Smith & Wesson 686 .357 Magnum Revolver Review
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- The Smith & Wesson Model 686 was introduced in 1981 and is not only still being currently made, but there are a huge number of configurations to choose from. It really tames the .357 Magnum cartridge and is a pleasure to shoot. #S&W686 #357magnum #Revolver @SmithAndWessonInc
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I have the 7 shot plus version with 4 inch barrel and i love it! It's one of my favorite firearms!
I want one for my collection.
I just picked up the 7 shot version with the 4 inch barrel.
It’s great smooth shooter
I also have 686 Plus 4". Beautiful firearm and shoots very well.
I have the 7 shot in a 6 1/2 and i adore that thing.
I have had a 586 for thirty years and love it today just as much as the first day I owned it.
Awesome taste bro!
ya bought my 6 inch 586 in 1992....I thought it was pricey for 350 out the door...
@@bornfuct $350 in 1992 is worth $780 today, so you got a great deal, because a new one today is more than that.
I have the 7 shot/3" barrel and its great! Perfect for carry and I shoot it well.
"Carry what you shoot well!"
That 686+ with 3" barrel is usually my late-night farm gun. We have bears, coyotes, and trespassers, as well as odd people drifting through late at night. I never feel under-gunned with this revolver. Stay strong. --Old Guy
This is the revolver I carried while on duty with the Missouri Dept of Corrections from 2002 to 2008. Love this wheel gun.
Thats a heavy carry.
I bought a Michigan state police issued 586 used. That revolver is amazing, and I don't regret owning it.
The .357 Magnum used to be a lot more stout. The .357 Magnum our grandpas ran was rated to 43000 PSI, or something close to it. In the early 90s, S&W got fed up fixing the smaller framed .357, which had a tendency to scorch throats and top straps. They asked SAAMI to reduce operating pressure, and SAAMI did so, reducing pressure about 25%, to the current 35,000 PSI. I remember my grandpa's reloads having some bark to them. Looking through old reloading manuals from the late 80s and early 90s, the 158 gr loads are rated for the same velocity as current 125 gr loads. The .357 was a different animal then, and its reputation as a manstopper was earned with these loads.
The 686 is a perfect candidate for these original loads. I think we should petition SAAMI to give us a .357 +P rated to original pressures for fullsize revolvers. As someone who EDCs Norma spec 10mm, I like that level of performance, and I want my grandpa's .357 Magnum back.
You can still get loads that shoot 158gr as fast as today's hot 125gr, and the best part is that it can now be done and without having to jack the pressure through the roof. Underwood launches their 158gr xtp's at 1500fps out of a 6 inch barreled gp100.
I love my 686 plus 3 inch. Yes, it is in my carry rotation, and yes does add some heft to my EDC it still works well. Thanks for the S&W love. (:
Check out the S&W 66 Combat Magnum in 2.75" barrel. it is the perfect carry .357mag.
Same here.
@@papimaximus95 Thanks, I actually have looked at the S&W 66 Combat magnum, and actually own the Big brother S&W69 (:
But it rust if you look at it hard, I have one, love it, carry it But it continues to rust@papimaximus95
@@leahbennett4979 I have never noticed any rust issues with this sidearm, however I will let you know if this accrues with mine. Thanks. (:
I have the 7 shot ver it is amazing. Never had an issue.
I have a 586. Love it, first handgun i bought the day after i got my permit. Absolutely awesome.
I bought my 6” 686 in 1984 and still love it. My wife learned to shoot loading 38spl, very little recoil with this big beauty.
Have a 686 Plus Deluxe in 3 inch. A beautiful and capable revolver.
Learned to shoot handgun, from my grandpa, with a 6 inch, 6 shot, 686. Way back when. The gun has my 'eternal love' for sure :-)
Revolvers, especially S&W, warm my heart. For decades I have shot revolvers. The 686 is a fantastic gun. I like my older model 19s.
I pitched this exact revolver last February. Before even taking it out of the box I sent it back to S&W for their master trigger and action package. What an amazing revolver!
I love revolvers and carry them daily. My primary CCW’s are revolvers. Thanks for the great video.
