5" smiths. Im on the hunt for a 2.5" m19

My main love is that its as old as I am

Its a 686 with a 2.5" barrel

 

[twistedracer]

Welcome to the wheelgun side. Nice gun.

 

[lhump1961]

I have the same gun in -1 and agree with you on Smith snubbies! I have a 66-1 2 1/2" but can't feel complete without the 19 2 1/2" that is in my future.

Nice find on a great gun!

 

[M3Stuart]

Welcome to the forum young padowan! May the (wheelgun) force be with you!

 

[redbos]

Welcome and get ready for the addiction.....

 

[C/O]

Welcome, nice gun.

 

[wheelyfun66]

Love it!

I am pondering a new 686Plus snub...unless I can talk my dad into giving up the 66 snub that we keep trading back and forth!

Gave up the semis for carry, and have gone all revolver!

 

[2.5" of fury]

Who makes holsters and smaller grips for carrying this monster.

And I shot it for the first time today. Love at first round. What a dream. I shot some winchester .38spl Super Match and some .357 hornady. What a soft and amazing shooter

 

[2.5" of fury]

Who makes holsters and smaller grips for carrying this monster.

 

[wewaslim]

Take a look at Simply Rugged holsters. They make heavy duty pancake holsters that are really good, and priced fairly. I have one for my Model 60 that works perfectly. As far as grips go, you can't go wrong with Ahrends. Brownell's keeps the grips in stock; you can see the holsters directly on the SR website. Bill

 

[kbm6893]

Who makes holsters and smaller grips for carrying this monster.

Take your pick. The 686 2.5" is a VERY popular gun. I had one just like yours that I foolishly traded for a 5906. I have 3 other 9MM's and for some reason I just HAD to have that 5906. I wanted one mint in box, and the 686 was worth what a LNIB 5906 goes for. I still miss it terribly. Never let that one go, my friend.

 

[scout II]

Great looking gun.You can never go wrong with a 2.5" S&W.

 

[5Wire]

Nice gun, 2.5" of fury, congratulations.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/members/184808-2-5-of-fury.htmlI like my 2-1/2 686P but I hardly ever carry it, too big for my pocket. On the other hand, my 2-1/2 19-5 is pocketable. Very close to the convenience of the J-Frame 642-1 usually carried.

 

[tug700]

I have a 686-3, 2.5 inch, that I really enjoy. I carry it concealed when I can wear some kind of cover but in Texas that is not very much. I normally carry my 65-5 3 inch in my pocket until the cold weather comes for a couple of weeks. But don't think you will stop with just one or two. They are very addictive, especially J, K, L, and N frames. I don't know about the X frame, only because I don't have one, yet.