Sergei Mosin
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Which do you prefer, the S&W 686 or 686 Plus, and why?
There is only one situation where I can see someone going with a 686 over a 686+, if it is a range gun (and other circumstances exist).
5-star makes very nice speedloaders for the 686+.Thicker walls is what pushed my to the 686. My gun is used for range fun, hunting, and carry. It's essentially (for me) the perfect gun. Large enough to hold well, heavy enough to absorb recoil, and powerful enough to take a large whitetail at any range where you can hit it. My 4" is easily accurate enough for a 40 yd shot (soda can group or better...better in this case) at which point I prefer a long gun
The only upside I see to the 7 shot gun is 1 more round to throw at a running deer or intruder. The downsides I see are that its untraditional so there are less usable speed loaders, and with thinner walls you can more easily damage the gun with really hot loads. That's a concern for me since I run near, at, or occasionally slightly over max published loads.
For me, I just wonder why they went to the trouble and expense to squeeze in the 7th? If they go that route I would much rather have a 327 that holds 8 or 9.
I don't have all the details because I don't compete. Mr. Borland will hopefully add on to this as he knows the specifics about revolver competitions, as do others that have commented.Can someone expand on the competition aspect?
If I were SD and I were concerned about capacity in the context of SD, I don't think a single extra round would ameliorate that concern. Either way, I'd either make darned sure my reload skills were up to snuff, carry a BUG, or simply carry a semi-auto instead.
I don't have all the details because I don't compete... The bottom line is this, when shooting in a revolver competition, typically, from my understanding, more than a six shot revolver is not allowed.