Mark_Mark
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bad joke????
bad joke????
Love that breaktop!
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My .357 S&W 65 does it for me.
Ditto here. I have a 1955 Combat Masterpiece with a 4-inch barrel. I've been told it's either a Combat or a Target Masterpiece, by differing experts. And my name is also Ed, but known as Grandpa Ed, not Uncle.Yes, particularly the 2.5 barreled Plus model.
My all time favorite S&W has been the Combat
Masterpiece (Model 15) which weighs right
about 34 ounces with 4-inch barrel.
The 686 Plus with 2.5 inch barrel weighs in
at 34.5 ounces. It's a weight I like.
But I do favor .38 Plus P loads over magnums.
Love 686My favorite model is the 686. A lot of the S&W old timers don’t care for a full underlug and stainless steel but I think they are revolver perfection. The first S&W revolver I bought was a used 4 inch, no dash. It was wearing Pachmyer presentation grips and came with 44 rounds of 38 special and 44 rounds of 357 magnum. That was in 2014. Since then I have managed to accumulate a few more.
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The 6 inch is also a no dash while the 2.5 and 3 inch are dash 6’s.
I prefer to shoot 38 specials in guns chambered for 38 Special and magnums in guns chambered for magnums. The 686 isn’t going to split a forcing cone and can easily handle anything I load in it.
Anyone else like 686’s?
Ditto here. I have a 1955 Combat Masterpiece with a 4-inch barrel. I've been told it's either a Combat or a Target Masterpiece, by differing experts. And my name is also Ed, but known as Grandpa Ed, not Uncle.View attachment 1191143
My wife has a 4" 586-0 that she likes very much so we agree.Favorite S&W revolver would be none other than my Model 686-no dash with a 4" barrel. Right out of the box it had the lightest and smoothest DA/SA trigger of any revolver I have ever had. Overall build quality was outstanding, as was the gun's balance along with the way it felt and handled.
Love 686’s and 586’s I have both they are just great 357’s .My favorite model is the 686. A lot of the S&W old timers don’t care for a full underlug and stainless steel but I think they are revolver perfection. The first S&W revolver I bought was a used 4 inch, no dash. It was wearing Pachmyer presentation grips and came with 44 rounds of 38 special and 44 rounds of 357 magnum. That was in 2014. Since then I have managed to accumulate a few more.
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The 6 inch is also a no dash while the 2.5 and 3 inch are dash 6’s.
I prefer to shoot 38 specials in guns chambered for 38 Special and magnums in guns chambered for magnums. The 686 isn’t going to split a forcing cone and can easily handle anything I load in it.
Anyone else like 686’s?
There is something about a 4" Model 28. They just look like serious business, don't they?To be honest, my 6” Model 28 shown in the box IS a safe queen. I bought it over 3 years ago from an individual and is unfired (except at the factory). Just can’t bring myself to do it….
There was something special about those Model 15-2's I think. I had one some years ago that I really liked, but like a numbskull, sold it. I have replaced it though, with one I thought had been refinished but I'll be darned if I can find any evidence of it. It's just a particularly dark blue apparently. The white "pear" grips do nothing to make it look lighter. I suppose it's "one" of my favorites, but then they all are really. It particularly likes 148 grain wadcutters.But great price. I can't say which S&W is my favorite. All different & bought for different reasons. Edit: Defining "favorite" as the last I'd ever sell would have to be the Model 65-2 3 inch 357 but 1965 Model 15-2 is a piece of art.
Ditto here. I have a 1955 Combat Masterpiece with a 4-inch barrel. I've been told it's either a Combat or a Target Masterpiece, by differing experts. And my name is also Ed, but known as Grandpa Ed, not Uncle.
I had one, but, in a fit of stupidity, I sold it.The first S&W revolver I bought was a used 4 inch, no dash.