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Originally Posted by flatbutt
The 586 sure looks good too. Looks like I'll start my shopping with S&W. Thanks much for the tips! I'll keep you posted.
BTW, if anyone is interested, I filed my purchase permit application yesterday. The countdown begins today.
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So it is settled yur getting a 686...4. 6 or 8 3/8 Barrel is your only decision.
Smith started making them in 1982, the SN sequence started with AAA xxxx ostensibly going to ZZZ xxxx. My preference is to buy one of the earlier ones. They can readily be found all day long on Proxibid which host basically all the major auction houses in the USA (even NIB)...The pricing is within a small range no matter the auction location nor time of day. If you understand the price structure on Gun Broker or a retail site, you can save your self some money by buying at auction...roughly $100 after all is said in done. But you have to know the line in the sand and not go over it at auction.
I have the 4 and the 8...the 8 is a sweet shooter with 38's.
If ya want a bigger frame Smith there is the no frills Model 28 or Highway Patrolman...and the deluxe Model 27 or 357 Magnum... If you are going to go that route the 27-2 or 28-2 are the way to go.. They have Pinned Barrels and Recessed cylinders which Smith discontinued doing in 1982 to cut cost.
You can buy a cheap new foreign car for what a pre war model 27 aka " Registered Magnum"will bring...