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S&W 686 blued stainless questions

baaddawg
Cany anyone tell me about a S&W 686 blued stainless gun?

Do they exist, what is the model number, how much do they usually cost, etc. Thanks
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  • Der Gebirgsjager
    I have not encountered this variation, but wouldn't say that it doesn't exist as a limited run. S&W and Taurus are getting a lot like Burger King...."Have it your way." I suggest you go to the S&W website, www.smith-wesson.com and if you don't spot it there, then telephone them at 413-781-8300 and talk with a customer service/sales rep.
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  • bambihunter
    The 686 by its model designation is supposed to be a stainless gun. Gebirgs has a point where S&W are doing a lot for customers requests, maybe it was a factory finish. More than likely someone wanted the durability of stainless with the appearance of bluing. How exactly do you blue a stainless gun anyway?
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  • baaddawg
    I didn't think you could blue stainless, but I heard that S&W somehow made these a few years back for the appeal of police officers, to have the benefits of stainless and not the shiny appearance. I have not verified that they exist. Nothing I found on their website makes me believe they exist, but the person who told me is pretty reliable.
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  • TAURUS-357
    The S&W 586 is the exact same thing as a 686 but it is blued.
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  • Boomerang
    Not really, the 586 was made of a carbon steel metal, the 686 is made from a stainless steel metal. Big difference!

    Boomer

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  • gunut 1
    In the early 90s S&W made a few 686s with a dull "blue" finish. The finish wore quicker than regular carbon steel blued guns and they got a lot of complaints because of that so did not make any more... Go to the S&W site if you need more info on these guns. Some of those guys have all kinds of unusual S&W info...
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  • lrarmsx
    Actually they referred to them as a "Midnight Black", but yes they were a 686 stainless gun with a "blued" finish. As previously mentioned they did wear quickly. People then mistakenly thought they would rust, not realizing they were actually stainless underneath, rather than carbon steel. The process used was not a standard bluing process. They were a short lived variation. There is nothing on the gun to tell you that it is anything special. To look at one, you'd assume it was a 586.

    As for the value, they will basically be what the market will bear. They were never very common and they were made around a decade ago.
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