Show me your 3" 686+

[DocGlock]

I have one of those 3-5-7s 3" on order. How do you like yours?

Really like it and how it looks, but it's hard to go wrong with anything 3" (in my opinion).

 

[Druggist50]

Consider the 4". What, my 4" is chopped liver LOL? 4" is widely considered to be the handiest and best all-around barrel length.

Beautiful piece. I'm also in the market for a 3" 686, but have found the 4" to be a truly "all-around piece." The only thing for me would be if I wanted to carry the beast. Any experience in doing so with your 4" 686?

 

[Jupiter01]

Beautiful piece. I'm also in the market for a 3" 686, but have found the 4" to be a truly "all-around piece." The only thing for me would be if I wanted to carry the beast. Any experience in doing so with your 4" 686?

I have carried my 4" 586 (42oz (unloaded...I figure loaded will add another 10-12 ozs. ) with a single-layer 11/2" belt and a self-made pancake holster very comfortably all day. I will soon make a dedicated double layer gun belt, but don't know if I want another holster.

I am a smidge over 6 feet, and weigh 210+-, so, your body size may tell you a different story.

But, I would LOVE a 3" 66, or maybe the new 66 23/4" or maybe the 686 3". But...I wouldn't kick the Ruger 3" Talo Wiley Clapp model out of bed, either!

 

[Amp]

Should be here late this coming week.

 

[sammynomas]

How's this for a reason?

Got the same gun on layaway!

 

[ultratec00]

Picked one of these up to compliment my 5" Talo. Installed Meprolights, spring kit, and a Hogue Bantam grip.

Like any smith I own, smoothed up like a champ, and this size is quite enamouring.

 

[Redlegvzv]

Beautiful piece. I'm also in the market for a 3" 686, but have found the 4" to be a truly "all-around piece." The only thing for me would be if I wanted to carry the beast. Any experience in doing so with your 4" 686?

No, I carry concealed and no 686 is really suitable for the way I carry.

 

[dmar]

Love my 686+ Talo. Accurate gun with a nice trigger. Only thing I did was replace the nice wood stocks with the Hogue boot grip, much more comfortable to shoot...

I don't carry mine, as I prefer different options for ccw, but with a good holster/belt I think it would carry fine. The 3" 698+ is a great truck/house/range gun for me. I've got 2", 3", 4", 6", and 8" revolvers and have to say, the 3" 686 is a very versatile choice. It really can do it all...

 

[deephouse]

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[ISCS Yoda]

Okay, I'll show you mine....except I can't....I never took a picture of it. So I'll show you my 2.5" and my 4" 686+s and you can see the 3" just sort of fits in between. It's lovely.

It looks just like M. Cunningham's above, with rubber stocks - I really like some of those wood stocks but the gun came with pebbled rubber stocks and I have not removed them. But I might.

I agree with rich5764 above - it's too big for me for concealed carry but the 3" has become the bedroom gun for me. Not that it is anything significantly different from the 2.5" that was my bedroom gun but (a) I just like it and (b) I like change sometimes.

 

[TAROMAN]

Here you go:

Ditched that stupid sight shortly thereafter.

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

Love the 3" 686. Did a couple mods to mine to make this great revolver even better.

 

[jeeps]

3" has fullstroke on ejection And is way more positive with full ejection over the 2.5" version!

 

[sk8nshoot1]

Got my new 686+ 3" last week via mail order and am going to the range to shoot it for the first time tomorrow at lunch time. Does anyone have any thoughts on ammo? For the range, 38 and 357 choices?

 

[Amp]

Love the 3" 686. Did a couple mods to mine to make this great revolver even better.

What sight is that?

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

What sight is that?

Gold bead front sight. Someone here on the forum sold it to me after I put a WTB in the classifieds. It's nice but actually been thinking about replacing it with a tritium night sight instead since this revolver is for home defense.

 

[Amp]

Actually the rear sight looks different to me. Did you change it??
I have the interchangeable front sights on my power port gun so I know that can help.
And my 340 has the night sight. You'd like it.

 

[stykshooter]

I have a 3", 4" and 6" 686 and my 3" is a plus. I like them all but the 3" is my favorite. Accurate, handy and just a great all around revolver. Here are a few shots of it before and after I changed the grips to a pair of Altamonts, along with a family photo and a couple of holster that I made for it.

 

[deephouse]

Anyone with the 586 L-Comp Prelock?


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[Amp]

Just got a call that mine is in and waiting for me.
YES , PICTURES ARE COMING.