One good thing to remember is where each screw goes so it can go back into the original hole. Each screw on a S&W revolver is married to it's particular hole during fitting. I like to make a loose diagram of the gun on paper and tape each screw to the paper where it's hole is.

My dad’s 686 wasn’t cocking into single action and the whole gun kept locking up. Following your video, I cleaned and oiled all its internals and it’s working like new again. Thanks!

Thanks very much for your excellent video!! Your meticulous instruction and occasional tips eliminated my fear of disassembling and reassembling my Smith & Wesson 626 .357 Magnum and Smith & Wesson 629 .44 Magnum Revolvers. They do need a thorough cleaning every 500-1,000 rounds. Thanks again!!

MJ - because of your brilliant disassembly and reassembly videos of the GP100 i was able to confidently and successfully learn everything about the workings of my GP - thank you....NOW, i just purchased a S&W 686 so im back and already benefiting from your S&W videos too - you make gun owners BETTER gun owners by sharing your knowledge with all of us - the entire gun community owes you a debt of gratitude, so, once again, THANK YOU, by far the best videos out there

Awesome video. This helped me fix an issue I had with the DA sear not resetting correctly. Thank you so much. Greetings from France.

The new model 69 in 44mag has the same insides. That little stirrup on the trigger that the mainspring hooks up to is a bugger, but this video showed it clearly. Great video Mike

Best how-to video I’ve seen. Very clear and precise.

Fascinating. I will make my son watch as well. A firearm owner is responsible for knowing their firearm, and while they may never get this far into it physically, need to understand it.

Thank you. Fantastic video on the Newist internals. Especially the stirrup connected to the hammer the new way the old way the stirrup was pinned to the hammer. Just an excellent job of showing the proper disassembly of the newest internal set ups. Again thank you very much

Mike Jack, I just stumbled into your video....one of the easiest to follow. Thanks a lot.

Great video, thanks for putting it up.

Great video. Excellent camera work.

Thank you for the video,I needed to learn the disassembly process of my gun

I've never actually seen what the inside of a S&W looks like, very nice watch like construction where all the space is maximized

Beautifully shot, excellent video

I ran into a glitch on reassembly, you saved my butt. Thanks.

Your video is great. I underestimated it, foolishly.

Nice job, thanks for sharing this!!

I qualified as a Smith Armourer back in the 90s and then the bloody UK Government banned all hand guns with barrels less than 16 inches, sad day that was for many shooters and dealers alike.

Thank you, excellent video!

Great video. Wonderful job.

Thanks from France 🍻

Very nice and precise work. Thumbs up 👍

du laver nogle super videoer :-) stor tak for det. Det har hjulpet mig flere gange.

Excellent video. Thank you Sir

Well done. Good instruction video, thanks

Very good video! Thank you.

thank God this video exists..... I won't explain any further than that because you can figure out the rest. I'll just put my screwdriver set away and call it a night. now I know (and knowing is half the battle)

EXCELLENT!!!ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT!!!

Very good! Thanks

Great video man

Thanks for this excellent video. The quality of your photography and the sharpness of the images are unmatched. I found this and your reassembly video extremely valuable. Thanks!

Gostei do paninho pra retirar a mola do gatilho. Bem delicado heim 😍😍😍 kkkk

Well done.

I would like to have seen you take the lock out. I recently bought a plug for the hole for after the lock is removed. But still good job on the video I appreciate it. Also I like the non- fluted cylinder, my 686 has the non fluted as well, I've also got Dawson fiber optic front sight and Bowen rough country rear sight.

MJ thanks for the disassembly tour.I've seen some articles and videos on that 'internal lock' having failures.I am considering having that internal lock removed. Cheers

Holy shit that’s extensive. The Ruger GP100 is waaaay simpler time take apart.

its the arm that connects to the trigger which is spring loaded,,tiny spring...that's the problem im having,getting the arm reattached with the new spring

do u recommend doing this blindfolded inside a closet with the lights off?

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Thank you. Can the firing pin be replaced without removing hammer?

A real life Elmer Fudd

I've a ton of these videos looking for one that does "pinned barrel" replacements, anybody got any info?

Hi Johnjon No i don't read, my big passion is handguns.

I wish you could tell me how that little spring goes against the arm inside the trigger because I can’t figure it out

Does the N frame Disassemble the same way? thanks

My cylinder stop is no longer working, as the cylinder can be spun freely, will a replacement spring and stop fix this? Could that be the only culprit? Or is there something else that could be causing this?

Work

Will This Work For All 686 ?

Como saber a data de fabricação de um chimit western ?

You're reading this procedure from some printed source as you record the video, aren't you ?

OMG, cannot watch...S&W still using leaf spring for hammer and side plates....just get a Ruger.