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586 round butt
One of the local pawn shops is always on the lookout for guns that I might be interested in. So Tuesday I get a text from the owner notifying me of a 586 for sale. When time permitted I went to have a look. It was a 6" 586-3 well worn but mechanically solid. The price was Ok, but the revolver had a round butt on it. Just my opinion, but a RB on a gun with a 4" barrel or longer just doesn't look right to me. I passed on the gun even though I know I can get round butt to square butt grips. Is it unusual for an older 6" gun to have a round butt? The price would have to be very good for me to bite on that gun
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09-24-2020, 11:36 AM
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In theory the only 586s with a RB grip frame would have been -4 or later. One clue to a gunsmith modification of an earlier one would have been the loss of the serrations on the rear grip strap.
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Joedegs is right on this one.
-3's had no small barrels. Just checked.
See posts below
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09-24-2020, 12:31 PM
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I have a no-dash 586 6" that was clearly converted to a RB - the back strap is smooth and the SN on the butt is 'way off center (but thankfully intact). Whoever did the work did a great job of it, right down to the polishing and bluing. I'm not a big fan of RB guns, either, but the price was too good to pass up. I put a pair of Altamont conversion grips on it and we're both living happily ever after.
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It had a pair of Hogue rubber grips on it that I pulled off to check to see if it had been converted. The serrations were intact and the serial number was centered. Maybe it was mismarked as a 586-3. It was definitely ugly but if priced at $300 or so I would have bought it and put conversion grips on it. It was priced considerably higher
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You wouldn't happen to remember the serial#? Either starting with a BPD, BAS or a BRF ?
Could be a re - barrel. Only a letter would tell..
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586-3 Matte finish
I believe it was in 89, that S&W released a limited run of 4 & 6 586-3 had a round but with a matte finish.
Sorry, the 2.5 and 3 were -4.
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The SCSW indicates RB for 1996 to 1999 with SB grips. Page 298
This is what a SB 586 should look like:
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Originally Posted by joedegs
I believe it was in 89, that S&W released a limited run of 4 & 6 586-3 had a round but with a matte finish.
Sorry, the 2.5 and 3 were -4.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lppd4
It had a pair of Hogue rubber grips on it that I pulled off to check to see if it had been converted. The serrations were intact and the serial number was centered. Maybe it was mismarked as a 586-3. It was definitely ugly but if priced at $300 or so I would have bought it and put conversion grips on it. It was priced considerably higher
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Page 298, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 4th Edition, 103591 4 SG Glass Bead, 2500 manufactured., Special Production 1989
The SG, synthetic grips. Hogue were the collect factory grip.
The 6, product code 103592.
From prior post link below, According to a Roy Jinks letter post here some time ago there were 1849 made beginning in 1989.
Gun show find 586-3 6" round butt blue matte finish
Joe
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