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I am sorry but I am not selling, trading or buying anything.
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the S&W 686. I saw a video about it but it seemed more like a sales pitch. I was looking for someone that had personnel information.
You can respond here or send me a personal message.

Thanks for your help.
« Last Edit: February 28, 2015, 10:05:56 AM by purplecowboy »

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2015, 10:07:11 AM »
What is your intended use; hunting, target shooting etc.? Love mine.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2015, 10:13:18 AM »
Basically the video that I saw shows a guy shooting at quite a distance accurately. The gun only has a 3" barrel and I have a S&W model 66 with a 6" barrel and it don't seem to be that accurate at longer distances. (I know its the idiot behind the barrel)
In the video he was hitting what appeared to be a 6" tall bird from around 100 to 150 feet.
Thanks for your response. If you live near Bothell I would love to meet you at the Kenmore Gun range.
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2015, 10:16:33 AM »
What is your intended use; hunting, target shooting etc.? Love mine.

I was interested more for my son. He is getting his CCP and was asking for advice on which weapon to get. I stumbled onto the video about the 686 and was interested in getting more information about the gun.

Thanks

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2015, 10:53:11 AM »
I have the 6" and it is extremely accurate. It is not what I would get as a conceal. It's fairly big.
Thanks.
The video stated that the 3" barrel was the best weapon for a CCP.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2015, 11:26:02 AM »
I thought about buying one for my wife for CCW. I don't like the short the 640 barrel is

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2015, 12:23:28 PM »
Like others here, I also have the 6". I wouldn't consider it a concealed carry weapon, even with the 3" barrel. I doubt my pants would stay up and I seldom wear a jacket indoors to have a shoulder rig. Wonderful gun, though. An old high school friend (retired Renton detective Lt.) who is/was a certified S&W armorer, tuned mine up, set the timing on the money and did a trigger job. Really makes a sweet gun.

Before my home was made into a "no shooting" zone, I had a 30 yard range set up in the back yard. I could sit on the porch and ring a 10" gong every time offhand using .38 spl ammo.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2015, 12:31:40 PM »
Don't know about a 6 inch barrel but I like my 4 inch for carrying in the woods
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2015, 01:12:14 PM »
I've owned 2  686's.  Both 2 1/2" bbls.  My current daily carry is the 686+ Performance center model.   The weight is less of an issue than the bulk.   I carry owb strong side in a galco,    Atleast until my lobo holster arrives.

Accuracy is excellent,  better than my 3" model 65,  but the 686 is a little bigger and heavier than the k frame

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2015, 02:10:16 PM »
I had the 4'' barrel and loved it, pretty accurate for me. 
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2015, 03:52:01 PM »
I want to thank everyone that responded. This has been very helpful and informational. I will pass this information on to my son to help him make his decision.

Please close this.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2015, 03:59:52 PM »
686 is a big gun, very accurate and very well made. I have and I have seen people hit pop cans at 100 yards with them. I have seen better 100 yard groups on paper targets fired by folks with a 686/19/586/66 then other folks were doing with carbines.
I think a 686 needs a 4-6 inch barrel, if you want to conceal, get an all round smaller gun. Like a 5 shot S&W mod.36.  :chuckle: You can carry a 686 but it is BIG, needs a good holster.
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2015, 04:48:24 PM »
686 is a big gun, very accurate and very well made. I have and I have seen people hit pop cans at 100 yards with them. I have seen better 100 yard groups on paper targets fired by folks with a 686/19/586/66 then other folks were doing with carbines.
I think a 686 needs a 4-6 inch barrel, if you want to conceal, get an all round smaller gun. Like a 5 shot S&W mod.36.  :chuckle: You can carry a 686 but it is BIG, needs a good holster.
Carl
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It's also hard to find a good holster that you can carry concealed in that range, not a lot of makers. (4-6").  I have the 4" and just carry it sometimes bow-hunting in a shoulder rig.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2015, 05:10:48 PM »
I've had 2, 6 inch ones. Wish I never sold them and would buy another in a minute. Excellent gun...... :tup:
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2015, 06:39:39 AM »
686 is a big gun, very accurate and very well made. I have and I have seen people hit pop cans at 100 yards with them. I have seen better 100 yard groups on paper targets fired by folks with a 686/19/586/66 then other folks were doing with carbines.
I think a 686 needs a 4-6 inch barrel, if you want to conceal, get an all round smaller gun. Like a 5 shot S&W mod.36.  :chuckle: You can carry a 686 but it is BIG, needs a good holster.
Carl

Agree.

I have carried my 686 every hunting season since 1986. Would not leave the road without it..... Excellent gun.

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2015, 08:49:05 AM »
I have the 6" and it is extremely accurate. It is not what I would get as a conceal. It's fairly big.

I used to have both the 66 and the 686, both 6" and both Stainless.
I still have the 686, and love it !
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Re: Information please on the S&W 686 - Thanks for the info - please remove
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2015, 08:03:57 PM »
I ordered my 6" 686 a long time ago, it took 6 months to get to me from S&W. I had a trigger job done by a fabulous gun smith who carried a 6" 686 thrown in the back of his pants until the day he died of a heart attack.  I can shoot a pepper popper 6 times with it before it hits the ground.  I also have a 4" with an interesting history.  Both well before pre-locks and +'s, the old ones sure are something. 

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Re: Information please on the S&W 686 - Thanks for the info - please remove
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2015, 08:05:01 AM »
I have a 4" dash3, a 6" 386XL(that's the lightweight Scandium alloy version) and had a 3" Talo Custom.
All 3 have been fantastic and needed nothing in terms of tuning or trigger work.
I would love for SW to produce a 5" version of the 386.
Drawing the 6" barrel from a holster is a loooonnng process!
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