Trade 686 for 1911?

[buck460XVR]

IMHO........in the real world, as for absolute value, you are probably getting the shorter end of the stick. But not by much. So little in fact, that is it really worth the effort to make a private sale instead of the trade? Especially since, as you claim, the odds are good you could buy the revolver back in the future for the trade value? The 686 is never going to go down in value, unless it is abused. The Garrison, as soon as the first bullet goes down the pipe. But, if the 686 is unused, and you think you will shoot the heck out of the 1911, I suggest you go for the trade, with the caveat, that you get first dibs on the 686, should your friend wish to get rid of it. Value is more than just dollars, it's an easy trade, will cost you nuttin' to scratch the itch, and if you use it more than the 686, it will be worth more to you. Me personally, would never do it, but if the friend wanted the .44 special, it would be done in a heartbeat.

 

[TTv2]

1911's are a dime a dozen these days, so many out there and the differences between the entry level ones to the mid range ones are minor. A proven 686 is a keeper for life as revolver manufacturing quality is declining here in the US and it shows no signs of stopping.

 

[SDGlock23]

No way I'd trade a '90's 686 for a Springfield anything, let alone a fairly base model Garrison. I just don't care for Springfield as a company, so for me that's a hard no.

 

[jmorris]

…manufacturing quality is declining here in the US and it shows no signs of stopping.

I feel that it’s improved at least where it counts. When I was a kid rifles were beautifully finished and shot “pie plates”. Even the cheap stuff from mossberg, savage and others often can shoot MOA. I suppose some of that credit also goes to the bullets but that’s just another US manufactured component.

If it seems like it’s declining, that’s probably because China has gotten so much better due to the intellectual property they have stolen from business that have sent their production there.

 

[JumboJVT]

Finally, something on a gun forum that almost everyone agrees on! You've confirmed my gut: I'll be keeping the 686. It was my first centerfire handgun and for quite a spell the only. Turns out I'm more attached to it than I realized. And I'm gonna pass on the Springfield. That way I don't violate my own Rule.

 

[lee n. field]

This friend and I go all the way back, fathers were boyhood friends, pictures of the two of us in the playpen at 1 & 2 yo. We're both comfortable enough financially so a couple hundred bucks one way or the other doesn't mean much to either of us. Little chance of this going sideways. My wife says I should just buy the 1911 from him. She's my primary enabler - you guys aren't even a close second

Listen to your wife.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Had 4" and 6" 686, probably -3s, with the flash chromed innards. Slicked up to perfection, and it dealt with magnums well. Buy autos were coming on, and I swapped them. Dammit. Along with a 6'' M25. Dammit twice.
Don't trade anything that you can't reasonably replace. Just as easy as that.
Moon

 

[JoeHenry]

Had a 6” 686 that I used for NRA action pistol. Had the action slicked up by Ross Carter of Harrison Arkansas, barricade wings and a red dot. Between practice and matches it digested thousands of warm 38 special. When I quit action pistol I cleaned that old gun up and took off the wings and red dot, reinstalled the factory sights and got top dollar for that old gun. If you ever have to get rid of that 686, sell it don’t trade.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Simple - I don't wish to have a "collection". I'm just not built that way. I fully understand that most can't comprehend such a thing.

I often have said my security system and insurance policy is to not have that many guns.

It flies right over most folks heads.

 

[SwampWolf]

Listen to your wife.

Depends on the wife. But with mine for over the past 54 years, I'm all ears.