S & W 686 Recall

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Gee whiz Oro, nice to meet you, too! This old gal didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. I'm new to this site and didn't know about the proper thread "etiquette".

There was nothing in my post to suggest disdain or contempt; just stating facts and normal forum etiquette use widely on the internet. You response, on the other hand, seems a bit hostile.

I think maybe "GlockTalk" or "AR15.com" may be forums you fit in better! It may have missed you notice this is called "The High Road."
 
That's what I did Texas Bulldog. I purchased a 586 several months ago, no dash and no "M". My gun had a bit of end-shake and cylinder run-out. Nothing major, prolly left the factory that way, it wasn't shot too much before I got it.

I voiced my concerns along with the fact that it hadn't been back for the recall to a CS rep. They emailed me a document that outlined the modification along with their Fedex account number with instructions to send it in. The mod was done in addition a crane stretch and new cylinder stop fit.:D All free of charge, done to bring the beauty back within factory specs.


Hey Oro, what's eatin you? Waddya care if an old thread was bumped for the benefit of a new member. She may have been off base on what problems could result, so what. If you don't approve just stay out of it...
 
1) Before opening long-dead threads, it's generally better to just start a new one.

The funny thing about that is if a new person posts a new thread on a old topic they are told to "use the search function" before posting.

Yet, if they post to an appropriate thread that has been around for a while, they are told "it's better to open a new one."

Its seems a new person can't catch a break around here, so much for taking the high road.

IMHO, if it is a known problem, S&W should at least check the gun out for the owner to make sure it isn't one of the affected guns. There are guns which sit for years in safes and see very little use. I certainly wouldn't want to find out in the middle of home invasion that my gun won't function and therefore I can ship it in to S&W at my earliest convenience.

But then again what do I know, I don't have umpteen thousand posts by my name.
 
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M. Sajer,
Repondez-s.v.p. moi - c'est le livre le plus important en littérature militaire moderne, à mon avis. J'ai acheté plusieurs copies au cours des années, seulement pour les donner loin. He was Alsatian, as you must know, and French was his first language, so I defer to Les Français. Any man who has read this has my respect, and he surely has an appreciation of war that most will never have.
Avec le plus grand respect,
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I have a dash one with the M.

I believe the reason for the recall is that when shooting full pressure magnum loads, the primer cup flows around the firing pin and into the hole for the firing pin. The firing pin/hammer is wedged tightly and cannot retract.

The cylinder cannot rotate, gun is jammed tight.
 
Thanks

Thanks guys (and gals) for your insite. I have heard from several other people who have told me they had the "mod" done by S&W on their guns and they now recommend to me that I don't. One said his now jams, when it previously didn't. Since I mistakenly thought something bad would happen to me if my 686 did jam with .357mag rounds, I'm going to go ahead and put a 50 round box of .357mags through it and see what happens. S&W did finally get back with me this morning by email. They will do the mod on my gun if I want them to and will pay shipping both ways. Thanks again and God Bless all!
 
Sorry for digging up this old thread (just using the search tool like I'm told :) )... The cylinder binding sounds like it may have been an issue with the 1980's era primers, but...

I fired 50 rounds of full 357 this weekend after I got my "new-to-me" 686 (Hornady Leverevolution 180 and Cor-Bon 110) and all the primers had a nice, round dimple in them - no binding. No "M" marked inside the frame.

Guess I'll leave it be and just shoot until I have a problem unless anyone else has an opinion.
 
If you're using it only for range/target that sounds like a good plan . At that time though , S&W had tens of thousands of L frames in LE holsters . Made sense to get them modified .
 
There were so few that had a problem that Smith probably just developed a wait and see attitude on them before making any alterations. I have a 6-inch model that's never been shot. I got it with a few 4-inch models I shot all the time and never had any problems. Mine's a safe queen, so I don't want anyone putting any tool marks or powder burns on it. I've measured all the tolerances and they're well within spec.

Saw a couple of 681s years ago that had some problems with soft barrels, but they were repaired. I've also heard people talk about cylinder spinning, but I've never even talked to anyone who'd seen the problem first hand. I ordered a bunch of them for people and they were all fully functional and shot like Pythons.

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You bet they will put a lock in it. They will also make sure that you don't open old threads or ask about something that already has been discussed in a forum. The bad people don't want you to have unlocked guns and you to interact on firearm forums. Thats why they are bad.
 
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