I have a pre-lock 4 inch 686+ that had some minor extractor rod issues which are pretty much resolved. However, I have to say that an older blued model 13 with 3 inch barrel seems to be of a more carefully crafted and solid construction, and more importantly has been entirely trouble-free for 30 years. Could be true that "they don't make them like they used to".

I myself own a Taurus m66+. Mine is in a 6" barrel. It shoots well & I have had no problem or complaints, great gun.

Thanks for warning me...

I have had the 7” version for about a decade. Hated the grips; my middle finger would get bruised from the trigger guard under heavy recoil. Bought a larger set of decorative wood grips and never looked back. Love this revolver and have only ever had one problem that was easily corrected. Started getting light strikes, single action would ignite rounds, but double would not. Looked problem up online. Just had to tighten hammer spring inside grip. This is one of the few pistols I have that I would never consider selling or trading.

I have the 3 inch version of this. It had issues as well. S&W ended up replacing the whole frame. They reused the original barrel, cylinder, and internals. Had to re-register the revolver because of the different serial number. Because the state I live in you have to register handguns.

@logangodofcandy

Ай бұрын

Lol @ your state. I have the 5" and it went out of time and needs a new hand, but that is likely due to the heavier unfluted barrel bearing the crap out of the hand. If you can, get fluted cylinders

@petertorque

Ай бұрын

@@logangodofcandy lol indeed. Michigan used to be a gun friendly state. Used to be….

Nice video. You should use blue no scratch pads instead of green ones. I have 2 686 plus. 6" and 3". 6" locked hammer and trigger on 1st range visit. Sent it to S&W for repair. Its good now. 3" has the timing issues after 2 range sessions. Talking to S&W, they gonna send me shipping label. 19, 586, j frames have been good so far. Thanx for the info!

I have a 3" 686+. Put in Miculek springs and its insanely accurate.

Dammit, now I have to watch my favourite spaghetti western. 😊

Excellent video sir. As a revolver guy myself I've got the same talo edition 5" and I rotate it as my EDC with my Taurus model 66 7 shot 4". If the "zombies" arrive I'm taking my Smith and Wesson 686 plus talo to fight them lol

@DaGunGuy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the compliment. I've got to ask: have you had any of the same problems I talk about with the cylinder or hammer? or did I genuinely just get an outlier gun?

@keananruiters9373

Ай бұрын

@@DaGunGuy Honestly I haven't had any problems with mine, however my cousin and a friend of his had crooked barrel issues on their revolvers. Thankfully S&W fixed both.

@mikeseier4449

Ай бұрын

I have the 686 plus Talo with a 3 inch barrel. I have s little over 3000 rounds through it,.. The only problem I had was with the ejector rod backing out. I put some blue lock tight on the threads and haven’t had a problem since.

@logangodofcandy

Ай бұрын

Your cylinder isn't fit right with your gun. Because of this, the breech face is coming into contact with the brass cases, causing friction that wont let you close or rotate the cylinder

I've owned them all from 2.5" to 8 3/8". The only problem I ever had was with the Mod 29 Carry-Comp. The ejector rod was loose and I didn't realize the problem so it didn't want to lock up. Dumb mistake on my part. I now have a 3", 4" and 6" in the 7 rd config. Love 'em all.

I own the exact same model, I changed the grips they were too thin for my hands, my only problem is it came to me dirty like it was shot more than three times like they are supposed to at the factory. Shoots great and has a slight rattle when I lift it up and level it out my 586 classic did not have that sound. Don’t hear it when the hammer is back though besides that it’s great.

I own all three.3 inch, 5 inch, and 7 inch. All 686+. Al with the un-fluted cylinder.

If you pay close attention to Angel Eyes during the stand off scene at sad hill,he has center fire bullets on his gun belt,but his pistol is a black power cap n ball.

@lanedexter6303

Ай бұрын

Cartridge conversion?🙄

@frost8077

28 күн бұрын

I watched the movie again the other day which got me curious to look up the guns of the movie. A few guns in the movie were made years after the story takes place, so the whole setting is a big mix and match of historical guns. I'm just glad to see that Cimarron Firearms still sells the Tuco Frankenstein gun from the three guns he took apart.