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I got my 686 6" in the very early 80's/ I remember it coming out and no one having any to sell. No internet - just guns and ammo Mag and many other. 40 years ago $300 was a heck of a lot of money. I was only making $16,500 right out of college. Felt like it took forever to get the money together to buy one. It was the first revolver or pistol that I ever bought. It has always been my favorite gun of any kind and the best gun I have ever owned. Everyone who has ever shot it. has shot it well and loved it. Recently my 31 year old son in law shot it for the first time at about the same age I was when I bought it 41+ years ago.
Bought a 6" 686 no dash made in 1984 at a pawn shop about 12 years ago. Lucky find. Love it. I payed 499 for it then.
That's a beautiful story and shows how a wonderful heirloom quality like this can bond a family across generations!!! Your son in-law will remember that day long after your gone!!!
$300 in 1982 is worth $981 in 2024. A new 686 will set you back at least $981 today, so you got a great deal in the early 80’s
Smith and Wesson revolvers = confidence in my world.
Just an overall cool, solid, beautiful finish Gun. More than capable and reliable. Thank you Smith and Wesson. And a shout out to this channel for years of great content 👍
I agreed it is a beautiful revolver and well built
This immediately brought back some really nostalgic feelings for me. I became a LEO in 1988 and the 686 4” was my department’s standard issue. I carried that for quite a few years before the department authorized the personal purchase/carry of DA/SA pistols. Thanks for this video. 👍
I'm going to accept this video as a sign that I need to get a 4 inch 686+.
Agreed! Find a good video on how to inspect a revolver. Reject any that don't pass even one test. Once broken, revolvers are expensive to fix. @@matthewfortin4335
@@matthewfortin4335 Way to FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) it. 'Many', how many? Years ago there were a few complaints on TH-cam. If it were many, I think we would be hearing about it all the time, right up there with Glocks blowing up and other fables.
This is the way.
Indeed you do have that need sir!!!
Yes, indeed, do it now!!!
*I love my 7" 686 3-5-7 Plus*
*Instant collector status.*
I have one with the unfluted cylinder.
Love it, but I love my 4" 7 shot better.
If I could have only ONE firearm, hands down it would be: My S&W 686+ .357 Magnum, 7-shot, 5” barrel, with an unfluted cylinder. It’s extremely accurate, a dream to shoot and with such an amazing array of ammunition choices… it’s suitable for most tasks.
I think for me it would be my 6.5 inch Smith and Wesson 629 classic deluxe 44 mag.
That being said..... I still live my 686+.
I love my 686 6". I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I picked up a 686 configured for bowling pin shooting, heavy barrel, big steel sight rib, and it's had a trigger job done on it. It's smooth on smooth with a side of lube.
I carried the 686 on duty from 1988 until 1992 when we switched to semi auto. I bought my 686 and still own it today. Great gun.
I have a 6 inch, bought it brand new back in the 1980's... It's my favorite, I love it!
I have the 586 (4") manufactured in 1982, a 13-2 (1971?), a 686 Plus Delux, a pre-27 (1956), 19 Classic, GP100 (1986) and 2 Pythons (4" blued 1979) and 2020 model 4" stainless ). I don't discriminate. The one I like best is the one in my hand. "Life is good."
Tucker Gunleather makes a comfortable IWB holster for the 4" 686. I carried one for work, EDC'd for years outside of work and still carry it on every hunt. It just checks all the boxes of what makes a useful handgun a useful handgun.
I carried this Revolver as a Police Officer for many years, fantastic handgun. After about Six years the agency wanted to transition to Semi Auto Pistols. To this day I wish I still had my Pre-lock 686 6 shot pistol.
I have had mine for over 20 years, and I still love it.
Taurus 66 4" here. Love that revolver to death. Since I shoot my revolver, my trigger manipulation has improved by 100% on semi autos . Got a S&W bodyguard for the times I cannot hide my pocket flak .
I have the 66 as well. Great gun. How many rounds do you have through yours?
@@YahLovesYou86 around 500. I shoot it every week at the range. Got remans from Oak island ammo to keep the cost in check and finish with a box of Grizzlys from 2A warehouse for recoil training. My carry ammo is Barnes TAC-XPD. Got good gel results out of the 4" barrel. How about you?
I had a Taurus 66for years. Its a great gun but once I held a 686 it’s days were numbered. I eventually sold the Taurus and got the Smith.
