Been shooting Smith revolvers for over 30 years now and not too long ago won a bid on a new 586-8. The revolver actually looked very nice out of the box although not comfortable all to shoot with the wood grips. They are pretty nice looking though.

The 586-8 shot way to the right for me - first Smith I ever owned that exhibited this. And is the first Smith revolver I have owned that has some creep or a gritty feel in the SA mode- sort of reminds me of shooting a Ruger.

Not long after I picked up a 586-4 with combats and it has the nice crisp glass rod break that Smith is known for. And the windage with the rear blade centered is pretty much spot on.

Most likely I will sell the 586-8 and hang onto the 586-4. For me I'll probably stick to the "old school" revolvers from now on.