We also discovered the 986 liked the Hornady Critical Duty 135-grain FlexLock ammo. We felt more recoil with the Hornady and SIG ammo. Because the grip is so thin - 1.1 inches - it produces more concentrated recoil to the user’s hand when using hot loads. The laminated wood grip is thin and long with finger grooves and stippled texture. The cylinder of the Smith & Wesson 986 is made of titanium, so it is lighter than a cylinder made of carbon steel or stainless.
The matte-black rear sight is adjustable, and the base of the sight is serrated to reduce glare. It is also dovetailed into the barrel, and like the front sights on the other guns can be swapped out. The matte-black serrated front sight has a red insert similar to the Taurus but better executed. The hammer is tear-drop shaped for better concealability and well checkered for secure cocking. It also has an adjustable trigger stop built into the rear of the trigger. The single-action pull weight is a very crisp 4.8 pounds. S wide and smooth, and no doubt helps make the actual 11-pound double-action pull feels less. The trigger i In hand, the Smith & Wesson 986 had great balance and a thin grip. The hammer and trigger have a hard-chrome finish, which help give the trigger a smooth slickness. Overall finish was an excellent matte stainless. There’s hardly any wiggle in this revolver. The cylinder locks up in two places one is a detent in the underlug and the front of the ejector rod and the second is the ejector pin in the frame. Less cylinder weight means you can fire the 986 more easily in double-action mode because it is lighter. What is smart is the 986’s cylinder is made of titanium, so it is lighter than a cylinder made of steel or stainless, as are the RIA and Taurus cylinders, respectively. S&W’s 38 Special/357 Magnum twist rate is 1:18.75. The rifling is also well matched to the 9mm Luger cartridge, with a 1:10 twist rate. The muzzle has a counter-bored crown and extends 0.3 inches into the cylinder window. It is also decoratively milled on the top side.
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The barrel is stainless steel and slab sided to reduce weight, even though it still sports a full underlug. The bullet does not have to leap nearly as much as it does in the RIA and Taurus guns. The barrel is extended into the cylinder frame so the cylinder can be shorter and better matched to the length of the 9mm cartridge. The 968 is built on S&W’s L-frame, which was originally designed for the 357 Magnum cartridge. The 986 comes out of S&W’s Performance Shop, and it looks and performs like S&W took some thought about creating a 9mm revolver. Nearly double the cost of the RIA, and a step up in performance, is the S&W 986.
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