586 who has one and loves it?

WONTLETYOU · #1 08-20-2009, 12:18 PM

i have a 586 no dash 4 inch. dont hear much talk on these lately. absolutely love mine. bought it about a yeah ago,its one of my favorite revolvers

jrd1976 · #2 08-20-2009, 12:43 PM

Me too. It's a great shooter with a smooth action. I wish I had another with a 2 1/2", round butt.

fyimo · #3 08-20-2009, 12:51 PM

I have a 586 no dash with 8 3/8 inch barrel and adjustible front sight and I think it's a great gun. I also have a 686 no dash with 6 inch barrel. I love them both and they are excellent shooters.

586 with 8 3/8 and adjustable front site

686 with 6 inch barrel

Engine49guy · #4 08-20-2009, 01:01 PM

I have two .357 Distinguished Combat Magnums,
They both have 4" Barrels and are 586 no dash models.
Nickel is AAE SN code , Blue is AJJ,.... Early to mid 80's I believe.

Only one has had the hammer nose mod done by the factory indicated by the "M" stamp in the yoke.
Love them both.

Tempest 455 · #5 08-20-2009, 01:06 PM

My 586 is by far the most balanced gun I own. If just want to shoot rounds, I shoot a 9mm because of the cost. While my 629 is a "blast" to shoot, the 586 is the most fun because its so well balnced in my opinion.

cush · #6 08-20-2009, 02:32 PM

GF · #7 08-20-2009, 02:49 PM

I think I got one of those laying around somewhere.

586 6 inch

GF

Gun 4 Fun · #8 08-20-2009, 03:33 PM

GF
how do you keep ending up with all of my stocks?

boykinlp · #9 08-20-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GF

I think I got one of those laying around somewhere.

586 6 inch

GF

Great looking grips. Love the grain!

586L-Frame · #10 08-20-2009, 03:45 PM

I love my 586L-Frames.
I purchased new back in 1981 & 1982.
4" and 6".

586L-Frame

DLC’s 586 L-Frame 4”.

DLC’s No dash 586 L-Frame 6” & 4” Distinguished Combat Magnums.

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Emerson · #11 08-20-2009, 05:23 PM

I bought a 686 brand new about 15 years ago, but I just recently traded for a 586 no dash with 4" barrel. The action on it is as smooth as silk. It shoots like a dream.

samuelrp · #12 08-20-2009, 05:34 PM

Nice looking guns !!!

Nframe · #13 08-20-2009, 05:53 PM

Here's one I've only seen in my safe;

GF · #14 08-20-2009, 05:56 PM

G4F do you like combat stocks!

(I found two more 586's)

campfire · #15 08-20-2009, 06:07 PM

I bought a new 586 with a 6” barrel back in the late nineties; beautiful gun and the trigger was smooth as silk straight out of the box. I sold it a few years ago and have regretted it ever since.
Campfire

Joni_Lynn · #16 08-20-2009, 06:19 PM

I adopted a 586 last week, 6" with a Patridge front sight. I haven't had the opportunity to shoot it yet but I did change the grips.
I have other handguns I haven't been able to fire yet as well so a range trip is in the near future.

raveneap · #17 08-20-2009, 06:25 PM

I've got two; a no dash and a dash-1. The top one here is a new 686P. The 586's are as smooth as glass. The 686 is also excellent.

Hendel · #18 08-20-2009, 11:55 PM

I came into a 586-4 a few months ago. I'd been without a Smith for about 6 years and decided that if one of these ever came my way, I'd fight for it.

I find that I am carrying it more and more. With the right holster, it's very, very comfortable.

Mike Searson · #19 08-21-2009, 09:41 PM

I owned a Nickel 586 6" BBL, Pachmayr grips that was a FL State Trooper's Gun...sold it when it was the last thing I had left of any value a long time ago,

I replaced it last year with a 6" Blue model A0 SN prefix, no dash...it outshoots my Python!

Gun 4 Fun · #20 08-21-2009, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GF

G4F do you like combat stocks!

(I found two more 586's)

I like 'em when they have nice grain like these

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woodsltc · #21 08-21-2009, 10:26 PM

I've had a few over the years........I've always liked the L-frame guns and prefer the blued ones.

I currently have two M-586 No Dashes. One of them is a very early one with a DOB of 1980 (AAA62xx serial number). The other one is a 1983 model and is one of my favorites to carry on hikes or just when I'm kicking around in the woods.

Don

Hussygun · #22 08-21-2009, 10:56 PM

i cut the ramp mostly off this one and slotted for a partridge. its a 586-4. shoots well. Phil

MATTHIAS · #23 08-21-2009, 11:07 PM

I love mine...

lev83 · #24 08-22-2009, 01:14 AM

Best revolver in the S&W lineup IMO. No collection is complete with out at least one of these babies

Mike Searson · #25 08-22-2009, 01:29 AM

j38 · #26 08-22-2009, 11:18 AM

I love shooting this 586. Kurac's grips help a lot with full power loads.

