A SW 686-4 with 6 inch barrel for $650

[nathan]

I stopped at a pawnshop and saw one for sale , condition is excellent .It looks to be fired less than few boxes. Super nice. The lady said the last price is $ 650 out the door. What you think ?

On the other hand i had my first 686 -4 in 4 inch barrel four years ago and i got that for $ 500 out the door from another pawnshop. Condition was also excellent.

 

[LeonCarr]

Too high...start the bidding at $500.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[Walkalong]

Yep, offer 500 or 550 and see what happens. $650 is steep considering what they probably paid for it, along with the fact that there are plenty of very nice 586 revolvers still around.

Very nice revolvers. I foolishly traded off a 6" 586-4. I picked up a 586-3 some time after that, and will not be foolish again.

 

[Smith357]

IMHO the gun is at least $150 to over priced, does it have box tools and papers is so that might bring an extra $30 dollars. Six inch 686s are not even close to being rare and can easily be had for $500 or less range if you just look around. I bought a 6" 586 for $400 just 18 month ago. The 2.5, 3, and 4 inch 686s sell for a bit more

 

[BYJO4]

I think $550 would be max unless it came with the original box and all written material included by S&W when made (gun would also have to be basically perfect). I would then consider $600.

 

[bikemutt]

Yup, $550 max. I've watched someone locally asking $650 for a similar gun, private sale with no friction (NICS, sales tax etc.), no takers after weeks.

 

[sugarmaker]

5 to 600 for a good one.

 

[nathan]

Thanks, i have to ask the pawnshop if they come with the box and papers. I may try offering $500.

 

[jad0110]

Yep, offer $500. I wouldn't go over $550. $600 is about average for a 6" prelock, pre MIM 686 in my parts. Same guns were $375 just 4 years ago.

 

[Confederate]

I agree with the others...too high.

The 686 is an astounding gun. The original 686 was designed to compete directly with the Colt Python. And the gun writers who compared the two guns found them to be about dead even, with the 686 actually beating the Python in some cases. I recently got a 686 6-inch (recent production) and it looks like it's very well made, too, but I haven't shot it.

I also have one of the first 686 pistols made, and I haven't shot that, either; it's far too beautiful (and heavy). I mostly collect them these days. And if I do want to shoot a .357, I shoot my Ruger Security-Six. I prefer medium frame guns to the heavy frames (and yeah, I know that S&W calls their 686s "medium frame," but as Lincoln is purported to have said, if you call a dog's tail a "leg," it's still a tail!). Nope, the Model 19/66s were medium frames! The L-frames are a bit heavier than mediums and a bit lighter than heavy frames. Perhaps we should call them "Medium+" I reckon if my wife wanted to gain weight, she could still call herself "petite," but she'd still bust the scales!

Anyway, I'd take some cash in bargain with them. And when you get the gun, get some Flitz or Simichrome polish, put on a good movie and make it shine!












The Model 66 was a great gun, and one S&W should still make,
in my opinion.




This is one of the first 686s out of production. It has hard chromed
hammer and trigger, an integral front sight and a stamped side plate.

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