@@araneaetvelivolum1086 That's so cool to hear, I don't have that many rounds through but I would say at least 300 and most of those are .357. Honestly it has been awhile since I've shot it because I am training with a new carry gun and I just got a 10mm for home defense that I have been shooting a lot. I have to say though that of all my guns I have the most fun at the range with the 66.
@@Carriesaglock I know the 686 is made better but for the price the 66 is a great gun. I would like to pick up a 686 or a Ruger GP100 one day, not sure which though. I've shot the GP before and loved it, never shot the 686.
I'm in Alabama, and I open carry my 686 Plus, Talo edition with the 5-inch barrel. With its extremely smooth trigger pull, I always shoot one-handed and have no problem with accuracy.
I've had my S&W 686 for over 30 years and it still does it for me! It is still as good as the day I bought it in the 1980's! I take really good care of my firearms so, when I need them, they will take really good care of me!
I have the 686+ 3” for one of my ccw options. I had it mag-na-ported and that softened the recoil. I recently added a 442 to my revolver collection. I love revolvers!
Love my 1984 686. The older models have the firing pin on the hammer,so no dry firing but very smooth. Had Smith do the mod as it is my night stand gun. Fit and finish is perfect.
Love this Revolver!
Excellent revolver.
I love my Smith’s.
I have one with 4 in barrel and factory wood grips. It’s a no dash I got for like 240 many years ago. Love it.
I got a 686+ with a r inch barrel and added a dlsports rear sight and I love it. Great wheel gun for the winter.
My 686 plus seven (7) shoot 357 mag has and will always be in my collection. I ordered mine with a full barrel lug and the S&W trigger job.
The 686 2 1/2" barrel length was the U.S. Treasury issue revolver in the early 80s. G issue ammunition was Winchester-Western Caliber Special 110 gr. Jacketed Hollow Point. The 50 round box had a printed warning - These cartridges were loaded for U.S Treasury Department to their specifications which require higher velocity pressure than conventional .38 Special cartridges.
Most SAs carried their personal Colt Government or the 3.9 oz lighter 686. Both firearms are a pleasure to shoot.
Had one years ago. Hated the wood grip so I swapped it out for a Hogue and I was much happier almost instantly.
Broke my heart when I had to sell her but bills needed paid. I WILL get another one of these days.
Excellent video! Thank you Sootch! Ironically I just purchased a 4” 686 Plus this past week! It was live at first sight.
I just bought one I bought the 686 Plus Deluxe with the wood grips 7 shot and a 6 inch barrel I absolutely love it I paid $1100.00
686 is a great firearm, handles great as for kick and have to love a .357 magnum 👍
for me dude, the Ruger GP100 beats out the Model-686 by a mile, due to how tanky the GP100 is (and yes, I do own one of these bad boys).
although I will admit, the 686 is good looking revolver as well.
I have a Nickel 586, absolutely one of my favorite revolvers. 357 Magnum is great caliber as well.
My nickel 586 is a beautiful handgun.
wow Sootch00 has been on YT for years now, and he's finally getting to the 686. It's one of S&W's iconic models!
Great gun. Perfect for hunting, home defense, self defense and more.
My granddad gave me a 868 in 98. It’s a fantastic revolver. It’s what I used for my CC course because at the time, it was all I owned.
I saw a 686 in Cabelas today a little over a thousand dollars out the door. Fantastic revolver 👍
Pretty nice video Mr. Sootch. To me, you are preaching to the choir. I am a revolver shooter.
Given practice, one can shoot a revolver very quickly, and reload pretty quickly too.
Just some minor corrections, that part of the revolver right behind the barrel extending back to the hammer is the top strap, not the back strap (where the palm of your hand goes). The part under the barrel is the under lug, not typically called the shroud.
It is expected that from the top strap by the forcing cone to be flame cut. That flame cut will go just a little into the top strap and stop, so the pistol is not really harmed. However, with moderate to hot loads, that high pressure and hot flame will reach down to any part of the hand that extends further past the end of the cylinder. Therefore, it is generally safe to keep all parts of your hand behind the cylinder. Tuck the thumb of your support hand under the thumb of your firing hand.
To help tame the recoil, adjust your stance so you lean into the gun. (Nose over toes.)
This gun will not last you your lifetime; it will last several lifetimes (as long as you don't do stupid things with the gun).
