686+ Deluxe followed me home.

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CAN THAT 686 MOVE ON ITS OWN? WHEN YOU SAY IT FOLLOWED YOU YOU WERE MOVING TO YOUR HOME AND IT WAS MOVING BEHIND YOU AT THE TIME YOU WERE MAKING THAT TRIP? YOU THINK THE 4 IN WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT?
 
I have a six inch old 686+. I bought it to compete with 1911s in bowling pin matches. Won way more than I lost. Now it is my go-to for ammo testing, burning up stuff that didn't work out in other 38s, and sitting with me in the blind.
 
PapaG said:
I have a six inch old 686+. I bought it to compete with 1911s in bowling pin matches. Won way more than I lost. Now it is my go-to for ammo testing, burning up stuff that didn't work out in other 38s, and sitting with me in the blind.
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HOW DID YOU WIN THE MATCH?
 
HARDWOOD AND METAL GUN said:
CAN THAT 686 MOVE ON ITS OWN? WHEN YOU SAY IT FOLLOWED YOU YOU WERE MOVING TO YOUR HOME AND IT WAS MOVING BEHIND YOU AT THE TIME YOU WERE MAKING THAT TRIP? YOU THINK THE 4 IN WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT?
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I see you're new here. Welcome aboard.
The description laid out by the OP was supposed to be humor. You will see much of that here. So lighten up and enjoy the conversations. You will learn a ton.
Oh, I think your caps lock button is stuck.
 
Nice pick up there!

I think that's one of the special runs ...S&W 686 3-5-7 Magnum Series 3" Unfluted Cylinder TALO Exclusive
They made them in 3", 5", & 7", thus 3-5-7 series.
I've had the 5" one for many years now and really love it. That said, I hated the custom wood grip and swapped out for a Hogue synthetic one.

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Nice gun, congratulations I just recently started carrying one as I felt I needed a change from the 1911. You will notice that full loads on a 3" .357 can be a little stout on the recoil.
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Viper1357 said:
Nice pick up there!

I think that's one of the special runs ...S&W 686 3-5-7 Magnum Series 3" Unfluted Cylinder TALO Exclusive
They made them in 3", 5", & 7", thus 3-5-7 series.
I've had the 5" one for many years now and really love it. That said, I hated the custom wood grip and swapped out for a Hogue synthetic one.

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It is one of the 3-5-7 series. A hogue grip is definitely needed. The wood grips look great but they are not comfortable.
 
Barry loyd

Nice acquisition! I couldn't trade my 4" Model 686 for it (has the smoothest DA/SA action of any S&W I have tried), but if the 3" version "spoke" to you, then you did the right thing!

Let us know how it does at the range!
 
Barry loyd said:
I watched this one at the LGS for quite some time. Nobody would adopt it. So I decided to take it home with me today. I did have to part ways with my 4in 686+ but I’m sure he understands. I’m sure he’ll get adopted soon. View attachment 900842
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Wonderful choice. I have one just like it and I really enjoy it.
HARDWOOD AND METAL GUN said:
CAN THAT 686 MOVE ON ITS OWN? WHEN YOU SAY IT FOLLOWED YOU YOU WERE MOVING TO YOUR HOME AND IT WAS MOVING BEHIND YOU AT THE TIME YOU WERE MAKING THAT TRIP? YOU THINK THE 4 IN WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT?
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Welcome to the forum. He was just using a little humor in his post. He's not insane and doesn't think his gun is alive. And holy Hanna, please turn off the caps lock. You're screaming at us and it makes your post harder to read.
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I don’t know. It did bite me though, guess it needs a little training. View attachment 900955
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When I got mine I realized what a totally useless grip it had on it. It's way too narrow for anyone but people with the smallest of hands. I immediately replaced mine with these closed backstrap grips from Nill before ever shooting it.

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Viper1357 said:
Nice pick up there!

I think that's one of the special runs ...S&W 686 3-5-7 Magnum Series 3" Unfluted Cylinder TALO Exclusive
They made them in 3", 5", & 7", thus 3-5-7 series.
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Yep they are a Talo distributor gun. they still make all three of them. I am thinking about picking up the 5" model to go with my 3" one. I like unfluted cylinders, especially on revolvers that hold an uneven number of rounds.
 
changed the grips out to VZ grey a lot better when using full house loads
 
VZ 320 round bottom look at their site have 3 sets of their grips
 
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