How About an L-Frame Pic Thread?

[Sunkist]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

Here's my 8.38 in a couple different outfits:

 

[gib]

 

[toroflow1]

686-3 2.5"......

696 "nein dash".....

 

[Revolver King]

686-4

617 10 shot

686 5" unfluted cyl.

17-6

17-8

686+-4

686+-6

646

686SSR

686+-4

686 clark custom

242

 

[tailgunner6]

 

[jimbo-indy]

OK, I'll bite:\
686-3 Performance Center Hunter, one of 200. One of the early PC runs and with a square but yet.

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Here are a few:

Three 686-5

646

 

[Sunkist]

Those are all some fine looking guns. I have collection envy!

I used to drool over Clark's customs. I had a special, scope ready 586 with a 2x Burris on it back about 1990 that was boring to shoot because it was so damn accurate.

 

[sabre]

581

Bill

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Sunkist here is a 696 no - that I'm picking up tomorrow.

 

[ezb57]

Here's my 586 no dash, no M that I picked up a few weeks ago, in the box with everything right down to the original sales slip. Still even smells like Smith oil

 

[mm6mm6]

1984 686 No Dash:

 

[ezb57]

I'm really liking the look of the Magnas on those L frames, even the white ones. Hmmmm.

 

[2hawk]

Duke, very nice! I just put a deposit down on a 581 myself, and I am a big fan of Kurac's grips.

But, back to the subject at hand:

PC 686+(-4), Spegel grips, lots of nice little touches

 

[Denver Dick]

Here's a 681-3 CRPD in .38 Special . . .

... and a 686-2 snubby . . .

. . . and a 686-4 Plus . . .

 

[canoesota]

My 586-1 6" barrel

 

[Duke426]

2hawk, that is a mighty nice 686+ you have there!

 

[2hawk]

Originally posted by Duke426:
2hawk, that is a mighty nice 686+ you have there!

Thank you sir- I feel lucky to have run across it, it wasn't 'til I had it in hand that I started noticing the chamfered chambers, tear drop hammer, and nicely beveled cylinder face, among other things. The downside is I look at some of my other S&W's and start wondering what it would take to make them like this one!

I am looking forward to getting my 581, and I might just have to ask Kurac about some grips!

 

[dghuppert]

Here's one I used to own..

One that's not going anywhere as it was a Christmas present from my wife a couple of years ago. 4" 686-2 shown with a 29-5

 

[Carolina Tom]

My 686 customized by removing the barrel lug and reshaping the barrel. It's been magnaported and wears a custom Millet rear sight. The cylinder is modified to use TK Custom moonclips.

 

[bronco45]

Carolina Tom: What is the bbl length and how does it hold. As in, where's the balance point on the weapon?

Looks like a Retro street revolver. I like the squared off front sight. I have a hard time with Ramps, but at my age, it's only sight ramps and no wheelchair ramps as of yet.

 

[Carolina Tom]

The barrel is 4 inches. It feels just about like a 4 inch K frame model 19 or 66. Probably only a few ounces heavier. A much less muzzle heavy feel than the standard 686. The front sight was shaped by tig welding the original slightly taller and farther to the rear and then reshaping the whole sight. The black color of the front sight is black paint that is prone to wear off and needs touched up from time to time.

 

[Duke426]

Carolina Tom,

Cool custom job on that baby! Did you do that yourself or have it done by someone else?

 

[Carolina Tom]

Thanks for the compliment Duke. I did it several years ago. I spent 32 years as a tool and diemaker so sometimes I would get the bug to do some custom gun work in my spare time and on the weekends in the winter time. The 686 was my dad's gun and he gave it to me a few months before he died of cancer back in '97. It just seemed like a nice project to do and have something unique to pass along to my own son someday.

 

[Chuck Jones]

Here's a few

/cj

 

[LOBO]

686-4

686-5 with Ahrends

 

[Nygma]

A few that I have pictures of:

686-5+ Mountain Gun

646

696, no dash

396, no dash

 

[jcelect]

Here's a couple of hard ones to find!

jcelect

 

[gasmanmd]

Still practicing my photography. Mediocre pictures...great revolver!

 

[Sunkist]

Lobo, that's a great pic of one of my all time favorites! The 686-4 2.5"