This is the only one of these I ever saw.
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It is a black finish M686 and it was not for sale. I know the owner, and he could tell from my drool, that I hungered for his pistol. I prefer the hammer mounted firing pin to the latter frame mounted striker. I talked to a S&W Customer Rep about this, he claimed milling the slot in the frame for the hammer mounted firing pin took a dedicated machine and person, they had not figured out a means to mill it without the dedicated worker.
I do own a M586, the previous owner fired 60,000 rounds of 148 LWC with 2.7 grs Bullseye, Federal primers, in PPC competition. I only had to replace the mainspring. The finish is badly worn, the previous owner was one of those who cleaned only when he had to.
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He did make the claim that the blued barrels were more accurate than the stainless barrels, and he was an excellent pistol shot, but I had a stainless M686, and it shot great. I don't know one way or another. I do know a 10 times PPC champ, and he claimed that Colt barrels were tighter, and therefore more accurate, and it was not uncommon to see a Smolt on the firing line. That is a K frame Smith with a Colt barrel. His primary competition K frame had a premium barrel, can't remember the maker, was not a Douglas, or I would have remembered that.
It's called Midnight Black, Only 2,876 made. Here is another one. Never shot, box papers and tools.