sold please remove

[Wheels]

sold please remove

 

[nickatnite]

Any trades that you are looking for?

 

[Wheels]

Only thing I really want is a smith 617 8 3/8 but thats not a common gun. Maybe a stainless sa rem 700.

 

[Wheels]

btt

 

[Wheels]

btt lower price

 

[Twoball]

Is it a Round Butt frame ?

 

[rbawcom]

Nice gun but can buy brand new for less..

 

[Texasflyboy]

Nice gun but can buy brand new for less..

Actually, I don't think you can. You probably were thinking "Hey, I can go buy a brand new 686 Smith and Wesson Revolver at my local gunstore for less that what this one is selling for." However, what he has is a pre-lock Smith & Wesson Model 686-1 (dash one) which is a fairly early model of the 686 (1986 to 1987). The "M" stamp on the crane indicates a return to the factory for an update. -1 (1986): radius stud package, introduction of the floating hand. The "M" recall (1987) for the no-dash and -1 guns was to fit a new hammer nose and firing pin bushing to deal with certain brands of ammo causing (potentially fatal) binding when fired.

You can certainly buy a new Smith & Wesson for less. It will have the internal lock, MIM parts, and the second you walk out of the gunstore it will depreciate about 25% in value.

On the other hand, that 686-1 is always going to go up in value because it was only made for one year, and they ain't making any more. And it has every desirable feature that a Smith & Wesson Collector wants: Low production (rarity), No lock, and classic S&W engineering.

FWIW.

 

[TomTerrific]

Actually, I don't think you can. You probably were thinking "Hey, I can go buy a brand new 686 Smith and Wesson Revolver at my local gunstore for less that what this one is selling for." However, what he has is a pre-lock Smith & Wesson Model 686-1 (dash one) which is a fairly early model of the 686 (1986 to 1987). The "M" stamp on the crane indicates a return to the factory for an update. -1 (1986): radius stud package, introduction of the floating hand. The "M" recall (1987) for the no-dash and -1 guns was to fit a new hammer nose and firing pin bushing to deal with certain brands of ammo causing (potentially fatal) binding when fired.

You can certainly buy a new Smith & Wesson for less. It will have the internal lock, MIM parts, and the second you walk out of the gunstore it will depreciate about 25% in value.

On the other hand, that 686-1 is always going to go up in value because it was only made for one year, and they ain't making any more. Any it has every desirable feature that a Smith & Wesson Collector wants: Low production (rarity), No lock, and classic S&W engineering.

FWIW.

Well put. I agree. My 686 is a -5. I bought it in 1999.

Stupid question: Does the dash five identify the barrel length or just the chassis?

It's the sweetest shooting gun I own.

 

[Coonie]

With those bantam grips, it's definitely a round butt.

Really nice example of an L frame you got there.

 

[smith625]

Actually, I don't think you can. You probably were thinking "Hey, I can go buy a brand new 686 Smith and Wesson Revolver at my local gunstore for less that what this one is selling for." However, what he has is a pre-lock Smith & Wesson Model 686-1 (dash one) which is a fairly early model of the 686 (1986 to 1987). The "M" stamp on the crane indicates a return to the factory for an update. -1 (1986): radius stud package, introduction of the floating hand. The "M" recall (1987) for the no-dash and -1 guns was to fit a new hammer nose and firing pin bushing to deal with certain brands of ammo causing (potentially fatal) binding when fired.

You can certainly buy a new Smith & Wesson for less. It will have the internal lock, MIM parts, and the second you walk out of the gunstore it will depreciate about 25% in value.

On the other hand, that 686-1 is always going to go up in value because it was only made for one year, and they ain't making any more. Any it has every desirable feature that a Smith & Wesson Collector wants: Low production (rarity), No lock, and classic S&W engineering.

FWIW.

All true

 

[lowriderfxr]

Well put. I agree. My 686 is a -5. I bought it in 1999.

Stupid question: Does the dash five identify the barrel length or just the chassis?

It's the sweetest shooting gun I own.

I'll give you the Reader's Digest version.

When Smith & Wesson makes a revolver the first one is just the model number (example 686). Each design or engineering change gets a - number. For examplee when they changed the hammer nose to correct the problem they were having with primers in magums, it became the 686-1. MIM parts were another change etc. There are rare exceptions such as 25-2 was 45acp and 25-5 was 45 Colt, but this is a good rule of thumb.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

pre-lock smiths commonly sell for more than the post lock examples. I won't own a post-lock.

This.

I'd get it, but it's too rich for my tastes.

 

[nickatnite]

Remember, the -1 introduced that miserable floating hand.


Double check to see if the yoke is stamped with a 'CS-1' anywhere.

This was a limited edition made in 1988 for the Customs Service.
It has a round butt, 3 inch barrel and a darker brushed finish... It's also made to tighter tolerances than usual.
My understanding is that 3000 were made, and Janet Reno had 1,500 of these destroyed.

Hey... it could be your lucky day. If so, don't argue too much about the price. ;-)

 

[Wheels]

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[Wheels]

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[Jester]

....but this is a good rule of thumb.

Always thought this was an interesting little factoid... the 'rule of thumb' is a reference to the Puritan practice of never beating your wife with a stick that was thicker than the thickness of the man's thumb
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[Wheels]

bump for lower price Now $650

 

[Wheels]

bump lower price

 

[LA_Huntsman]

Always thought this was an interesting little factoid... the 'rule of thumb' is a reference to the Puritan practice of never beating your wife with a stick that was thicker than the thickness of the man's thumb
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for you it should be rule of wrist