I have a chance to purchase a blued model in excellent condition for $275. How do these revolvers compare with the venerable 686? Is there anything that I should be aware of?
If its blued, its not a 66, but is a 19. Either way, I love my 66, balances differently than a 686, some prefer one, some the other, but either are excellent firearms.
S&W K-models are good guns, especially the earlier ones. I have a very nice M66. Unless you plan to feed it a steady diet of stout magnum loads it will do just fine.
If you want to shoot lots of magnum loads, get an N-frame.
I have a mod 66 (no dash) 4" barrel and it has the best trigger pull in DA I know. It is a great gun for all sorts of general use.
some plinking, some target, some ccw, little hunting.
Well, I don't have the gun. On the way to the guys house, I called to let him know I was running about 1/2 late and he told me he had just sold it. Such is life.