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I had a friend who really wanted my S&W686plus/deluxe and offered a good price, so it left the farm. I really didn't shoot it much because it was too darn pretty to carry around out here in the country. So I began a search for a reasonably priced replacement. The new 686's start in the high $600's and go up dramatically from there. I had been eyeing an old Taurus 627 tracker for the last year at one of my LGS's. When I went in to pick up my new Taurus Spectrum that Brownell's shipped to them, I noticed my ole eye catcher was not on the shelf. But a newer lighter weight model had taken its place. Well I really didn't want the lightweight version of the Tracker, so I asked the owner what happened to the old one. He had decided since the old Tracker hadn't sold for a few years, he moved it out of the shelf unit , so as not to effect the price of the newer revolver.
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I told him I can solve his dilemma for the right price. We did the ole Arkansas shuffle and came up with a good out the door price. So for a mere $300 I walked out with the poor old Tracker. It has a few knicks and dings on the finish. The rear sight blade was a flopper, and the front sight has lost its red insert. But other than that it is great shape. Lockup is solid, rifling is very strong, just hadn't been cleaned much or lubed.
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So I took it apart and did my normal fluff and buff, polished all friction surfaces. Then I installed a few new Wolff springs - the combo that worked the best was a 12 lb hammer spring and a 6lb trigger spring.
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This beauty was made in 2006. The unloaded weight is 35.5oz's, DA trigger pull is 9lbs and the SA is 4lbs. I added a Hogue grip to better match my hand size.
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It is 9 1/16" long, 5 5/8" tall and 1 3/4" wide. I ended up forcing a shim into the rear of the site blade to get it to hold firm, painted the front sight insert area white and off to the range I went.
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I fired about 300 rounds through it over a two week period, and oh man what a sweet shooter. These targets represent misc 38 special - the right target and 357 - the left targets, all were at 25 yards. As with my Smith's I shoot 357 loads more accurately. With the porting it is soooo easy to keep on target and just use a DA shooting style. I don't use SA trigger pulls much anymore. So any revolver I keep has to perform consistently in DA mode. This teenage Tracker fits the bill perfectly. I really don't notice recoil at all from 38 special, and the 357 rounds act more like 38 special in this revolver. I could shoot 357 all day. Now that is impressive for a wheel gun under 45 oz's.
I told him I can solve his dilemma for the right price. We did the ole Arkansas shuffle and came up with a good out the door price. So for a mere $300 I walked out with the poor old Tracker. It has a few knicks and dings on the finish. The rear sight blade was a flopper, and the front sight has lost its red insert. But other than that it is great shape. Lockup is solid, rifling is very strong, just hadn't been cleaned much or lubed.
So I took it apart and did my normal fluff and buff, polished all friction surfaces. Then I installed a few new Wolff springs - the combo that worked the best was a 12 lb hammer spring and a 6lb trigger spring.
This beauty was made in 2006. The unloaded weight is 35.5oz's, DA trigger pull is 9lbs and the SA is 4lbs. I added a Hogue grip to better match my hand size.
It is 9 1/16" long, 5 5/8" tall and 1 3/4" wide. I ended up forcing a shim into the rear of the site blade to get it to hold firm, painted the front sight insert area white and off to the range I went.
I fired about 300 rounds through it over a two week period, and oh man what a sweet shooter. These targets represent misc 38 special - the right target and 357 - the left targets, all were at 25 yards. As with my Smith's I shoot 357 loads more accurately. With the porting it is soooo easy to keep on target and just use a DA shooting style. I don't use SA trigger pulls much anymore. So any revolver I keep has to perform consistently in DA mode. This teenage Tracker fits the bill perfectly. I really don't notice recoil at all from 38 special, and the 357 rounds act more like 38 special in this revolver. I could shoot 357 all day. Now that is impressive for a wheel gun under 45 oz's.
