Here's my old 4" 681 .357 Magnum revolver with aftermarket stocks. It's an "L" frame square butt in .357 Magnum. The difference between a 681 and a 686 is that the 686 has an adjustable rear sight.
The action has been smoothed and polished to a double-action pull of an even 9 pounds as measured on the Chatillon force-o-meter.
It's pretty well used but not anywhere as beat up as my 686 match pistols (banner image), very little end-shake and a little cylinder play at lockup. The lamp-black on the sights is barely visible in the bottom view and really it's not a very durable sight contrast material but I'm a traditionalist in some ways. I've shot almost no factory ammo through this pistol, mostly it's been old match or practice ammo (125 grain JHP at 1100 FPS, a warm .38 but not yet a magnum load).
This was my fighting gun back when I shot revolvers in competition but now, when I use autos for both purposes, it's just an extra pistol. too big for my wife and too heavy for concealed carry.
Cross Posted at Ninth Stage.
