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Which frame is the 686 again? Is that the medium size?
686 is stainless 586 is blue.
Ok, got another stowaway that followed me home, this one is going in for some custom smithing in the morning!
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These are getting harder and harder to come by, and the price keeps climbing, if you want one, better blow the dust bunnies outta the wallet and make it happen before I collect them all!
This one doesn't look like it had ever been fired, still had the factory oil all over it, and other then some dust, and some handling marks, it's in remarkable condition with the factory box and everything it came with! Manufactured in June 89!
Going to get some custom sight work and the cylinder broached about 4mm deeper, these are very powerful firearms, and with good bullets, good FFFg and hot "Magnum" primers, they can exceed .44 Mag by a fair bit with the same bullet weight! They are also stunningly accurate!
Actually Alex, your left target has over double the number of rounds hitting center mass. That would indicate the load is more controllable. Only continued practice will tell for sure. Thanks for the update.Last word on the lighter .38 Special rounds: Here's two targets side-by-side, left is with Fiocchi 110 gr +P and right is CCI Brass Blazer 125 gr. Fiocchi, on the left, does look a bit tighter so there is some benefit to a lighter weight bullet. I going shooting with some friends later this month, so I'm saving the Honady 110 gr for then, in case they might talk about a challenge
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Note that this is all hand held by an aging novice on a very hot day.
Alex
Recently acquired a 686 six shot elite combat revolver. Have multiple model 19's and 66 models. For carry the nineteen is tops. For a shooting workhorse, the 686 L frame handles the full house loads very well and is a joy to shoot. While I would not subject the 19 or 66 to extended heavy full house loads, they are light and easy to rely on for self defense and carry. For just blasting away at the range, the 686 is my choice.Which is your favorite revolver?
Mine would have to be my Colt Anaconda which I inherited from my grandfather. As a child I remember going down my the lake with him just after he bought it. Him having never shot a .44 magnum before, I don't think he knew what he was doing. When he pulled the trigger he brought the gun up and over his head. Somehow it flew out of his hands and into the grill of his brand new Ford, leaving a nice crack. I'll never sell the guns I inherited, but if I had to this would be the last.