Anyone own one of these bad boys? Looking to pick one up soon but wanted some feedback from those who have used one first. Is it worth the price? They also seem very hard to come by. Four Seasons said they only get them in, once every few months and only 1 or 2 at a time.
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S&W 686 Competitor
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Not really familiar with this model.
My question: Does the cylinder accept moon clips? Cause any competition revo should unless it's sole purpose is PPC or perhaps bulls eye.
Edit: doesn't seem like it but it looks like it's built for accuracy so maybe it's not that important.
My question: Does the cylinder accept moon clips? Cause any competition revo should unless it's sole purpose is PPC or perhaps bulls eye.
Edit: doesn't seem like it but it looks like it's built for accuracy so maybe it's not that important.
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As of now, no. Simply just want to add another wheel gun to my collection and really want a 686. I like that the one has the heavy front end with the weights and I like the looks... lame I know. That's not to say down the road it doesn't lead me to competitions and what not.
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I have an old 1970's era Clark Customs PPC gun with an underlugged barrel and it does balance nicely. I guess it really depends on what you want to use it for though. Having the adjustable weight might be cool for shooting pins or something like that where you would run pretty hot ammo and want to tame the recoil a bit, but I think in that case you'd probably put all of the weights in and just leave them there anyway. Either way you could probably get a gunsmith to install an underluged barrel on a donor gun and be into it for much less than MSRP on that but maybe I'm missing something. (Full disclosure, I personally think a lot of the performance center stuff is a bit overpriced for what you actually get.)
Underlugged revolvers do look nice though, no doubt about that.
Underlugged revolvers do look nice though, no doubt about that.
Really just want it because I wanted to add a new wheel gun to the collection. Always wanted the 686 however after seeing the competitor model I fell in love. Is it worth the cost? I dunno, that's why I'm asking here but I do know that it looks like a beast of a revolver. We occasionally have pin matches at my local club, but other than friendly competition, I do not as of now have any intention for competition use. Simply just a want for my collection
If you just want a 686, then go get a regular 686, and pay a good gunsmith for a trigger job, chamber chamfer, and barrel crown. You'll have a better shooting gun, it will be one that you can use to compete, and you'll have saved a bunch of money that you can spend on ammo. You'll be far ahead.
I mostly shoot .38 Spcl, so I prefer K-frames. Unless you are intending to shoot a lot of .357 Mag (and few people do), then the L-frame really doesn't buy you anything over a K-frame.
I mostly shoot .38 Spcl, so I prefer K-frames. Unless you are intending to shoot a lot of .357 Mag (and few people do), then the L-frame really doesn't buy you anything over a K-frame.
I'm also interested in the 686 Competitor also.
Hard to come by apparently from my recent search.
Hard to come by apparently from my recent search.
chinalfr
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I just left collector in stoneham. They do have a 686 competitor & 629 competitor in stock. PM me for pricing.
Also visited FS, they also have a 686 & 629 competitor.
Price is very fair and cheaper than GB.
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Also visited FS, they also have a 686 & 629 competitor.
Price is very fair and cheaper than GB.
Sent from my Tinfoil hat
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I have 686 Competitor.
Rear sight was a bit uneven - sent it to SW and they swapped it. Was disappointing when you pay that much for a handgun.
Other than that looks great and shoots great.
The way I look at it, if you want it and have the money, what other reason do you need?
Rear sight was a bit uneven - sent it to SW and they swapped it. Was disappointing when you pay that much for a handgun.
Other than that looks great and shoots great.
The way I look at it, if you want it and have the money, what other reason do you need?
