I have an opportunity to buy a Smith & Wesson 686 .357Mag with an 8" barrel.
Well 8" is a bit ridiculous but I was thinking since I'd get a real good deal on the gun (owner of gun owes me some money, less then the gun is worth ) Can I just buy a shorter barrel and swap the barrels back and forth when I want a long or shorter one?
I have never owned a revolver before and have never maintained one (fired a few but they weren't mine) so I don't know if its a simple thing to just screw one off and the other one on or if its something best left to a gunsmith.
additionally, how expensive is a barrel going to be?
Well 8" is a bit ridiculous but I was thinking since I'd get a real good deal on the gun (owner of gun owes me some money, less then the gun is worth ) Can I just buy a shorter barrel and swap the barrels back and forth when I want a long or shorter one?
I have never owned a revolver before and have never maintained one (fired a few but they weren't mine) so I don't know if its a simple thing to just screw one off and the other one on or if its something best left to a gunsmith.
additionally, how expensive is a barrel going to be?