Model 58 Round Butt?

[Mike Grasso]

I have a 57/58 Round Butt.
It's off getting some of the screw-ups fixed.
I knew it wasn't real but the price was "that's a deal", so I bought it.

Turned out that 90% of the work was by Jim Hoag.
It shot real nice and is a fun gun. May never be worth $800 but I paid less than a quarter of that.

Mike

 

[tmitch4570]

I just posted in the Unofficial Model-58 Club thread before I saw this. I have bought the M58 for $700 plus shipping for all its "flaws" mostly because I have small hands and love round butts. The salesman insisted that it has not been re-blued, Well, we'll see.

Thanks, you saved me $700. I inspected it, and while I'm sure it's been reblued because of the grip frame alteration, had it not been for that I wouldn't have guessed it. None of the telltale signs are there. The backstrap is smooth, not grooved.

 

[ayetee]

Thanks, you saved me $700. I inspected it, and while I'm sure it's been reblued because of the grip frame alteration, had it not been for that I wouldn't have guessed it. None of the telltale signs are there. The backstrap is smooth, not grooved.

I know I over-paid but it is a shooter I will enjoy and it will keep my 57s company.

 

[Nedroe]

You Want One Like This, You Say.....

a 3", 44 Magnum, model 58,round butt.

I wanted one too.

Ned

 

[XTrooper]

a 3", 44 Magnum, model 58,round butt.


I wanted one too.

Ned

That is one handsome revolver, Ned! I'd be happy to own and carry that one myself!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[XTrooper]

I know I over-paid but it is a shooter I will enjoy and it will keep my 57s company.

As long as you're satisfied with it, that's all that matters.

 

[ayetee]

As long as you're satisfied with it, that's all that matters.

I'm waiting with anxiety. Hope the mod was done properly.

 

[XTrooper]

In my experience, most who tackle a mod like that know what they're doing. I think it and you will be fine.

Keep us posted!


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[ayetee]

In my experience, most who tackle a mod like that know what they're doing. I think it and you will be fine.

Keep us posted!


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Appreciate the encouragement. The next two weeks will be tough.

 

[smokey04]

Yeah, you guys are right, smooth back strap on the M58. I guess I got "confused" on a M29 I also did with a 3" barrel shortly after the M58 Mod.. I bought a M29 with a 6&1/2" barrel that had been bulged and I sent it to Larry Kelly at Magnaport to cut it off behind the bulge and remount the front sight. The result,IIRC, was a 3&1/4" barrel which I mounted back on the original host gun.I liked the M58 round butt so much I did the same round butting on the M29. It WAS the gun I wanted to re-groove the back strap on all the way down.At the advanced old age of 70 I find myself muddling things together,not so much forgetting as getting the "mix and match" all bollixed up! I'm not sure if it is 1/2 Heimers, or craft disease[can't remember a "freaking thing"] anyway,thanks to you sharp eyed brothers that caught my ,[does dumbass have a hyphen?]mistake. Nick

 

[ayetee]

Yeah, you guys are right, smooth back strap on the M58. I guess I got "confused" on a M29 I also did with a 3" barrel shortly after the M58 Mod.. I bought a M29 with a 6&1/2" barrel that had been bulged and I sent it to Larry Kelly at Magnaport to cut it off behind the bulge and remount the front sight. The result,IIRC, was a 3&1/4" barrel which I mounted back on the original host gun.I liked the M58 round butt so much I did the same round butting on the M29. It WAS the gun I wanted to re-groove the back strap on all the way down.At the advanced old age of 70 I find myself muddling things together,not so much forgetting as getting the "mix and match" all bollixed up! I'm not sure if it is 1/2 Heimers, or craft disease[can't remember a "freaking thing"] anyway,thanks to you sharp eyed brothers that caught my ,[does dumbass have a hyphen?]mistake. Nick

I'm not far behind you. Still remember things happened sixty years ago but can't remember what happened yesterday.

 

[guzzi]

a 3", 44 Magnum, model 58,round butt.

I wanted one too.

Ned

COOL! Nice job on a caliber upgrade. jb

 

[Joe Kent]

Bump to the top for SAFireman.

 

[SAFireman]

Bump to the top for SAFireman.

Thanks Joe. I don't know how I missed it before. I am probably going to copy the photo and post it over in the 58 Club so that it hangs around for posterity.

That is one fine looking Model 58

 

[SuperMan]

Ok..so where are the pics of the newly acquired 58 Round Butt???

Always thought a round butt 3" 58 would be a great carry gun. Hard chromed or in stainless with a tritium dot front sight blade would be even better.

Someone mentioned above that the front sight isn't pinned in...I think the ones I have are...

Bob