Sootch makes a ton of videos at times he references rifle parts in a pistol video!! Give the guy a break!!
I have a 7 shot 3" barrel. I put Miculek springs in, and got some nice wood panel grips. I carry it all the time. It's my favorite gun, full stop.
I have the 686 plus and I really enjoy it. It is tough to carry, so I went with an Alaskan chest harness and only carry it while hunting as a back-up. Glad you covered it!
Dont have a 686 , yet. I love Smith & Wesson revolvers. My uncle has 686 plus, 7 shot. Out of the box, it was about as sweet as any I've shot.
I absolutely love the 357 mag. It is, especially in the smaller frames, a handful. Average man or women, average strength, average hand size should not have any problem shooting this caliber. Do yourself a favor if youve never shot 357 before, dont load up with full 357 loads for first rounds shooting.
Smaller frame 357 with full magnum loads can be a handful, even for experienced shooters. Great thing, like he stated, you have a pistol capable of mag loads, but you can use 38 special or the plus p.
The 357 mag is without a doubt my favorite cartridge.
God bless and good luck on your decision.
I have a 4" 586. Excellent sidearm.
686+ 4” here. I like the Hogue grip with the backstrap exposed, its classy. Love this gun.
Not to mention, with the 5 inch barrel, one of the coolest revolvers outhere
I have a custom shop 6 inch 686. It is ported ahead of the front sight. The trigger is superb. It's my favorite revolver.
I bought a new S W just exactly like that one from a gun sale store and I took it out to shoot and after the first 3 shots the cylendar wouldn't roll, tried different ammo and still the same same, sent it back to Smith and Wesson with an explanation what it was doing, they supposedly fixed it but when I got it back it did the same thing,so after telling them again sent it back, it came back working next time, I still have the gun. The cylendar was a hair to long and when fired the heat swelled up the cassing and wouldn't let it roll. Unreal what I had to go through. Thanks for your show
Nice, I still have two of these in the 6 inch barrel I purchased 1987. They have the wood square butt grip. Wonderful revolvers.
I have the 686-7 7", and a 686-7 4".
My Daughter loves the 7", but I love the 4" best.
Both are smooth, and beautiful.
Hands down my favorite revolver,I have the 686 six shot with 6 inch barrel,my second purchase while love my Glock 19,686 feels like a gun and the option of using 38 too ,is a nice benefit for when ammo is in short supply.
A very smooth trigger with the 686... I have a 6" barrel model.
Fun fact, you can use the same speed loaders for the Smith L frame and Ruger GP100
I have the 686+ with the 3 inch barrel and an unfluted cylinder and an older 586 with a 6 in barrel. Both are unbelievable revolvers.
One of my first and still favorite revolvers, mine is a 4 inch 686-2 bought new in 1994 . Love the grips Smith and Wesson use to put on there revolvers and how the matte stainless hammer and trigger looked.
Oh yeeaaahhhh....
I have the 3 inch model. Hides well with a good pair of boot grips.
Haha, I knew the picture but just realized the name you use now is different.
This is an awesome video. Your content is always on point with no bravado or ego telling us the information that we really need. Keep up the great content!!!!
The under barrel lug does make the revolver look so much better especially stainless. Nice weight on a 6 inch. Trigger work really helps the 686.
I've got the 686 with a 8 3/8" bbL. I love it. ❤️ With a full lug
I had one of these many years ago, in six inch. One major reason for securing it was the possibility of going through eastern Oregon, where one might find Rattlesnakes (and feral dogs, some of which might be rabid.)
It tended to receive mild(er) handloads, most of them being cast lead bulleted loads.
I absolutely love my deluxe Plus 686 Smith and Wesson revolver. It's my favorite revolver in my collection. Long Live the Republic. Also have a great Thanksgiving Sootch00.
Thanks, for another great review. Always, a great video to watch.
686+ 2.5=bliss
The 686 was my first duty weapon in the early 90’s till the department switch to a 40 cal. The 686 was always my favorite.
It is hard to beat a good Smith & Wesson revolver.
They are great guns.
Every gun enthusiast should own at least one as it is a benchmark for what a revolver should be.
well it's a good thing that I own a Smith-&-Wesson revolver in .460 Magnum, and that sumbitch packs a mean punch!!!! hate to be the poor critter at the barrel-end of something like that
I have the 6" 7 shot and it's one of my favorites. Great video as always!
