This is not a drill!: S&W 4586's at Bud's for $259 delivered!!!

4586 from Buds

Well took my 4586 to the range, action is sooo smooth. I was surprised since it's a DAO. this was so good I went and bought a 4566TSW. should be here tomorrow.... can't wait

here're some pics
 

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I have some wear marks inside the trigger guard. At first, I thought it was caused by a dragging trigger ( not good ) . The trigger sits awfully close to the guard. Anyone have this type of wear? Perhaps this is caused by inserting a trigger lock, or cable. As long as it's not some mechanical problem, it's OK with me.
 
Federalis said:
Ditto what ALDE said, mailed (priority) my dealers FFL copy and check on 7/16 and Bud's still hadn't gotten it today, 7/24! Great service by the USPO. Derek at Bud's has been great and said he would continue to hold my pistol and look for the check and FFL.
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Any word on your payment yet? They still don't have mine. It's nine days since I placed the order and 7 since I mailed the money order. 7 days for a letter from Washington to Tennessee seems a bit long. I have had letters get to Main or Florida in 3 days.
 
I finally got mine into a dark environment. The night sights are dim, but usable, in the dark. They are not totally dead as I suspected initially. I replaced the Hogue grips that it came with a set of curved backstrap S&W factory grips I had hanging around. It looks much better already.

I'd buy another for $259 if they were still available.
 
Alde... they got it on Sat and pistol shipped today. Still pretty slow USPO service. 7/16-7/25, Houston-Lexington... that's pretty sad service. I'll be curious to see what the pistol looks like and the folks at Bud's were terrific.
 
Just a brief follow up for a strip clean/field report/oh, I wish for more. The full field strip revealed virtually no internal wear, a nest of dust bunnies in the mag well & and no residue in any wearpart spring area. My belief is that it was carried a bunch, and dropped a few times :( and not really used. At the range, the front & rear sights proved way off. Did I say it looked dropped? Rear sight looked to have been filed to remove dings and the front had a tapered radius to the front top of the bore. The real result? At about 10 yds, I shot low to the left about three inches. The grips are way too smooth. The checking looks rubbed smooth. But, that is personal and an easy fix. But the trigger is butter. And it just feels good. How do you quantify that?
 
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Well I got mine, a gun and two magazines. It's been used, it took us about twenty minutes to get the lead out of the bore. But it cleaned up nicely and the first shot I fired was about a foot off at 85 yards. It really does have a nice double action trigger. Night sights are gone but I'm usually in bed anyway. There is no corrosion on the gun or mags. Tomorrow I'm going to shoot it off the bench and see what I can do.

For $262.00 I'm very not complaining.
 
I love the pre-TSW 3rd Gen DAO trigger, its slick, reasonably light, and short. Its much like a good revolver trigger. I've never tried the TSW DAO trigger, but since its a quarter cock instead of a half cock I'm sure its not as nice. Its a shame the 3rd Gens have mostly gone away, IMO they are the best pistols S&W has ever made. The M&P 45 is nice, but its no 4586.
 
alde said:
Remind me to never get you mad at me, even from a distance:eek:. Thats a ways away for an service pistol.
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That was luck as much as anything. I shot nine more and none were as close. But it is still more than good enough. I guess all were within about three feet of the target, or a six foot group. But I only want to count the first one.

As I said, tomorrow the bench, at 25 yards.

Speer Lawman ammo, BTW, I like to shoot some factory stuff in a new gun in case I get parts all over the place.
 
I received my 4586 from Bud's 2 weeks ago. Condition was excellent after a detail strip and clean. I installed new S&W factory grips purchased from Midway ($20). The night sights were very dim so I sent the slide and sights off to Trijicon to have them relamped. Trijicon is charging $54.00 for the service. I think this is a very fair price considering what new sights would cost. I should have the slide back in 2 weeks.
Go to Trijicon web site for return instructions, you must have a return authorization number.
 
Just wanted to say thanks to the OP of this thread for the heads up on the sale at Buds. I picked mine up from my FFL dealer last night. Unfortunately,I didnt get the original box or papers,just the gun itsself. The gun was in fairly good condition ( about 80-85%) overall. Had the expected light surface scratches ( most likely holster wear) inside looked quite clean,bore clean and shiny,didnt appear to have been shot much. Hope to be able to get out and test it out soon. Are there any websites that I could look up the serial # and tell about when this gun was made ? Just curious. Thanks
 
I called S&W Customer Service, gave them my SN and they gave me the year. TDU45XX was made in 2002. I was surprised that it was made that recent. Hope this info helps.
 
Midway has magazines on sale for 30 bucks. I think that's a decent deal for factory mags.
 
Well, got my 4586TSW today and first impressions before firing and cleaning were not so favorable. Whoever had this for a duty weapon must not have given much thought to maintenance. Light rust on the nite sights, a gummy sticky substance on the trigger guard, bad residue and other build up, light freckling under the hogue grips, and the barrel crown looked uneven. The magazines were unbelievably filthy, and one had some pitting near the lips. The ejector spring seems like the tension is a little on the light side.

The upside was it shot to point of aim, with a six a clock hold, and the trigger pull was long but smooth. It seemed accurate enough for my purposes. After cleaning it up the nite sights glowed brightly and the internals looked pretty fresh. The extractor looks like it is in good shape and has strong tension. The frame to slide fit is very tight, almost zero play.

I experienced one FTRTB with Federal 230 grn FMJ, possibly due to op error, overall dirty condition of the weapon when fired, or weak recoil spring; maybe all three.

I plan on replacing the grips with the factory palm swell style and doing a light scotch brite and polish to the slide. Also will replace the recoil spring.

Overall I think my $299 Smith 45 is a keeper!
 
My frame to slide fit is pretty loose on my 4586. Barrel lockup is pretty good, which should be more important for accuracy. It has had some rounds through it before I got it. I'll be shooting it for the first time later this week.
 
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