The S&W Model 686 is an L Frame revolver that was designed by legendary wheel gun makers, Smith & Wesson. Although the L Frame isn't as popular compared to the other frame sizes due to the late entry of the L Frame, as the L Frame was introduced in the 1980s when the semi-automatic "Wonder Nines" started becoming more popular with law enforcement, military, and other civilian shooters. Nevertheless, the Model 686 did see service notably with the French GIGN and the United States Navy SEALs during amphibious operations, the United States Border Patrol's legacy U.S. Customs Services, and some marine police departments due to the Model 686 being made of Stainless Steel.
Ares kept what revolver enthusiasts like about airsoft revolvers, the removable shells, these shells are made with attention to detail, although the tip is made of rubber, to hold the seal to the BB, right under it is a copper tip and under that, an aluminum casing, the result is each shell looking like an actual hollow-point bullet, and to make reloading easier, a full moon clip is included with the shells allowing for easy and faster reloads. But the icing on the cake that comes with the ARES S&W 686 is that it comes with textured real wood grips, for this price point, real wood is almost unheard of, not to mention the texturing, this offers a grippy yet comfortable grip.
The action of the ARES S&W 686 CO2 airsoft revolver is very smooth, mimicking the real steel one quite nicely, the double action trigger just rolls when you apply pressure on the trigger with the single action being crisp. Finally, and we know, it isn't that important, but the sounds this airsoft revolver makes are very beautiful, this revolver is not made of steel, but the sounds it makes while spinning the wheel and just dry firing without CO2, it's just very ASMR worthy, which is incredible for a CO2 airsoft revolver, and when its gassed, it shoots with a really loud "BANG", which is definitely louder than most airsoft pistols and even most airsoft rifles.
- L Frame Style Revolver
- Full Metal Construction
- Real Wood Grips
- CO2 Powered
- Comes with 6 Shells and a Full Moon Clip
- Adjustable Hop-Up & Rear Sight
- Real Revolver Operation Noise's Beautifully Recreated