Caleb, take a look on the crane to see if this beautiful 686 has received the "M" stamp. The hammer nose bushing is to be replaced, and if the work has been done, the "M" will be stamped on the crane.


One other thing to look at: Mine left the factory without the Forcing Cone being cut. I had the tools and did the work myself. It sure put lots of little holes in my arms prior to finding out it wasn't done :(

Thanks , I will check it out when I get home tonight. Is it something that "has" to be done? I would hate to send it in to Smith and wait a thousand years to get it back.

Gunsmith can do the hammernose bushing. Our department armorer did all of our department 686s, and he did my personal one as well.

Sounds good.

I got in too late last night to look, will try today.

Ok so I looked. "M686-1" is on the crane. Does this mean it's been repaired?

I would assume so. Our armorer stamped them as S&W had specified that it had to be on the crane. Prior to that, there was no "M" anywhere.

Hmmm.... I didn't see any other "M" besides that one.


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http://firearmsid.com/Recalls/FA_Recalls%205.htm

I really think you're good to go. Above is the link to the S&W recall information. Hope this helps.

I believe so too. It states in that link that the "M" should be stamped "above" the model number in the crane. Mine is stamped in front of the model number but, since these do not come with a letter before the model number.....I believe mine was retrofited with the new part.

Awesome! I love old S&W wheel guns. Enjoy!