I sent in m 686-3 to the S&W PC for their Master Action Job, and told them I wanted reliability to be solid. I bought the gun used 20 some years ago from Clark Custom, from phone calls to them, and they advised me then it had a trigger job suitable for target but not self-defense. I had them do a moon clip conversion on it and send it up to Illinois to me, and I loved it. It had a light and smooth double action, but eventually developed FTFs. I had a local gunsmith work it for "reliability", but though he didn't charge much, he didn't fix it. So I decided to send it to the mothership. I had forgotten that they won't touch any altered parts, so when they sent me the proposed work order it included a new cylinder ($114) since mine was machined for moon clips. I said fine, please send the old one back with it and they did. So now I have both, but will probably leave the standard one in most of the time, it looks so OEM I just cant resist!
I sent it to them February 3rd, and got it back June 4th, which is not bad, sooner than I thought. When it came back, in addition to my old cylinder, there was a bag with the following parts:
1. Main spring
2. Rebound slide spring
3. Trigger (body)
4. Hand
5. Rebound slide.
The revolver looks beautiful, feels beautiful, possibly even smells beautiful. The double action averages right around 8 pounds on my Lyman gage, the single action says 3 but feels like about a half pound.
Only shot about 75 rounds so far on Sunday, but no misfires, and the double action pull is very smooth and consistent, a real joy to shoot.
This is the first time I have ever dealt with S&W factory, and the communication and work was absolutely top notch. You have the shipping, and the extra cylinder which I don't mind, but for $165 the master action job, and the reassurance of having someone at the factory PC center look over an old revolver is wonderful. At least in my mind.
I have heard reports from wonderful to awful on dealings with the PC, but this time they hit it out of the park in my book.
I sent it to them February 3rd, and got it back June 4th, which is not bad, sooner than I thought. When it came back, in addition to my old cylinder, there was a bag with the following parts:
1. Main spring
2. Rebound slide spring
3. Trigger (body)
4. Hand
5. Rebound slide.
The revolver looks beautiful, feels beautiful, possibly even smells beautiful. The double action averages right around 8 pounds on my Lyman gage, the single action says 3 but feels like about a half pound.
Only shot about 75 rounds so far on Sunday, but no misfires, and the double action pull is very smooth and consistent, a real joy to shoot.
This is the first time I have ever dealt with S&W factory, and the communication and work was absolutely top notch. You have the shipping, and the extra cylinder which I don't mind, but for $165 the master action job, and the reassurance of having someone at the factory PC center look over an old revolver is wonderful. At least in my mind.
I have heard reports from wonderful to awful on dealings with the PC, but this time they hit it out of the park in my book.
