$569.00 6" 686?

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Jason Demond

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I saw a new one today for $569.00! When did the prices skyrocket? I bought mine in 1999 for $399.00 brand new. They even had a used one for $519.00. I haven't bought a new S&W since the Klinton agreement, so I don't keep up on S&W prices.

They did have good prices on Glock pistols though, 10% over cost. It's the first time I have ever seen a green Glock ($469.00). All there prices were good, I just had sticker shock on the S&W's.
 
Sounds pretty close to me. I see them in Oshmans, a large retailer of sporting goods, for within $20.00 of that. If they carry the gun, any gun, you don't stand much chance of paying a lot less somewhere else.
 
It was that price 5 years ago in Northern Va. That's why I bought a GP100 instead. I saved $200.

Chris
 
In the stores around here in southern California, that's pretty standard. I got my NIB 4" on gunbroker.com for about 420$.

It was definitely worth it to go that way...
 
I choose to save the $200.00, and go with the 6" GP-100, and now I'm looking to sell the GP-100 and get the 686.
The GP is a good strong revolver, I have all the confidence in the world loading it with hot reloads as I know this gun will handle anything, but I use it for Bullseye matches, and the gun has one nasty little inherent problem that interfears with my match shooting. When the rounds shake back against the recoil shield, they tend to drag and interfear with cylinder rotation. This isn't a problem durring the slow fire stage, but it has costed me too many matches durring timed fire and rapid fire stages where a double action trigger pull is neccessary.
I also have a 4" 686 that has never had this problem. I like the over all feel of the action of this S&W revolver over the GP for this type of shooting, and I feel the extra cost will be worth it to me. This however shouldn't persuade you from purchasing a GP-100 if you are looking for a casual plinker / target shooter, and espesically if you plan to fire reloads at maximum levels. The GP is a good, strong gun, it's just not the best choice for a match grade revolver.
 
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Keep looking, I found a new one for under $400 delivered on one of the auction sites within the past year.
 
When the rounds shake back against the recoil shield, they tend to drag and interfear with cylinder rotation.
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I shoot my GP100 almost exclusively DA and I've never noticed this happening. The rounds do slide back against the recoil shield, but I've not noticed any drag. My S&W 36 does the same thing, so I'm not sure how there would be a difference between Ruger and S&W on this. Then again, "rapid fire" for me is about 2 shots/second. It may be a problem at higher speeds for all I know...

Chris
 
Ya that's a bit much for that gun-----

I paid $479 for my 686P 2.5" almost exactly a year ago-----I didn't think it was the best deal then----but I had wanted a snub 686 for years---the extra shot was a plus(no pun intended)-----they had it in stock and I had the cash----done deal.

The 2.5incher seems fairly uncommon in my experience.
 
Greeting's All-

Well, here are my shops current prices, as I promised:

Smith & Wesson Model 686

4" six shot model non ported = $509.88
6" six shot model non ported = $529.88
6" seven shot model non ported = $539.88

At least one of each in stock, lying in display case at:

Simmons Sporting Goods
2001-2nd Avenue North
Bessemer, AL 35020

PX: (205) 425-4720

Ask for Clay Simmons, Barry Simmons, Ray Grubbs, or Dale Smith.

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
 
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FYI: I think Galyan's is not going to sell handguns anymore. The local store has none. The clerk said since Dick's Sporting Goods purchased Galyan's, no handguns will be sold.
 
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