Regards,

Jerry

WONTLETYOU · #27 08-22-2009, 05:12 PM

love mine..

Bullseye Smith · #28 08-22-2009, 08:01 PM

I found one or two in the safe the other day.

bummer · #29 08-22-2009, 08:56 PM

586-1M purchased at gun show in the early 90's. Very smooth double action. If the police market wouldnt have changed to semi autos the L frame would be the standard bearer.

BlackSky · #30 08-23-2009, 12:45 AM

Love mine.

Dutch1911 · #31 08-23-2009, 01:38 PM

Certainly one of the better balanced pieces out there.
I love mine... tough choice for me now Colt 1911 Series 70 or S&W 586 no dash 4".

Vulcan Bob · #32 08-23-2009, 01:45 PM

I think the L-frame is just right for the .357 Mag. I have a four inch 586 plus, looks a bit weird with that extra hole in the wheel but is a good shooter!

model17 · #33 08-23-2009, 02:41 PM

the perfect .357!!!!!!!!!!!!

pmbiker · #34 08-23-2009, 03:21 PM

No dash 4" here. I don't have any pretty pictures but y'all know what one looks like. Add an action job, chamfered charge holes, ball-detent on the crane and some Ahrends Combat FG grips. Like buttahh.

29Wheelgunner · #35 08-23-2009, 04:09 PM

I always loved the Model 19. I bought my first 586 when the shop I would haunt, brought in it's first one. It became mine and since then, the 586 is still my favorite 357.

Grayfox · #36 08-23-2009, 08:23 PM

I bought the first 6" 586 (no dash) to hit the Memphis area in 1980. I'm sad to say that S&W screwed this one up. The gun shot low and left despite any sight adjustment. Groups looked more like patterns. On its second trip back to the factory I wrote a really nasty letter saying the gun's only use was as a paper weight!

I guess they paid attention that time because what I got back was the best shooting .357 I've ever owned. I'll never part with it.

And no, I never had the factory modification made. Never had any problem with it.

I also have a 4" 586-3 that I bought used maybe 15 years ago. The previous owner had it worked over by Phoenix Armory. I got the paperwork with the gun. Action job, recut forcing cone, chamfered cylinder, the whole shootin' match!
I use this when I shoot SSR class in IDPA. Great gun!

Viss · #37 08-23-2009, 08:45 PM

Mine always finds it's way into the range bag

bluto · #38 08-23-2009, 09:56 PM

Everyone should own a 586. Mine's a special run 586-7. Just a beautiful gun that shoots as good as it looks. Very accurate. Fantastic (typical S&W) trigger. Love it.

Marshall 357 · #39 03-16-2012, 09:29 PM

I have a 586 no dash 6''.....I think it needs some new grips just has a set of Uncle Mike's on it. I really like it. But I love my 29-2 8 3/8''

allglock · #40 03-16-2012, 09:47 PM

Not a 586, but the price was right, and it shoots like nobodies business

johnny3 · #41 03-17-2012, 07:42 AM

old bear · #42 03-17-2012, 08:00 AM

My 586 no dash is the best balanced revolver I own, and is a joy to shoot. It has replaced my well used and beloved M-19 as one of my "ready" guns.

bananaman · #43 03-18-2012, 09:13 AM

Wow, a 2009 post comes back to life! I'll play too. I just got a 586 no dash on a trade from another member. Very clean, and a good shooter. Is a no dash 4". Right up up there with my other favorites. Wonder what the 8 incher would be like??? Bob

S&W-Keeper · #44 03-18-2012, 11:52 AM

Great revolver. I have 3 of them.

lhump1961 · #45 03-18-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny3

That one makes my heart stop! Perfect!

stoneke · #46 03-18-2012, 01:58 PM

Here's my 6" 586 that was bought in the first year of production - AAA series sn. This gun was used to gain my NRA Police Distinguished Badge. High front Patridge sight that allows for a 50 yd neck hold on the B27 target. Great, accurate gun with an unbelievable action.

boltmopar · #47 03-18-2012, 02:00 PM

I had one in Texas but it was stolen. I loved mine and have been looking for a four inch for some time now. I always wanted one after seeing it the hands of the villain in Lethal Weapon 3. He does have a model 29 for mos t of the movie, but he pulls one on the Captin when he kidnaps him.

Snapping Twig · #48 03-18-2012, 04:22 PM

Why yes... yes I do.

586-1 4" No M and no issues with the hottest loads.

jdh · #49 03-18-2012, 07:11 PM

I might as well go ahead and start to use/carry mine now. I saved the gun but the box and "stuff" was lost in the fire.

Fredo Batali · #50 03-18-2012, 09:31 PM

Here's mine. I bought it quite a while ago and haven't had the time to shoot it yet (work gets in the way a lot). I carried a four inch 686 as a duty weapon for a number of years before switching to a Beretta 92G. I really like the balance and especially the durability of the "L" frame.

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