Originally Posted by RickcNY
I have an opportunity to buy a H&R 686 22 mag 7 1/2" barrel ,good/bad ? Thoughts many been a S&W guy but tempted ,reliability/accuracy?


I have a 686 with the LR cylinder. It's okay, but I use it as a beater to whack things that need to discretely die. The convertible barrels are a compromise bore that allows one to shoot both .22LR and .22WMR. I think they shoot the magnums more accurately since there's a little slop when shooting .22lr.

I don't have a WMR cylinder for it. Been looking, but they're scarce.

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