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Since S&W doesn't make this type of revolver could it be possible to have a gunsmith take the heavy barrel from a model 67 and install it on a 686? I'm essentially looking for something that looks like a model 15 with a heavy barrel that can shoot .357 or really hot .38
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Exactly like that just with adjustable sights and the 4" barrel.attorneys use a specific analytical framework beaten into the spot that used to house our common senseComment
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Ok, mine is a 65 with 3" barrel. What you want is a 66 with 4" barrel. They're not too hard to find. I think the 4" barrel is a square butt though. You could also go for a Model 19....same thing only blue instead of stainless.
Here's a pic of a 4" 66 I found on the interwebs...
Last edited by rgs1975; 07-03-2011, 12:39 AM.It's too late, it's over.Comment
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Buy a Model 620 (L frame, 7 shot, adjustable sights, partial underlug) and swap barrels with a Model 619 (L frame, 7 shot, fixed sights, no underlug). Of course those are 5" barrels though so I guess ya'd have to chop an inch off while yer at it.It's too late, it's over.Comment
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Gonna be a little tuff unless you do as suggested above using the 620/619. The 67 is K, right? 686 is L, different threads...... Off the top of my head, I don't recall any other than the 5 inch version mentioned above. It would be pretty easy to fit a bull barrel (or profiled) with a dovetail sight. Maybe a re-profiled 4" 686 barrel would work? Removing the underlug isn't difficult, but I'm wondering if that barrel profile is heavy enough for what you are looking for. Anything is possible, just need patience and enough $$$.There are some people that it's just not worth engaging.
It's a muzzle BRAKE, not a muzzle break. Or is your muzzle tired?Comment
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Removing the underlug would be quite a bit of machining, but it can certainly be done. It's definitely one alternative if you can find the gun with the barrel you want, or a take off barrel.
K barrel and L frame isn't going to gel. And a 67 barrel is narrow profile. Heaviest profile with target sights would be a 19 / 66 barrel in a K frame.
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I've had really good experiences with using my 4" Model 66 as a training gun for my friends interested in getting started in shooting. Long enough barrel with good sights to point well, light enough that lady's can handle it. With 38 special loads everyone likes shooting it. I have a set of crimson trace grips on it also but I don't turn it on till they learn to focus on the front sight."You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
"What we get away with isn't usually the same as what's good for us"
"An extended slide stop is the second most useless part you can put on a 1911"
"While Ruger DA revolvers may be built like a tank, they have the aesthetics of one also,
although I suppose there are a few tanks which I owe an apology to for that remark"Comment
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I think it would depend on how clean you want it....
I'm also a huge fan of K frames as well and I also believe they make an excellent training platform. With the right ammo, they are still an excellent choice for HD or even concealed carry.
Least that's the way I feel about it.Last edited by BigDogatPlay; 07-04-2011, 8:18 PM. -- Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun
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are you going to buy 2 revolvers and swap the barrels?
and the cost for a gunsmith to do this = a pricey custom gun
if you know what gun you have/need, and what model barrel you need, PM me.
I know a guy with "new in wrap" smith barrels, he might have something you could use.
and it would be cheaper than swapping guns around."I saved your life, AND brought you pizza" -- MeComment
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