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This belonged to mt BIL who died of brain cancer a couple of months ago. His oldest wants to get it fixed but with what the factory wants to charge and shipping both ways it will cost him over a hundred bucks. What say you all. ![[Linked Image]](http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww211/compassrosefarms/20150702_144652_zpsccirniwi.jpg)
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What's wrong with it, just the barrel off, or is there more?
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Some gangsters shoot them that way...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Barrel will unscrew. He found it this way in his dad's safe.
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Some gangsters shoot them that way... 
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The rare left-handed gangsta special...
The barrel is loose? Just check with a local smith to reset the barrel.
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Sad part is I no longer know where to find one. The good one from years ago are long gone.
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Without knowing how the barrel ended up like that I'd want the factory to fix it.
$100 is a cheap fix for getting it done right.
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Without knowing how the barrel ended up like that way I'd want the factory to fix it.
$100 is a cheap fix for getting it done right.
+1 What model and dash number is it (can be found on the yoke inside the crane). How does the forcing cone look?
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Without knowing how the barrel ended up like that way I'd want the factory to fix it.
$100 is a cheap fix for getting it done right.
+1 What model and dash number is it (can be found on the yoke inside the crane). How does the forcing cone look? It is a 868 but don’t have it here or know the model number. BIL was not a gun guy and just shot and cleaned it. The barrel was about ten degrees off when I saw it but will unscrew without any effort.
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Have a 686 Scott. 868 never heard of that one.
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A pre-lock 686 with a loose barrel is worth looking to fix especially if it's a -4 or earlier. There is still a factory modification in effect for the no dash and dash one versions for the hammer and bushing that could possibly be done at the same time. Looking hard at the picture, it looks like the piece that supports the forward end of the cylinder is discolored and bent. Is that an illusion or is there also a problem there?
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Yeah, that appears to be a 686, Scott. A C note or so, would be money well spent putting that six shooter back in action.
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A pre-lock 686 with a loose barrel is worth looking to fix especially if it's a -4 or earlier. There is still a factory modification in effect for the no dash and dash one versions for the hammer and bushing that could possibly be done at the same time. Looking hard at the picture, it looks like the piece that supports the forward end of the cylinder is discolored and bent. Is that an illusion or is there also a problem there? Just an illusion. I will look it over again next week when I go see my nephew again and get the SN and dash number.
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Yeah, that appears to be a 686, Scott. A C note or so, would be money well spent putting that six shooter back in action. It may have to wait. My nephew is just out of school and working his tail off to support his mom and his four siblings. It will get fixed but it just may take a while. I should get a fair sized settlement from the VA some time next year and a hundred could go to getting it to the factory and back.
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You might take it to Rich's Guns in Donald, Oregon, they're well regarded locally for their gunsmithing. I've never used them but have been in the store many times; good people and an interesting store.
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Got to wonder what happened to that one. To me, it would be $100 well spent getting the factory to put it back right.
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You might take it to Rich's Guns in Donald, Oregon, they're well regarded locally for their gunsmithing. I've never used them but have been in the store many times; good people and an interesting store. A friend of mine was the contractor that did his addition. I did not know he did smithing. I will check it out, thanks.
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Scott I have been in the store and they have a full set up for gun smithing. The extension was for their shooting range. Cheers NC
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You would be much much better off sending that gun back to Smith, and knowing it will more likely than not be fixed to factory standards, than letting an unknown person work on it. For $100. That is a no brainer to me.
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