I've always been a sucker for Smith and Wesson. It just seems that, along with Colt, it is such an American Icon (put aside the English ownership fiasco). I have now a quite large collection of useable handguns starting with an old circa 1979 Charter Arms Police .38 Bulldog, and an inherited 1938 (from my Grandfather) .38 Colt Police Special. More recently a S&W 640 that my wife has. Other than that, it's been all semi-autos since then and small Kahr 9mms are what I, and my wife, carry. Today I saw a 686-2 4" Stainless S&W 686 revolver and I had to have it. It is, in my very amateur opinion, in very good shape. I think it is about a 1987 version since it is a "2". Is that correct? Well, anyway, I bought it. Read all I could prior to going back to the gunshop on how to check revolvers and the timing is good, crane very well aligned, not too much powder buildup, etc. etc. Can anyone tell me why the trigger has a movable "point" (I'm sure that is not the correct term) as a firing pin? My old Colt has a fixed point on it and pretty much doesn't cause any problems. Hope this is not a rambling post. This is my first post on THR I think (I'm on a couple of others). Thanks