Terrible story with a great ending.
Was shopping for a 3" 357 and quickly found I couldn't afford one then a 4" no dash 686 pops up on GB. The seller only posted 2 grainy pics so naturally nobody bids. I messaged him and suggested that a few more, better pics may help it sell and that I myself was interested.
The description said that it was a pristine fired little example and he posted more pics. Now, I admire the mans talents with a camera because those pics showed a beautiful gun with maybe unoriginal grips in need of a refinish, OK, I'll bite, bought the gun. A few short days later I went to the dealer and was appalled at the condition of the gun, terrible the way some people will mistreat a fine revolver so I sent it back.
Began the search again and found another, the one you see here. Talked to the guy on the phone and naturally he talked the gun up and made it sound like the best to be had. I'd say he was quite modest in his praise because this is about as fine a revolver as I could have hoped for, and the Culinas are just icing on a very sweet cake.
There was literally not a scratch on it. Even on SS guns there is always a turn line present but this one not so much. SCORE!
Come to find out this guy is a very skilled 1911 builder, he was kind enough to show me some of his work, no wonder he had such a nice revolver, he knows guns and how to treat them. I also told him I'd pass his name and info on if anyone is interested. I have pics of some of his work as well.
Quite a contrast to the first one I tried to buy.
Anywho, here we have a pre-lock 4" 686+ with Culina bloodwood grips that is just a joy to shoot, which I've done about 650 times since getting it in February of this year.
Was shopping for a 3" 357 and quickly found I couldn't afford one then a 4" no dash 686 pops up on GB. The seller only posted 2 grainy pics so naturally nobody bids. I messaged him and suggested that a few more, better pics may help it sell and that I myself was interested.
The description said that it was a pristine fired little example and he posted more pics. Now, I admire the mans talents with a camera because those pics showed a beautiful gun with maybe unoriginal grips in need of a refinish, OK, I'll bite, bought the gun. A few short days later I went to the dealer and was appalled at the condition of the gun, terrible the way some people will mistreat a fine revolver so I sent it back.
Began the search again and found another, the one you see here. Talked to the guy on the phone and naturally he talked the gun up and made it sound like the best to be had. I'd say he was quite modest in his praise because this is about as fine a revolver as I could have hoped for, and the Culinas are just icing on a very sweet cake.
There was literally not a scratch on it. Even on SS guns there is always a turn line present but this one not so much. SCORE!
Come to find out this guy is a very skilled 1911 builder, he was kind enough to show me some of his work, no wonder he had such a nice revolver, he knows guns and how to treat them. I also told him I'd pass his name and info on if anyone is interested. I have pics of some of his work as well.
Quite a contrast to the first one I tried to buy.
Anywho, here we have a pre-lock 4" 686+ with Culina bloodwood grips that is just a joy to shoot, which I've done about 650 times since getting it in February of this year.
