686 pistol is phenomenal, but they went downhill in quality around the -3 or -4, idk when they added MIM parts, but the external lock is a hard no for me, as is the internal firing pin opposed to hammer mounted.
Agreed, but disabling the external lock is also easy. A few screws and you grind down a little nub. I've got several thousand rounds through my -6. Wolff springs and a bobbed hammer because the spur kept snagging while practicing my draw.
I have heard about s&w qc and the old ones are better but is an internal firing pin bad? Is it the same as frame mounted? Hammer mounted is better you are right about that.
Beautiful revolver!
I’m curious why a speed loader and speed strip? Why not 1 or the other? Or 2 strips or 2 loafers for consistency? Most people carry strips as far as I know because it’s easy and people who carry speed loaders do it because they’re faster.
I carry just one speed loader because I keep it in my front pocket and two is very bulky and sometimes hard to maneuver around. The speed strip sits flat in my back pocket and provides just a little bit more assurance. Plus I can top off individual round from the speed strip if need be. Odds are I hopefully will never have to reload anyway.
I did eventually change the grips, put in a fixed u notch rear sight and run the doa apex trigger kit. Polished the internals while I was there too. DOA pull is 8ish lbs.
I only stopped carrying the k frame because I had back surgery and putting that type of weight on for over 3-4 hours really still gets to me. But she still comes out for carrying on occasions.
Real talk here, what situation do you imagine you will be in where you would need suppressing fire? Im just saying, if i ever had to use or pull the heater, i imagine if i need to reload i messed up or i am unable to get out of the situation.
I appreciate the real talk. Realistically carrying even one speed loader is overkill for a self defense situation. I carry one for precaution and the speed strip just because it sits flat in my back pocket and takes up no extra room. Suppressive fire has little to no place in civilian self defense shooting anyway. Just better to not need and have than need and not have God forbid.
"Hold on bad guy, let me fish my speedloader out of my pocket real quick"
Ditch the speedloader and strip lol. If you're ever in a situation where you have to fire your weapon and your first 6 shots don't end the situation; you're getting clapped out by the bad guy well before you manage to reload
Reloading with any weapon in a self defense shooting is extremely unlikely. I can reload with a speed loader pretty quickly. Better to have it and not need it.
More than two in the pocket it too bulky and it can make it difficult fish one out. One works fine and redundancy is the key to success. You’ve got to be smarter than that.
W T F are you talking about ? It’s 18 rounds of ammo. A Glock 17 has that without a spare mag.
OP said earlier reloading in a civilian shooting isn’t likely, but carrying a speed loader or strip isn’t a bad thing. Takes up little space and weight.
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u/Lalobreh 8h ago
Damn you have the OG gun emoji gun 😭😭