![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, most holsters, unless they are special order, will be for short, 2.5-inch barrels or longer 4-inch-barreled L-Frames. As for leather, duty, off-duty, plainclothes and personal-protection holsters abound for the S&W L-Frame. This trend greatly affects civilian handgun selection, so the fact that the L-Frame is hanging on in the form of some 20 variants says a whole lot about its continued utility.RELATED. Now the situation is reversed, although you still tend to see wheelguns on the hips of security officers, armored-car guards, older LEOs and small agency cops out West. An external examination revealed a good fit and finish and no visible blemishes or mistakes from the polishing wheel. I hefted the 686-6 and found it had a solid feel, good balance and, at 36.8 ounces empty, some weight. ![]() A big smile spread across my face, and I quickly made arrangements for a test gun.Gun Details The 686 Plus features rubber grips with pebbled side panels and finger grooves.The 3-inch-barreled (stamped with a “686-6,” which I’ll use for short, and not to be mistaken for the 2.5-inch variant) came in a blue, plastic S&W carrying case with an instruction manual, a product registration card, a safety padlock and two little keys for activating the internal action-lock system, which comes standard with most S&W guns. This old friend was, in fact, a new variant. Among all the autoloaders like the M&P series handguns, in a small display section, I saw an old friend: a stainless steel, L-Frame.357 Mag revolver-but with a heavy, 3-inch barrel new, more ergonomic rubber grips and a “Plus” designation, meaning it had a seven-shot cylinder. ![]()
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