Rawhyde
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Last weekend at the Birmingham show, I stopped by Mr. S&W's (David Carroll) table with my buddy. As always, he had a very impressive table loaded with very fine guns. We spoke with David for a few minutes about .22 short Model 41's. He showed us one and we discussed it for a few minutes. As I was getting ready to leave, I asked him about a version of the 686 with the "sihouette" sight. I told him that I was interested in one and that I thought that they were available with a 6" barrel. He replied that he has only seen one and that it was a 6". Like me, he thought that was the only one with the adjustable front sight.
Later, on the last aisle (funny how that always happens), I spotted a nice 686 with an 8-3/8" barrel. My shooting buddy loves mine, so I pick it up to show it to him and, and lo and behold, it had the sihouette sight! He went from wanting it to gotta have it in nothing flat! He made a deal to buy it, and it arrived today! He texted me at lunchtime about it, so I stopped by his place on the way home from work to check it out.
Has anyone else ever seen a 686 with the sihouette sight? What barrel length was it? I think he got one of the better deals of the show.
I didn't get a new gun, but I did get a couple of pounds of powder and a correct set of grips for my transitional .38-44 Heavy Duty.
Later, on the last aisle (funny how that always happens), I spotted a nice 686 with an 8-3/8" barrel. My shooting buddy loves mine, so I pick it up to show it to him and, and lo and behold, it had the sihouette sight! He went from wanting it to gotta have it in nothing flat! He made a deal to buy it, and it arrived today! He texted me at lunchtime about it, so I stopped by his place on the way home from work to check it out.
Has anyone else ever seen a 686 with the sihouette sight? What barrel length was it? I think he got one of the better deals of the show.
I didn't get a new gun, but I did get a couple of pounds of powder and a correct set of grips for my transitional .38-44 Heavy Duty.
