Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
I have long admired the concept of the John Jovino Effector. The forerunner of the Effector was likely the Fitz Special and the successors were the short, barreled Lew Horton models built from the 686.
Smith & Wesson finally got around to producing a short barrel, round butt 686 with the combat grips but they were late to that party.
The pre-lock 6-shot; short barrel 686 models tend to be very pricy. (Or at least more than I'm willing to pay)
Ruger now offers an alternative in the GP-100 with a 2.5" barrel. A very rough example of a 2.5" 686 tends to be in the price range of a new Ruger of the same class.
This is all academic because I'm not in the market. (at least not at the current costs)
It is interesting because once again, Ruger has identified a niche that S&W once had near exclusive control and attacked it head on.
Smith & Wesson finally got around to producing a short barrel, round butt 686 with the combat grips but they were late to that party.
The pre-lock 6-shot; short barrel 686 models tend to be very pricy. (Or at least more than I'm willing to pay)
Ruger now offers an alternative in the GP-100 with a 2.5" barrel. A very rough example of a 2.5" 686 tends to be in the price range of a new Ruger of the same class.
This is all academic because I'm not in the market. (at least not at the current costs)
It is interesting because once again, Ruger has identified a niche that S&W once had near exclusive control and attacked it head on.