I had a friend make me an offer on a I think a 687 revolver...He got it on a trade a few years back...New in the box and it is a 7 shooter. He wants 800 dollars and even though I saw it once I know nothing about them It is new and going to go look tomorrow It is a 4 inch in the blue clamshell box...Worth 800?? ...He's leaving the area on Wednesday so the time constraints come into play...Don't need it but got some money burning a hole in my pocket!
Need Some Info on a S&W Revolver
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It's probably a Model 686 not 687.
I own a 6" bbl one. Very nice shooting piece.
I own a 6" bbl one. Very nice shooting piece.
If it's just a run of the mill 686-6, then it's not that great of a deal. Easy to tell…the -6 has the internal lock and I would pass on it at that price. Very common variation.
If it is a 686-4 7 shot, you should not pass it up, especially in a 4".
There is a possibility it's a 681; maybe your friend mistook the 1 for a 7? If so, that would be either a Lew Horton or a Camfour special production revolver and highly sought after. Since he has the box, you can check the product code and we can tell you exactly what it is.
Pretty much any 7 shot sans internal lock…go for it!
If it is a 686-4 7 shot, you should not pass it up, especially in a 4".
There is a possibility it's a 681; maybe your friend mistook the 1 for a 7? If so, that would be either a Lew Horton or a Camfour special production revolver and highly sought after. Since he has the box, you can check the product code and we can tell you exactly what it is.
Pretty much any 7 shot sans internal lock…go for it!
Heck! Just buy it then play with it for a while. Think it over, it's not what you want then it should be easy to sell but you may have to wait a while or else take a hit in the sale..good luck to your decision, etc.
Best I can say it is a 7 shot revolver...I remember him taking it on partial trade for a decent Model 70 in 300 H&H I had sold him at a gun show....I pretty much don't follow newer S&Ws. Other than that I haven't seen it since...I do know he bought one of those quick loaders I had acquired somewhere...Still have 2 more
And I am going to buy it...don't know ig it has a lock. He has a few others he wants to sell...but some I sold/traded to him..oh it is 4 inch adj sight gun He also has a Ruger(101) in 22 that interests me but ...but I have a bunch of 22s. I am still trying to learn this darn computer thing so I can post pics My daughter loaded a whole bunch of pics while she was here guns and serial numbers for ins purposes
What do you mean, you don't need it? The only way you wouldn't need it, is if you already had a 4" 686!
Yeah, we're enablers here
$800 for a newer 686 4" with the IL isn't a horrible price, but I'd try and talk him down to $700 if you haven't already committed to the full price.
I based my earlier post on the fact that I try and find models that hold their value better than newer garden variety models, and assiduously avoid anything with the IL, especially since S&W is starting to reintroduce some models without the lock.
Glad that you are getting it. If there's one ubiquitous revolver that everyone should have, it's an L frame .357.
Yeah...can't help, myself. Actually, he is a friend and is going ro be moving to assisted living...so I'll pay what he wants...I'd buy the Ruger but too much money and I have nuff 22s. I once had a 586 that I did an action job on.. 3 months later the guy was tied up ib a divorce and sold it to me with the box docs and orig parts..I took all the extras off of full length weight some expensive grips target rib etc..sold all the junk and kept the gun for a while..but was 6 inch and didn't shoot it much. Would have kept if 4 inch...Hate to say it but I did a great job on that trigger. As for the 686......picking it up tomorrow
