S&W Model 686 Plus .357 Mag Stainless Revolver

A: I would say square butt simply because all the round butt S&W revolvers I've seen or handled over the years have a different grip shape at the bottom, being more rounded. Other than that, the only I could recommend is calling S&W and asking.

A: Charles, This all stainless steel S&W model 686 is built with a square butt L frame, a red ramp front sight, and a white outline rear sight.

A: its a square butt L frame,

A: Hi Charles, It is a square butt with L frame

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A: its a square butt L frame,

A: Kelly, I am 99% sure MIM Parts are used Sir. S&W still have MIM parts sentt to their heat treat facility for hardening and in the case of hammers and triggers, case hardening. I would get a definitive answer from Smith and Wesson Customer Service at 1-800-331-0852 Mon-Fri 8:00AM-6:00PM Eastern Time.

A: Kelly, My 686-6 has MIM trigger and hammer. The gun is warranted for life. Can swap out the trigger to old style case hardened trigger, but not the hammer. S&W MIM parts show no more of a failure rate than case hardened non-MIM parts.

A: Kelly, All the newer Smith & Wesson revolvers, and those with the on-board lock are all running MIM triggers and hammers. The last case hardened triggers and hammers ended in 1997.

A: Michael, the Un-Fluted Cylinder is not cut for moon clips.

A: Rodger, from my understanding the square butt was dropped from the 686 in 1996. The 686+ 7 shot was introduced in 1996, so all 686+ have a round butt. You could contact smith and Wesson at 1-800-331-0852 Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM or email them at ( qa@smith-wesson.com ) to double check but almost positive they're all round butt. Hope this helps.

A: Rodger, the old 686's had square butts, the newer ones have rounded butts. They changed from square butt to round butt in the mid 1990's. The question was from 2018, obviously no one did their homework before answering. Have a great day!

A: 38 specials will work no problem.

A: Yes, the SKU 150853 is on the roster https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/certified-handguns/search?make=150975

A: Hi Humberto and welcome. This model is on the CA DOJ Handgun Rodter and legal in California. Cheers, stay safe and enjoy!