Originally Posted by M29since14

A ten-year old thread comes back to life! I had a feeling when I clicked it that someone was wanting to make a 2-1/2” 586. Maybe I was just remembering it from reading it a long time ago?

Anyway, I once owned a 2-1/2” 586. I subsequently sold it to a fellow forum member, unfortunately no longer with us, who was quite an enthusiastic collector of modern S&Ws. My recollection of the gun is that it really didn’t do anything for me that a 2-1/2” Model 19 didn’t do just as well, and Chuck really wanted it. I thought the gun was better off in his care. For my own uses, I prefer the 4-inch barrel in both models.