Essentially kinda. The slab sided barrel is a much more precisely fit piece and the lock work is supposedly superb (almost to the point of python type wonderful) the heavy barre brings balance forward which is what some shooters (particularly game guys) like. The 986 is the same gun but with 6” slab barrel rather than 8”. The 6” is a bit more common but is similarly priced to the 8”. It’s not really a raging gun because the frame is still similarly sized to the K/L frame S&W whereas the raging series frames are more in line with the N frame S&W, so the Cyclops guns are more akin to the Taurus 66/689 or Rossi 741/742 or S&W 586/686. I believe that the gun that is currently on Gunbroker has popped up a couple times in recent years and migrates from one collector to another. If I ever get my grubby hands on one my goal is to wear it out, rebuild it, and wear it out again, then rebuild it and leave it to my kids.
Max, shooting a shoulder mounted firearm?
That just don't seem right.
I would like to shoot one before I buy one. They feel and look great they have to shoot!!!I also have a list for guns I want. It is ever changing, but in regards to revolvers I have a S&W 327 Night Guard. I like it so much that I decided that I wanted a S&W 327 TRR8, but then I saw the M&P R8 so I decided that when I have the money together I will decide at that time which one I want....And then one day I saw the 627 Pro at a gun store and that just threw a wrench in my monkey works...I like that one too.
So I will buy one of those 3 when I scrape the money together.
Check out what I found on GunBroker.com!
