Thread: 581/681 Raving
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Old 04-27-2012, 02:16 PM
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I love fixed sight service revolvers........even though my first S&W was a 67-1, but I like target sight versions too.

Grab those 581's and 681's now, the collector interest in them will go up as there are FAR less of them than 586's and 686's and like was said, most of them were duty guns so a minty one is a rare find. Look what happened with Model 28's, they were hard to give away in the past but now the prices are skyrocketing. I got my 2nd 581 as a "throw in" when I bought a Ruger GP100 from a gentleman on GunBroker, and he asked me if I wanted the 581 too for $300, I think it was.

S&W made the 619 as an attempt to produce a fixed sight L-frame duty gun, but even these are harder to find. The 681 was released again as a PC gun but it's different looking than the standard 681. If S&W would add the 581 and 681 to the "Classic" lineup it would be pretty cool, they just added a New Gen 586.

Ever since I got my 6" 10-5, that, yes actually outshoots my 8 3/8" Model 14, I have been in love with fixed sight revolvers. S&W does an excellent job regulating the sights for the popular service round of the era, and all of mine are pretty much dead on. Just because they sights are fixed doesn't mean they can't be tack drivers!

I also prefer the clean, low sight picture of the fixed sight guns and also the classic look of the frame. To me, target sight revolvers have a "blocky" look.

Last edited by stantheman86; 04-27-2012 at 02:20 PM.
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