bikemutt
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I was left unsupervised today, you know, at the grocery store picking up some bread, butter and milk 
Well, I walked into my favorite pawnshop figuring I could make a pass real quick, find nothing, maybe buy some ammo, hit the grocery store on the way home. The End.
It was not so. Literally 10 minutes earlier they'd bought a few guns from someone and eagerly produced the pictured specimen knowing my sad proclivity for S&W revolvers.
A mint 686 no-dash, 6", target grips. It literally appears as if it was fired once or twice, oiled up and put away. The only flaw I can find is it's dirty; the oily dirt just wipes off. Not a scratch, tight lockup, normal timing, beautiful bores, no engraving, no boogered screws, no signs of forced entry.
I prepared myself for $700-$799; when I looked at the price tag it said $549. I asked if the price was accurate, he said yes, I handed him the milk money right then.
Washington pawnshop law says they cannot release it to me for 30 days, I was told I could pick it up on or around August 5. Rest assured that day has been gleefully marked on my calendar.
Once in my hands it'll be off to S&W for the firing pin bushing recall, aka the M-stamp, then off to my local S&W action master in preparation for a long life on the firing line.
The irony here is I bought one just like this a few years ago on an out of town trip, same condition, same price. It was a treasured revolver. As much as I try to budget wisely and plan, at one point I needed money and was forced to sell that gun, for a tidy sum I might add. I think someone wants me to have and cherish a 6" 686 no-dash, who am I to argue with fate
Well, I walked into my favorite pawnshop figuring I could make a pass real quick, find nothing, maybe buy some ammo, hit the grocery store on the way home. The End.
It was not so. Literally 10 minutes earlier they'd bought a few guns from someone and eagerly produced the pictured specimen knowing my sad proclivity for S&W revolvers.
A mint 686 no-dash, 6", target grips. It literally appears as if it was fired once or twice, oiled up and put away. The only flaw I can find is it's dirty; the oily dirt just wipes off. Not a scratch, tight lockup, normal timing, beautiful bores, no engraving, no boogered screws, no signs of forced entry.
I prepared myself for $700-$799; when I looked at the price tag it said $549. I asked if the price was accurate, he said yes, I handed him the milk money right then.
Washington pawnshop law says they cannot release it to me for 30 days, I was told I could pick it up on or around August 5. Rest assured that day has been gleefully marked on my calendar.
Once in my hands it'll be off to S&W for the firing pin bushing recall, aka the M-stamp, then off to my local S&W action master in preparation for a long life on the firing line.
The irony here is I bought one just like this a few years ago on an out of town trip, same condition, same price. It was a treasured revolver. As much as I try to budget wisely and plan, at one point I needed money and was forced to sell that gun, for a tidy sum I might add. I think someone wants me to have and cherish a 6" 686 no-dash, who am I to argue with fate
