wild cat mccane
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Wow. The 686 is the one.
I sold all lengths of GP100s and Taurus 66s after deciding I had look envy for the 686. I found the GP100 to be huge, has the barrel profile of the ugly Taurus Tracker series, and triggers weren't super-even with a spring kit. The Taurus 66 has a better trigger than the GP100, all samples I had, but the Taurus ownership wasn't doing it for me. That said, I would recommend the Taurus 66 as a revolver to anyone not wanting to spend to the 686.
The blue "case" of the 686 was laughable straight out of the Fedex box. It's huge, clumsy, isn't molded, cheapest plastic imaginable, and collapses 1" into itself when pressed lightly. I have been less disappointed with cardboard boxes
The trigger? Oh my. I had to turn it sideways to watch if there was any travel at the break. Almost none by the eye and none by the hand. When the 686 hammer drops, the trigger has no detectable movement at the break. Incredible. Slightly lighter than the 66. About a mile difference from the GP100.
The finish is great. The 66 and GP100 finishes, bead blasted and roughed, did nothing for me. No need for mirrored, but too silver without any appearance of reflection of light made them too grey for the 66 and too white for the GP100. I Mother's all of them to mirror finish but found that to be just a tad over what I wanted. The 686 is polished to just under mirrored that you will get using Mothers. Essentially the 686 finish is perfection. Top strap is bed blasted with anti glare tracks.
The grip is actually small in circumference great thing as I found both the 66 and GP100 grips to be torturous to hold. Too big, too long.
7 rounds like the 66.
Don't like the blued hammer and trigger. I have read these are hardened and that's why they have this appearance. Not totally sure that explains it, but fine. The contrast isn't unhandsome or detracting. Meh.
Finished lug to the end of the barrel did not disappoint. This look does it to me compared to the sculpting on the 66 and GP100.
Anyways, I know the GP100 is great, I think the 66 is the best deal in the world, but I don't see selling this 686 for something else.
I sold all lengths of GP100s and Taurus 66s after deciding I had look envy for the 686. I found the GP100 to be huge, has the barrel profile of the ugly Taurus Tracker series, and triggers weren't super-even with a spring kit. The Taurus 66 has a better trigger than the GP100, all samples I had, but the Taurus ownership wasn't doing it for me. That said, I would recommend the Taurus 66 as a revolver to anyone not wanting to spend to the 686.
The blue "case" of the 686 was laughable straight out of the Fedex box. It's huge, clumsy, isn't molded, cheapest plastic imaginable, and collapses 1" into itself when pressed lightly. I have been less disappointed with cardboard boxes
The trigger? Oh my. I had to turn it sideways to watch if there was any travel at the break. Almost none by the eye and none by the hand. When the 686 hammer drops, the trigger has no detectable movement at the break. Incredible. Slightly lighter than the 66. About a mile difference from the GP100.
The finish is great. The 66 and GP100 finishes, bead blasted and roughed, did nothing for me. No need for mirrored, but too silver without any appearance of reflection of light made them too grey for the 66 and too white for the GP100. I Mother's all of them to mirror finish but found that to be just a tad over what I wanted. The 686 is polished to just under mirrored that you will get using Mothers. Essentially the 686 finish is perfection. Top strap is bed blasted with anti glare tracks.
The grip is actually small in circumference great thing as I found both the 66 and GP100 grips to be torturous to hold. Too big, too long.
7 rounds like the 66.
Don't like the blued hammer and trigger. I have read these are hardened and that's why they have this appearance. Not totally sure that explains it, but fine. The contrast isn't unhandsome or detracting. Meh.
Finished lug to the end of the barrel did not disappoint. This look does it to me compared to the sculpting on the 66 and GP100.
Anyways, I know the GP100 is great, I think the 66 is the best deal in the world, but I don't see selling this 686 for something else.