@lanedexter6303

28 күн бұрын

@@frost8077 👍

@carlostrujillo4750

28 күн бұрын

Yes, I noticed that my self since I also shoot cap and ball.angel eyes also has the tip of one of his fingers missing.

love that gun

I bought the 6” in February of this year and it did the same things. It’s now July 2nd and I still don’t have it back. It went back 3 times. I’ve only had in my possession for maybe two weeks. They’re replacing it I just found out today. I have little faith in smith

I bought this exact model in 2021. Mine has been great. Beautiful revolver. I understand your frustration though. $1000 should buy better QC from S&W. My grips are noticeably more "wooden" than the grips on yours. Prefer shooting it with rubber grips in any case. I look forward to hearing about your experience with their repairs.

I have quite a few Smith & Wesson firearms. But recently they start making complete garbage. Pistols are ok, but revolvers🤦🏼‍♂️ it’s something else. I do not have 686 in my collection, so I decided to buy it. Bought two 686 plus and one performance center. All three went back to the dealers. Canted barrels, horrible machine marks. Even Taurus did not make garbage like this back in the day…

@SHOT_GUNNER

Ай бұрын

Yeah I’ve noticed this huge drop in quality and production with the new Smiths as well. It seems they are putting profit of value these days and I’ll take my money to Ruger from now on. I sold a few new ones and bought Rugers and gosh what a difference. I do like the vintage Smiths and Wesson revolvers.

@logangodofcandy

Ай бұрын

I guess I don't buy that many brand new, but I have plenty of newer production revolvers and only one has a canted barrel.

Bought one of those for myself recently. Haven't shot it yet but I don't have any complaints with the trigger in mine. Only thing I can say is I was disappointed with the grips as well. It is wood layered with acrylic, but the acrylic on mine is layered almost as heavily as on yours. On mine I can at least see some of the beautiful woodgrain on the top 1 inch of the right-side grip, but other than that it's just a dull black. I was really hoping it would look more like the ones they had in the pictures.

@PedroBrando

27 күн бұрын

Better shoot it, mine had to go back after about 300 rounds.They emailed me a shipping label and fixed it quickly.

good 357 Python

If you're having issues when its loaded, have you tried different ammo brands? Have you ruled out ammo?

@DaGunGuy

29 күн бұрын

Yep. It’s the gun.

Mine broke after 26 shots. They replaced everything but the frame and cylinder. Even the barrel was replaced leaving a huge splinter and a big gap to the forcing cone. I'll never trust or buy another s&w.

Can you order a version without the locks? Or should I get another manufacturer revolver?

@DaGunGuy

28 күн бұрын

The earlier models don’t have the lock. I believe any “-6” indicates there is a lock. Any “-5” or earlier does not have the lock. I don’t like the lock but I just never use it.

They are plastic because there is two half's to the grip. There's a joint right through the middle.

If the Cylinder doesn't close or Open easily maybe the ejerctor rod is Loose.

I BUY OLD S&W PISTOLS SHIM THEM IF NEEDED AND DRIVE ON SO FAR NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OLD -2 AND OLDER EVOLVERS

Smith has been making poor quality handguns recently. Poorly machined.

@LowIQinHQ

27 күн бұрын

If CZ bought colt; maybe Glock should buy smith then

@tedcollins4684

18 күн бұрын

For a decade

I would not say the gun is finished in stainless steel, I would say the gun is stainless steel and the finish is whatever it is ie polished, mat, or whatever. Not really important just sayin. Nice gun hope they straighten it out.

Your cylinder was improperly fitted

take the grips off and look at the underside of them - I think. you'll find they are wood. just finished darker than typical as shown in your pic.

@SHOT_GUNNER

Ай бұрын

I had similar grips they felt like glued sawdust. I tossed them.

@logangodofcandy

Ай бұрын

They are not glued sawdust. They are epoxied (glued) layers of ash wood. 90% cheap light wood, 10% plastic

@hanson544

Ай бұрын

They are wood and some kind of resin. I personally think they’re good, just ugly. I got some target grips and never looked back even though the stock grips are more ergonomic.