There is a bit of a cult following for the 58. I still say it is not a very useful gun. The 57 is much better as a sporting pistol.

Despite what collectors and S&W lovers may think, the fact is the gun was an utter failure. A flop. It was too heavy for most cops, was too big for many to handle properly, and the recoil (even with reduced loads) was too much for the vast majority of officers.

I recall even Ferguson once wrote of ditching his duty 58 when it got heavy in favor of a standard barrel M10.

__________________
No life story has happy end.