The 686 SSR is really the gun that got me back into revolvers, and it is sort of a love hate relationship. First, the hate. Hate that it has the lock and a hole where it's soul leaks out. I Hate that it is full of MIM stuff that doesn't look right (including a transfer bar instead of a hammer nose...those come on Ruger Tanks ;-) ).
Now the rest....I shoot the crap out of it and it just goes bang. I changed to a front Fiber optic in a couple of minutes with no tools, it hits where I point it and feels like an extension of my hand (the very expensive Nill grips help in this department). I dry practice with it more than anything and the action just keeps getting better. It is cheap to shoot and runs almost exclusively on easy to find USA or American Eagle 130gr jacketed round nose. It would make a great carry gun and feels more like a 3" K than a 4" L frame. Overall, the thing is a winner even if it is really the "Souless" revolver in my very large armory of bad ass wheel guns.