It’s also my go-to gun for outdoor carry. This is perhaps the most compelling reason that the 686 would be the one, if I could only have one. The Bowen cuts a slighter higher, sharper profile, and the D&L would require the gun be permanently sighted in with a specific load (probably 125-grain Speer Gold Dots). I like the idea of both, but each has a disadvantage. Possible replacement candidates are the Bowen Rough Country adjustable rear sight or the D&L Sports fixed rear sight, but I have not yet committed to either. The factory adjustable sights are the most visible weak link in this gun if there is one. As my “hell or high-water” sixgun, this revolver is expected to accomplish its task regardless of difficulty. The one facet of this revolver that I have contemplated changing is the rear sight. The Smith & Wesson 686 is as reliable a gun as I’ve every carried. It should be one that earns and keeps the confidence of its owner, as the 686 has and does. A revolver to ride the river with should live up to the same standard. It is said that a man to ride the river with is a man that can be counted on in any situation and against any peril. Even the Hogue Monogrip that no one else likes just works for me, though I have replaced it with VZ Grips’ Tactical Diamonds. The double-action trigger is one of the smoothest and cleanest I’ve ever seen, breaking right around an even 10 lbs. But I’ve reached the conclusion that S&W pretty much did it right when they made this one. I have toyed with the idea of lightly customizing this revolver.
It is likely that it could also make an ill-intentioned rifleman of mediocre skill downright uncomfortable at similar remove. In competent hands, a revolver of this size can be counted on to ring steel reliably at 100 yards or more.
The heft of this wheelgun also lends some stability when more precision is desired. 357 Magnum load available, and do so with a smile on your face. You can run the gun hard and run it fast. The mid-large dimensions of the L-Frame make the 686 heavy. The beefy forcing cone and top-strap of the 686. A few other dimensions in the gun were increased, resulting in a revolver that is designed for hard use with full-power. The L-Frame was designed to correct the weaknesses of the smaller, lighter K-Frame with a thicker top strap and heavier forcing cone, while keeping the grip the same size. The 686 is built on the L-Frame, Smith & Wesson’s medium-large revolver chassis. So why do I consider the S&W 686 to be the perfect revolver (and maybe even the perfect handgun)? My 4″, pre-lock 686-3. But calling a revolver perfect based on looks alone could responsibly be characterized as irresponsible. And I admit that to this day, no other revolver comes close to achieving the perfectly balanced look of the 4″ 686 (except maybe the 3″ and 5″ 686s…which still only come close). Because I didn’t handle many actual revolvers as a kid, my fascination was merely due to the aesthetics of the thing. The 4″ Smith & Wesson 686 is the revolver that captured my imagination more than any other as a kid. It is my One if I could have only one, my hell or high-water sixgun, my “gun to ride the river with.” Smith & Wesson 686 An example of this phenomenon: the venerable Smith & Wesson 686.
Once in a while, though, I find something that is pretty much perfect as-is, and it endures. Of course this never actually works out in practice – something new comes along and I catch the bug. Many of the guns I have purchased have been done so with the idea of being the “last rifle” or “last pistol” I’ll ever need to buy.
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