RyeDaddy
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I am now the proud owner of a brand new S&W 686. I found it at the Fort Worth Gun Show exactly the way I wanted it:
-7 round capacity
-5" (that's right, 5!!) barrel
-unfluted cylinder!!!
The problem is that it shoots low, even with the adjustable sights dialed all the way up. It did this with the factory sights, so I rationalized putting some Meprolight Tritiums on it, maybe that would fix it. Nope, same behavior. My mother's K frame with a 4" barrel shot like a laser beam for me the same day with the exact same night sights I have on mine, so it's not me, and it's not the sights.
What to do? I contacted Smith & Wesson, and they are sending me a prepaid UPS container to send it to them, but I told the rep on the phone about the night sights, and he said that the warranty dept. would probably blame the night sights, and send it back to me unchanged. I explained that the gun did this stock as well, and he said to explain it in the letter, and they'll see what they can do, but it is possible that they won't cover it.
This is distressing, as I don't want to part with the gun, and I definitely don't want to deal with a hassle. I can't put the factory sights back on it, or I would just do that as their rep recommended.
Anyone have this problem before? It's a limited edition gun, so I'm not willing to get rid of it, and I wouldn't want to pass this problem onto someone else even if I did. The crowning looks fine as far as I can see, but I'm not a gunsmith. Beyond that, I can't see what the problem could be other than if it had the wrong sights on it from teh factory, like the front post being too high or something, but what are the odds of that?
For those keeping score on me, this is now my 4th American built handgun with a problem from the factory, keeping my 100% record intact. Nice. It's also my second Smith & Wesson. Hmmm...
-Sean
-7 round capacity
-5" (that's right, 5!!) barrel
-unfluted cylinder!!!
The problem is that it shoots low, even with the adjustable sights dialed all the way up. It did this with the factory sights, so I rationalized putting some Meprolight Tritiums on it, maybe that would fix it. Nope, same behavior. My mother's K frame with a 4" barrel shot like a laser beam for me the same day with the exact same night sights I have on mine, so it's not me, and it's not the sights.
What to do? I contacted Smith & Wesson, and they are sending me a prepaid UPS container to send it to them, but I told the rep on the phone about the night sights, and he said that the warranty dept. would probably blame the night sights, and send it back to me unchanged. I explained that the gun did this stock as well, and he said to explain it in the letter, and they'll see what they can do, but it is possible that they won't cover it.
This is distressing, as I don't want to part with the gun, and I definitely don't want to deal with a hassle. I can't put the factory sights back on it, or I would just do that as their rep recommended.
Anyone have this problem before? It's a limited edition gun, so I'm not willing to get rid of it, and I wouldn't want to pass this problem onto someone else even if I did. The crowning looks fine as far as I can see, but I'm not a gunsmith. Beyond that, I can't see what the problem could be other than if it had the wrong sights on it from teh factory, like the front post being too high or something, but what are the odds of that?
For those keeping score on me, this is now my 4th American built handgun with a problem from the factory, keeping my 100% record intact. Nice. It's also my second Smith & Wesson. Hmmm...
-Sean
Oh well, gotta pay rent sometimes. 
