686 w/ unfluted cylinder- more info
Saw a S&W 686 today with an unfluted clyinder. Looked kinda cool[:)]
Never saw one before. Is this a oddity or fairly commonplace? Not a custom shop gun or a TALO model near as I can tell. Thanks.
Never saw one before. Is this a oddity or fairly commonplace? Not a custom shop gun or a TALO model near as I can tell. Thanks.
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Smith made a few variations of the 686 with unfluted cylinders. There were 5000 called the Classic Hunter made this way. 0 -
Might have been a Lew Horton exclusive. Was the box with it? 0 -
B17-P51,
Classic Hunter:
This is a pretty fair article on the variations:
http://www.sixguns.com/crew/classics.htm
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No Non - thanks for the link! This got me thinking so I called the owner (friend of mine) this morning and got lots of other info as he has the box.
Model 686-3
6" bbl.
stock - says TS but has finger groove rubber grips
Square butt
product code-104249
spec order-9097
the serial # starts with BDR
white outline rear sight- plain black front ramp
I am trying to convince him that this gun needs a new home. He is talking $600.00. Appears to have been shot very little. He bought it used and has only fired one box of 38 spec.
Thanks again to all that replied.0 -
According to SCSW, that model was made in 1988, with Hogue rubber grips. Appears to be a standard catalog item.
Still, a nice gun.
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A recent ad in one of the gun mags had a distributor selling 7-shot 3" 5" and 7" .357 mags with unfluted cylinders.. along with other regular fluted ones in standard barrel lengths. They also had a few others like a 3" .44 629 etc...Can't remember which magazine had the ad, I must be gettin' old.. 0
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