686 smith

[old semperfi]

i am currently on my third 686 smith i measure cylinder gap b-4 purchase and try for 3-4 thousands.the one i have is at 3 thousands.i do a retune on them after 3-400 rounds and smooth both single and double action.i also lighten trigger pull in single action to right at three pounds.i have owned quite a few pythons and i think my smith to be more accurate(after action job)i run approx 10,000 rounds thru them b-4 selling them i they still shoot great.what kind of luck has anyone else had with the 686(old model six shot) old semperfi

[cycloneman]

I love mine. Had it for a long time. Over 20 something years. Used to bring it to the rifle range and shoot milk jugs at 100yrds with it.

[wpage]

That is one beautiful work of art!

[JLA]

its amazing the attention you get at the range when you are doing things with a pistol most folks cant do with a rifle

[Helix_FR]

got a 586CM the 686's non stainless cousin. I love to take it to the range and run the target back as far as it will go and watch the people that are watching the shooters through the glass. They always got this look of disbelief. i take 1 shot and roll it back in. I always hit the head.
I would take a 586 or 686 over a python any day.

[Bubblehead]

I purchased my 686 about 20 years ago. It originally had a 6" barrel but I sent it back to S&W to have them install a 4" barrel. I then sent it to Mag-Na-Port to have it ported. I did a trigger job myself. I originally used the gun for PPC competition but now use it as a camp gun with the 4" barrel.

[Helix_FR]

Love the ports. Look killer

[JLA]

I used to have a 586 DCM with an 8 3/8" bbl. I bulged it with a hot XTP load

[Zane71464]

JLA, sorry to hear that about your 586. Those are great guns!
I bought one in the late 90's which it was about 12 years old
when I bought it. But it was NIB and never seen a round in the
cylinder when I bought it.

[todd51]

Love the great pictures of these great revolvers.

[Helix_FR]

Originally Posted by Zane71464

JLA, sorry to hear that about your 586. Those are great guns!
I bought one in the late 90's which it was about 12 years old
when I bought it. But it was NIB and never seen a round in the
cylinder when I bought it.

Zane, that baby is pimp. Is it a gun? or is it a cane?

[JLA]

dammit zane. Thats the one. Except mine had a hogue monogrip. I still have the old bulged barrel. The rest of the gun got botched by a local smith when I tried to have the barrel replaced. AllI could find was a 4 inch replacement and murles bent the frame torquing the barrel back on. I ended up selling it to a friend of my bros for 4 hundred. Murles refused to replace it insisting it was already bent but did agree to try to straighten it for free. He did ok but i could still tell and consequently sold it...

[The_Rifleman]

I got a doe this year with mine, so my luck has been good!

[Zane71464]

Originally Posted by Helix_FR

Zane, that baby is pimp. Is it a gun? or is it a cane?

Tell ya what, with the length of that barrel, sometimes it's hard to tell!
Holding that beast up for a few round's will wear a person out real quick.
But over all, well the first time I picked it up I had to have it! (one of those things)...just had to have it!

[Zane71464]

Originally Posted by JLA

dammit zane. Thats the one. Except mine had a hogue monogrip. I still have the old bulged barrel. The rest of the gun got botched by a local smith when I tried to have the barrel replaced. AllI could find was a 4 inch replacement and murles bent the frame torquing the barrel back on. I ended up selling it to a friend of my bros for 4 hundred. Murles refused to replace it insisting it was already bent but did agree to try to straighten it for free. He did ok but i could still tell and consequently sold it...

Man that's a shame JLA!
How the heck did they bend the dang frame?
And yep, Id say never the same...not even the same gun, I feel for ya on that one, just flat out a shame.

[raveneap]

My 686 + - 7 shot - bought it a couple of years ago. Another great Smith.

[JLA]

Originally Posted by Zane71464

Man that's a shame JLA!
How the heck did they bend the dang frame?
And yep, Id say never the same...not even the same gun, I feel for ya on that one, just flat out a shame.

Im thinkin he did the exact same thing i coulda done with a hammer through the frame and a wrench on the barrel. It was bent just above the crane and the barrel was pointing off to the right so it bent when he removed the old barrel. He swears to damn it was like that when i brought it in but I noticed immediately with the new 4 inch bbl when i went to pick it up. I sure woulda noticed with the 8 incher. No worries though. i got 4 bills for it and Mr. Helix has found me another. thanks Old Semperfi for starting this thread...

[Zane71464]

Originally Posted by JLA

Im thinkin he did the exact same thing i coulda done with a hammer through the frame and a wrench on the barrel. It was bent just above the crane and the barrel was pointing off to the right so it bent when he removed the old barrel. He swears to damn it was like that when i brought it in but I noticed immediately with the new 4 inch bbl when i went to pick it up. I sure woulda noticed with the 8 incher. No worries though. i got 4 bills for it and Mr. Helix has found me another. thanks Old Semperfi for starting this thread...

More then likely, that's what they did! And he lied to ya...you know your gun, and it wasnt like that when you took it in to have the "nut" take the barrel off!
That's just a big shame! He totally screwed your gun up is what he did.
But like you said, you got 400 back out of it, but just the thought of someone screwin up a "work of art" like that..errr!

[JLA]

I agree. It makes me wanna cry while punching him in his mouth

[Zane71464]

Originally Posted by raveneap

My 686 + - 7 shot - bought it a couple of years ago. Another great Smith.

N I C E!

[JLA]

Thanks Helix...

[Helix_FR]

Ohhhhh yeah baby. Let me know how that front sight works.
It was fate, you missed yours, I had one benched that screamed you name like the ladies at a rock concert.
Any time brother, any time

Did you do anything to that trigger? The boys at Top Gun want there 1911 triggers like that one, good luck with that...

[JLA]

Dude the trigger is perfect. I dont think I could improve it if i wanted to. All I did was remove those gorgeous wood grips and put my ol workhorse Hogues off the one that got away.. The front sight has me a bit puzzled still, Im trying to figure out exactly how it works before i go zero it in... I know the dial under the sight blade elevates the blade but why 4 set screws??? I figure they are numbered to the corresponding number on the elevator dial, but why????

[Helix_FR]

Originally Posted by JLA

I know the dial under the sight blade elevates the blade but why 4 set screws??? I figure they are numbered to the corresponding number on the elevator dial, but why????

It so you can shoot it gangsta style. Set it for cant.
I never touched them, i figured it was already dialed in. Take a closer picture of them, maybe some of the others here have seen a set up like that.

[JLA]

Way ahead of ya. Its certainly an interesting set up and the first i have seen of its kind. Its set dead on by the bore laser. I have yet to shoot it. I just finished stacking 125 gr. of lead on top of 5 gr of titegroup this morning for it. so ill be headed over to the land here shortly... gotta test the new loads for my 6.8 too...