Sleeping Dog
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Ok, I still have no wheel-gun, still dumb and confused - even after some great answers on my first thread.
I ran the 586 through the paces in the sticky thread, and it's pretty good. A little fore-to-aft wiggle of the cylinder in full lockup, but other than that, it's solid.
Then I saw a couple of stainless guns, and got more confused.
There was a model 681, which was a whole lot like the 586 except the rear sight was not adjustable, the front sight had no bright plastic insert. Other than that, it felt like the 586. Both guns had the firing pin on the hammer.
Then there was a 686, which I thought was just a stainless 586, but it had finger-grip rubber grip, and more different, had a flat hammer face, like my 1911, no firing pin on it.
What are these models, and what's with the different hammer/firing pin design? That seems like a big design difference. I just don't know if it makes any practical difference.
Finally, how's $375 for the blue 586 gun? What is typical? They want $295 for the 681 and $395 for the 686. The blue gun still "speaks" to me more - I like the finish, even if it's a little worn at the front end of the barrel.
Regards.
I ran the 586 through the paces in the sticky thread, and it's pretty good. A little fore-to-aft wiggle of the cylinder in full lockup, but other than that, it's solid.
Then I saw a couple of stainless guns, and got more confused.
There was a model 681, which was a whole lot like the 586 except the rear sight was not adjustable, the front sight had no bright plastic insert. Other than that, it felt like the 586. Both guns had the firing pin on the hammer.
Then there was a 686, which I thought was just a stainless 586, but it had finger-grip rubber grip, and more different, had a flat hammer face, like my 1911, no firing pin on it.
What are these models, and what's with the different hammer/firing pin design? That seems like a big design difference. I just don't know if it makes any practical difference.
Finally, how's $375 for the blue 586 gun? What is typical? They want $295 for the 681 and $395 for the 686. The blue gun still "speaks" to me more - I like the finish, even if it's a little worn at the front end of the barrel.
Regards.