I know most people who says that revolvers like this are obsolete nowadays, but i don't believe it.
@@joaopedrobaggio4475 made like a tank and is just a flame thrower
I just got one about a month ago love it
I thought it was a 327 Federal !! Got excited there for a second !!
I have a few S&W 357s.. a 66 and two 686-6 . I love the simplicity. I need to get to the range with them... thanks for the reminder
586/686 is a do-it-all workhorse. Super fine. Except for carrying (where legal / human life has value and can be defended)
Thanks for the video. I´ve got the 686 6 inch barrel plus deluxe version.... and it shoots great.
Great video. Good quality images 🙏🏼. I ordered the 686 plus in 4 in. Super exited.
Huzzah,, my favorite pistol! Bought my two & quarter back in 96 and has been a constant companion since.
I have the 627 8 shots it's from the performances center, my first hand gun. Very comfortable too shoot so glade i chose it as my first gun.
I just bought a 686+ 5". I love it!
The 4" 686 was the standard issue firearm for the NCHP for many years before they transitioned to semiautomatics. They had the larger Cocobolo grips.
Another great review! This time on my favorite all purpose handgun 😊
That thing is a flamethrower. Really nice and hard to find revolver. Great video 😎
They're everywhere online... Not hard to find.
I'd take another Ruger GP100 over this. It's beyond sturdy, balanced well, I prefer the cylinder release on the Ruger, their customer service is better, etc.
Yes,the highly inferior Ruger is certainly cheaper
Can't really go wrong with either one. I like the cylinder release on the Ruger better also. Have a 586 right now.
The revolver with the highest round count in a revolver is a Ruger. You can search and find the story on it, it was a range rental.@@bobjohnson1633
My buddy has the 696 44 mag 4" version. That thing is a beast, LOL. Really nice revolver though. Almost 20 years old and still looks and runs like brand new.
Quite a few years ago I bought a 686.. "the pro series". 4-in barrel . It has a competition barrel and at the time they called it a "glass break" trigger for competition shooting. and a extra set of competition grips.... I think I paid around $700 for mine.. now the price is off the scale for one of these
The 696 is 44 Special. The magnum is the 29/629.
My late wife loved this gun. She never shot it in 357, 0nly in 38. It is also one of my favorites.
I have the buled version, the 586 with a 6" barrel, pretty bad ass gun. I carry it in a Guide's Choice chest holster. It isn't my most powerful revlover but it is the most carried.
I had one. Sold it a while ago. I am sorry I did. Best gun ever.
I have the seven inch version. Its a great gun. My only real complaints are that the smith cylinder is difficult to get fully clean after a few hundred rounds and the mim trigger which works fine, but always looks in need of a clean. If you do pick one up with the wood grips, I’d recommend getting the hogue grips anyway. They’re cheap (25 dollars or so) and grip much better, while smiths wood grips have a slight gap that cut the crap out of the web of my hand with full power 357 loads.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! I recently inherited my Dad's police issue 4" 686 'no-dash' M and absolutely love it! :)
That’s awesome man!
Hell yeah.
Very nice 357 mag. Awesome video thanks for sharing sootch00
First handgun I ever purchased. It's a beast! But mine does not have a Hillary Hole!
I had a 6” no-dash years ago, a fantastic revolver! I regret I let it go, really regret it…
I'm baffled as to why S&W doesn't offer a "no internal lock" version of their larger revolvers, the way they offer "no external safety" versions of their striker-fired pistols and model 642 revolver.🤔
It’s probably a law
I believe it has to do when in the year 2000, S&W made a deal with the The Clinton Administration that they will make the firearms safer. Clinton is gone and they are still installing the safety on their revolvers.
I was and still am as well. Every survey I've ever done for Smith, I mention it. What finally dawned on me as really the only plausible explanation as to why they'd keep putting something on a gun that no one wants is that if they began to offer the K' and L's without them, the existing one's made with holes the last 25 years would diminish in value. That's going to make some owners pretty irate I'd imagine that buy Smith's like that as collectibles and or just have come to expect Smith revolvers to appreciate in value as they've generally always done rather than depreciate in value.
It shoot full-boot real good.
Thanks Sootch!