Well I was thrilled to finally get a new 686-6 4". It looked fine at the gun shop. Locks up tight, actions all feel great. Haven't fired it yet, going to Monday.
I was a little disappointed to realize the front site is plastic, and wobbles a bit. I'd like to replace that with a metal sight maybe with tritium or something. My other smith's are much older and all parts are stainless steel. Any recommendations on which brand of sight? And should I have a local gunsmith do it, try it myself or send it to smith if there's a factory upgrade available.
Secondly, it seems the cylinder release is also plastic. Damn!, I'd expect that from a Taurus or EEA but not from SW. Yes, I can do that one myself, but where would I get one that's quality. I'm not confident in Ebay.
Lastly, and most important, it looks like my barrel is a bit overclocked, canted or whatever you call it. Never seen this before. It's very slight, see in the photos.
But my guess is it's just about 2 degrees off, which is their acceptable tolerance according to SW customer service rep. Now to me the sight picture is not significantly changed. My fear is if I send it back to SW, they may actually make it worse. Hopefully this is only a cosmetic issue that I can get over. Can anyone who's seen a lot of these tell me if this is just not worth worrying about, or if it looks too far off and should go back?
Thanks,
I was a little disappointed to realize the front site is plastic, and wobbles a bit. I'd like to replace that with a metal sight maybe with tritium or something. My other smith's are much older and all parts are stainless steel. Any recommendations on which brand of sight? And should I have a local gunsmith do it, try it myself or send it to smith if there's a factory upgrade available.
Secondly, it seems the cylinder release is also plastic. Damn!, I'd expect that from a Taurus or EEA but not from SW. Yes, I can do that one myself, but where would I get one that's quality. I'm not confident in Ebay.
Lastly, and most important, it looks like my barrel is a bit overclocked, canted or whatever you call it. Never seen this before. It's very slight, see in the photos.
But my guess is it's just about 2 degrees off, which is their acceptable tolerance according to SW customer service rep. Now to me the sight picture is not significantly changed. My fear is if I send it back to SW, they may actually make it worse. Hopefully this is only a cosmetic issue that I can get over. Can anyone who's seen a lot of these tell me if this is just not worth worrying about, or if it looks too far off and should go back?
Thanks,
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