Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns S&W 686 - YES..NO..??

Hey All...Have a chance to acquire a S&W 686 4".. beautiful gonc. alves grips...1982 born on date...virtually 100% but no box...seller wants 10 ben franklins...yes no..???

Thanks for your help and input..

pete

Sounds a little steep to me.

Too rich for my blood. I'm a shooter not a collector.

You can buy a NIB one off of gunbroker right now for $699.

Pre-lock guns bring a premium but I think that is way too high.

Pass, to high.

Best .357 ever made. For that price, it would have to be absolutely unfired and NIB. This one sounds like "appears unfired" and it doesn't have the box. $700 tops.

I would pass on this one. Pricing S&W revolvers can be far from easy. For example 686 .357 with 7-shot cylinder pre-MIM parts (ca. 1995 to early 1997) would be desirable and worth a premium.

Way too high.

RS

Not a dime past seven.

Too high, but I'd have to get 8 plus for my old 6" 686+ that is my favorite 357. (Ahead of the Python for more than one reason)

Agreed

Hey Y'all...thanks...yup...does seem a mite too high to me also...seller won't budge...told him best of luck...sayonara..
Thanks Again Y'all..
Pete

This ^^^^^^^^^^

You can find pre-lock guns in very good shape for$2-300 less if you look hard, maybe even a tad less.

MM

You've gotten some good advice. $700 TOPS.

Now, finish the process. Delete his number out of your phone.

I’d sooner pay a thousand for that one than even $1500 for the best Python that came down the pike. Great revolver; I have two.

It’s maybe a bit high, but that’s a relative thing.

I bought one from a co worker in 1994 for $250. I sold it to another co worker for $250.


I miss that gun.

I still have a no dash 6 inch nickle plated one ,guess I will keep it till I die even though I haven't shot it in close to 40 years.
Think I was around 20 years old when I bought it.

Good looking accurate revolver.
Still loaded with one of 3 boxes of 125 Grain Hollowpoints I bought when I bought the revolver.

As far as price goes on the one you looked at,if it is what you want buy it.
You probably wont make any money if you sell it but as far as keeping I would rather for the most part have an older one than a newer one if its has not been abused..

Where in the world did you get a nickel plated 686? They are stainless steel. You might have a 586.