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Thanks for the link, Stephanie! I’ve been carrying my two week old S&W 686+ 2.5” every day. I’m using a Galco Combat Master holster, and I can’t feel it like I do with my 4” version.

Here’s a barrel with alignment issues: https://youtu.be/ix-nfKmNchE
Here’s how to check for timing: https://youtu.be/L_lCEgkdX0U

Newer Smith&Wesson revolvers should have a spent case or two in...

I ordered a Wolff standard mainspring for my 4” Model 686, and the DA trigger pull dropped to around 6lbs. I immediately replaced the stock S&W spring, and continued with an already fine trigger. I...

Thanks! I have a 4” model, but really had the itch for a snubnose. It’s still a large revolver, but will fit on my waist. The 4” rides in a shoulder holster.

My wife and I drove past a gun shop we hadn’t been to in 20 years, and walked out with the 2.5” 686+ I’ve been looking around for. The barrel is straight, and lock up is super tight. It does have a...

I’m watching a Hickok45 video, showing his 1980 Model 629, with a pinned barrel. There is clearly a gap between the under lug and the frame. 67095
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The pics are all of the same pistol....

This guy seems to honestly believe his revolver is defective, and he even sent me running for my feeler gauges when I watched the video.
https://youtu.be/uB3mkaQfEjs

Ok. I’m as OCD as the next guy, but this one doesn’t bother me. In the photo below, you can see that the upper and under lug are not tight to the frame, but the main section of the barrel is. In my...

Some people make YouTube videos, saying that they’ve sent their revolvers back to Smith&Wesson 14X, and S&W says it’s within spec. The bearing portion (in my opinion), is the threaded section of the...

My 686+ has a gap at the top and bottom, but none in the area of the actual barrel. All of my Smith&Wesson revolvers have this to some extent. The 686’s gap measures .005”.
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Yes, I did blind...

You just checked all the boxes, so it sounds like your GTG. 😆👍

I have a 686-6 4”, and it works the way it’s supposed to. I was going to sell it to my son, but decided to keep it. I did buy a Galco Fletch holster to carry it, and it just works in my Miata. 🤣...

Yeah, it’s clear gel, but it’s something...


https://www.luckygunner.com/9mm-124-grain-jhp-hst-federal-premium-20-rounds#geltest

I just ease the slide forward when reloading a carry round. Never had a problem, but I’ll fire the chambered round in once in a while at the range.

This year I’ve purchased two Model 642 Smiths, a 4” Model 686+, and a Model 627 Pro Series. They’re all as good as can be expected from machinery, and I check EVERYTHING. Cylinder timing is perfect,...

Brilliant! I have all sorts of pistols, and ALWAYS feels confident with a revolver. I generally carry a j frame, and a speed strip. I do have a very compact cordura speedloader pouch, but rarely use...

Speaking of case volume.... I bought a BUNCH of Federal Micro HST just before the drought began. Federal claims that its recessed bullet compacts the powder, given it a better burn than the loose...

I have a snub 36, a 627 Pro, and two 642’s. I only carry the 642’s, so they would be “The One(s)”.

“Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and that it has never sought a nuclear weapon.”

Ummmm.... Right. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Here’s the way I see it. Ever kick start a motorcycle? It can seem insurmountable at first, but it becomes super easy with proper technique and follow through. I had an SP101 that I changed the...

Be careful. It doesn’t have a key lock. 🤣🤣🤣

Same goes for Vermont, sort of. They want students whose family had company, or who went to someone else’s house to quarantine for two weeks, or one week with a Wu Flu test.

They always look bent downward to me...?????

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I carry a pistol on my waist at all times. Home invasions concern me much more than a mugging, and I wear at least a J frame, or a Sig P365. The pistol comes...

I always say that if was in a combat situation, I’d have an M60, 10,000 rounds of ammo, and an M16. I’d eat the vanquished, so no need to carry rations.