It is coming home!!

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Rex

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Sent my S&W 686-4 back to the factory the end of February. I knew it had to be getting close so I called S&W this morning and the young man said it should be about done, I told him I'd be gone from next Thursday until the following Tuesday so please put a block on the shipment until I called him next week as I wanted to be here when it arrived. He said that they didn't ship on Friday usually but he'd see and put the block on. This afternoon I got an email from FEDEX with the tracking number for my revolver and it is on the way, should arrive next Monday, two day shipping. Boy I can't wait. I'll have to relearn which end the bullet comes out of.
They said it got a new trigger, all new springs, a new cylinder lock and a PC tune up and function test. I feel like Santa Claus will be here next week.
Rex
 
It cost me $172.00.
I don't know what their Lifetime warranty is, guess I lived too long.
I can't complain about the way I was treated. They paid postage and insurance, all parts were half price, the only labor I paid was $60.00 for the performance center to function test the piece. I'll tell you more when I get it back. I did buy the piece new in 1997, S&W was even owned by a different group back then I believe.
Rex
 
That's good to know their customer service was so good. I know you'll be happy to have that revolver back.

Curious to know if you have n idea of how many rounds you've put through it since 1997?
 
No Rich I don't. I retired almost 25 years ago when powder and primers were cheap. Used to shoot in the neighborhood of 50 rounds a morning to keep the feel, still shoot a couple cylinders full a day just to kill time. It has had a workout during it's life.
All of those rounds and all I ever killed was a rattle snake or two and one coyote.
 
Rex,

The L-frames were (are) excellent guns and even high round counts will not excessively harm them.

The wear to the gun was not a manufacturing defect, it was just wear, which is why the warranty work was not free. However, the payment for the work performed and the reduced charge for the parts is a real bargain.
 
Periodically, usually a riflecwith low node cast, I have taken a particular shine to a gun, loaded in quantity and just shot a lot. Usually just for fun, but I lucked into a good sporterized Chilleno Mauser which I cast about 60 pounds of bullets for and shot the hell out of it every evening for quite a while, 6" black paper plates at 100 yards from various simulated field positions. I got pretty good with it. Lately, my fun shooting has been with that Cimmaron High Wall in .30-40 with gallery loads at 50 yards.
 
It arrived this morning, wind blowing hard so haven't shot it yet. Things readily noticeable are: my old trigger was smooth, this one is grooved, the cylinder is much tighter in side to side movement and fore and aft motion, the trigger now resets as it should, feels like a hell of a rebound spring, trigger pull feels a bit heavier than I recall. Overall I'm quite happy.
I'd like to say that they bent the barrel because I can't hit the target but beings I'm 82 with some tremor and poor eyes, I doubt anyone would buy that.
Overall, great service and I'm glad to have the old girl home!
Rex
 
Lynn, This year it is like a gentle breeze in this country, never mind it is going 40-45 MPH. And did I mention DRY. I know the GOOD LORD will send us rain when we need it the worst but boy, I wish he would hurry.
They killed a large rattle snake in town this morning. They are coming down from the hills north of town to get water as people water their yards.
 
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