Model 520 NYSP
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this model 520 NYSP revolver. And, I think it would have been nice if Smith-Wesson would have also produced this gun with the 3.5" barrel length!:
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Flint Ridge
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Let me be the first to say, "That is one Sweet Smith!"
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I love 520's!!!
I would settle for a "version" of the 520 in the "Classic" line, if anything to take the "Classic" 58 and bore it to .357...........it wouldn't be the same as the old 520, but most of the "Classics" aren't the same as the original models........look at the new Model 15, it looks more like a 19 in .38 Special.
I would settle for a "version" of the 520 in the "Classic" line, if anything to take the "Classic" 58 and bore it to .357...........it wouldn't be the same as the old 520, but most of the "Classics" aren't the same as the original models........look at the new Model 15, it looks more like a 19 in .38 Special.
GyMac
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Thanks for posting. It's nice to see such a rare, beautiful gun.
Dave T
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I agree, a 3.5" would have been welcome...but then continuing production of the original for a while would have put more of them out there and they would be shootable instead of just collectable.
And, if they had offered a 3.5" it would have been even better in a round butt. A concealable 357 Magnum that can take a stead diet of full power magnums and be controllable. What a delight that would have been.
Dave
And, if they had offered a 3.5" it would have been even better in a round butt. A concealable 357 Magnum that can take a stead diet of full power magnums and be controllable. What a delight that would have been.
Dave
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The 520 is what the model 28 should have been. Wish I could find a shooter grade model instead of drooling but not usin my nib one.
H P Bushrod
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The 520 NYSP revolver is the next Smith on my buy list! Thanks for sharing the pics.
Rapidray
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very nice...
That is a nice looking revolver you scored there. Enjoy it!
That is a nice looking revolver you scored there. Enjoy it!
CAJUNLAWYER
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Absolutely beautiful gun and I have owned two. But.... aside from the collector interest, I think that the 681 is a much better revolver for the intended purpose of a brute fixed sight duty gun.
A stainless fixed sight 8 shot N frame gun would be the bomb. As far as the barrel, I would suggest using a modified Model 58 contour.
But I guess this belongs in the wish column
A stainless fixed sight 8 shot N frame gun would be the bomb. As far as the barrel, I would suggest using a modified Model 58 contour.
But I guess this belongs in the wish column
TexasSTEP
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Great thread...
The M520's are great guns... I wish I had had one back when I carried a revolver every day for work.
These are both collectors... but I shoot one of 'em.
Hope that helps!
-TS
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The M520's are great guns... I wish I had had one back when I carried a revolver every day for work.
These are both collectors... but I shoot one of 'em.
Hope that helps!
-TS
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That is a beautiful packege. I had a chance at one just like it at a live auction a while ago. NIB complete with everything. My max hammer price was $800, which would be $942 OTD. The bidding blew right past me. I can't remember what it sold for, but it was well North of a grand. Enjoy that great gun.
The M520's are great guns... I wish I had had one back when I carried a revolver every day for work.
These are both collectors... but I shoot one of 'em.
Hope that helps!
-TS
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1)Yes, it helps me to wonder why I failed to buy two of these NYSP 520's whenever I had the chance!
2)Your two 520's are beautiful too! These revolvers are so nice that I don't think that I could ever part with mine!
DWFAN
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Any of you that own these ever shoot one? All the ones I come across are NIB. I have never come across a shooter grade 520.
Of course, at that point, it's really just a 581 without a full lug barrel, right?
Of course, at that point, it's really just a 581 without a full lug barrel, right?
LAS&W4me
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I bought my 520 NYSP in unfired condition but without the box. Paid $1000. Maybe a little too much but well worth it to me.
I bought my 520 NYSP in unfired condition but without the box. Paid $1000. Maybe a little too much but well worth it to me.
So... ya shoot it?
I haven't shot this one yet, added the Ahrend's wood because I intend to take her to the range!
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majbgd
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M 520
I bought mine a few years before the "its collectible" rush drove the price up on these. I think I paid under $500.00 OTD. Mine was already fired with no box/papers. I shoot it now and then. It is a fine revolver. With the prices climbing I hesitate to shoot it, but I don't think I will ever sell it.
I bought mine a few years before the "its collectible" rush drove the price up on these. I think I paid under $500.00 OTD. Mine was already fired with no box/papers. I shoot it now and then. It is a fine revolver. With the prices climbing I hesitate to shoot it, but I don't think I will ever sell it.
I wish I could post a photo of my 520. It has a 3.5''
model 27 barrel and round butt. I bought it from
Charlie and it's one of a kind. I call it my model 27 M&P. Very cool Smith. The front sight was milled down and a lower sight was doved tailed in. The work reportly done in AZ. and is first rate. Looks
like a factory gun. I don't know why someone did this to a collectable gun, but I'm glad that they did.
So, if you want a 3.5'' RB you can make one and turn a $1000 gun into a $600 gun. It shoots good too!
Gary
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