Reviews & Ratings for Midwest Industries Smith & Wesson L-Frame Revolver 6in Pistol Mount — 3 reviews — Page 1

Do NOT buy this expecting it to fit an older L-frame. Midwest should put this in their description to avoid people buying and having to return it. The holes for the rear sight attachment are not remotely in the right place, and the screws wouldn't fit even if the holes were right.

Haven't ran it to the range yet but installation was simple and it looks amazing. Only possible recommendation is potentially trimming the rear wing where the cylinder opens back a hair, ive been having it catch on the shells when loading/unloading. Nothing a dremel/file/or sandpaper cant quick fix though!! The height over bore acquisition on a dot is a little weird getting used to so id recommend getting as flat of a pic mounted optic as you can, but of course training/practicing will fix that.

It was a bit of serendipity. I picked up the L frame 686 after holding it and a GP100 at a pawn shop. Despite being partial to Ruger I chose the Smith based on the additional capacity. Practicality is not usually a consideration for one of these vanity projects, and it still wasn't in this case. I just figured it'd be funny if the side arm I was building out to pair with the cut down Marlin lever action I put together earlier this year had a higher capacity.

As I prepared to find the handguard I was going to cut and machine to fit the revolver, I stumbled across the MWI Bounty Hunter. I'd unintentionally bought the compatible revolver. I'd already cut up an MWI handguard for the aforementioned Marlin. I don't believe in much, but that seemed like as close to a sign as anyone could hope for.

The installation was intuitive. I didn't need instructions to get it together, but I do have a fair bit of experience hobbling together firearms from sourced and handmade parts. Everything seems incredibly solid and I have no concerns with maintaining zero with the SCRS I mounted up top.

That said, my main concern is the aesthetics. MWI nailed it in my opinion. I have my doubts about any touted practicality or function added by the system beyond the optic mounting. But that is not the point at all, at least not for me. I just wanted a space cowboy range toy, and this is an off the shelf solution.