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Model 686 with 2 1/2" Barrel
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I may be in the minority, but I like the L frame snubbies more than the K frame.
I'm in North Carolina. We pay tax on EVERYTHING. Its a sale by a business regardless of who owns the gun.
jcs266
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I may be in the minority, but I like the L frame snubbies more than the K frame.
Same here I prefer the L over the K frame which just feels too small for me. The L just isn't that much more difficult to conceal at least in my situation and the wardrobe I go with. It handles much better for me also.
Mehutch
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1996 bought this 686-4 7 shooter 2.5 barrel, for $300. It is one of my carry guns.
Being one of the Lew Horton originals is actually very important, prior to these being manufactured the 686's shortest barrel length was 4". It was Lew Horton that convinced Smith and Wesson to go with a snub nose version of the revolver
I purchased this one just about thirty years ago.
I bought it unfired since leaving the factory, in its original box, directly from the engraver. These grips had already been put on it by the artist that engraved it
I actually just looked it up and I acquired it 29 years ago this month at the Tulsa Show that just came and went.
While I do not normally disclose what I pay for things, especially things that have been embellished by the craftsmanship of an engraver, this one ended up costing me $500 out the door. Just keep in mind that that was just under thirty years ago
I purchased this one just about thirty years ago.
I bought it unfired since leaving the factory, in its original box, directly from the engraver. These grips had already been put on it by the artist that engraved it
I actually just looked it up and I acquired it 29 years ago this month at the Tulsa Show that just came and went.
While I do not normally disclose what I pay for things, especially things that have been embellished by the craftsmanship of an engraver, this one ended up costing me $500 out the door. Just keep in mind that that was just under thirty years ago
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Gentlemen, I have a 2 and a half inch 686 that I have owned for over 20 years. It is a early no dash with a ACC-XXXX sn. It is a square butt and I have Hogues on it . I would prefer it to be round butt but I don't think there is a more accurate 686. A favorate.
blockislander
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Believe it or not, I do not own a single S&W L-frame revolver! Most of my modest revolver collection consists of vintage N-frame and K-frame revolvers. However, with any luck that may soon change. My son manages a local gun store, and the owner has quite a personal collection of firearms. There are dozens of vintage S&W revolvers and pistols in the owner's "overflow" rack (624s, 686s, 629s, 649s, 64s, 5946s, 645, etc.) and my son is trying to convince him to sell some of them off. He recently showed me a cool L-frame that I took a fancy to...a 3" round butt 686 that was manufactured for U.S. Customs in 1988. Its Product Code is 104228, the revolver is stamped "CS 1", and it's in the original box. Now if I can just get his boss to turn it loose for a decent price! There's also a 5" 629 Classic and a Model 29 Lew Horton Special Combat Magnum with 3" bbl. and round butt (101224, 1984-85). Keeping my fingers crossed that I can pick up one or two of these.
