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581 no dash recall upgrade
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I have a 4 in nickel no dash that I bought new. never has failed and I ain't sending it back.
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I sent my M586 in for the M Bushing recall back in the early 1980's just because. I never had ay issues with it but figured if there was a recall there must be a reason why. That was in the early 80's but now days I'd think long and hard before sending in a beautiful vintage revolver that was not giving me any problems.
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Tanners Owner
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Good news! Just got an email from FedEx that a package is being prepared for shipment from Springfield MA. My guess is I’ll see it arrive by Weds next week. Will report back after it arrives.
I have a 586 no-dash that hasn't been through the recall modification. It's given me no trouble with what I've fed it. That's not to say it would be trouble-free with other ammo. I won't sent it back to S&W for two reasons. 1) I hear too much about their ham-fisted gunsmiths to let them have a crack at it. 2) The action has been slicked up and tuned. It's as smooth as melted butter and I'm concerned that they'd "fix" it. Return it back to factory specs. So, unrecalled she remains.
I took a look at the 581 I mentioned in post #5. It's ANIB and i will not be sending it back.
By the way, Wilson's had the audacity to charge $239 for this thing back in 1984.
By the way, Wilson's had the audacity to charge $239 for this thing back in 1984.
BillyKframe
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I had never heard before that S&W might have done action work on recalled L frames but I have always wondered why my "M" yoke stamped 686 is such a shooter. I bought it used in the 90s and it has the best single and double action trigger of any Smiths I have including the ones I put Wolff spring kits in. Because it is a silhouette model I always wondered if it had been given a trigger job by the previous owner, which still might be the case. Thanks to the posters on this thread, I have a new possibility.
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My first revolver purchase a few years ago was a 4" 686 no dash. I looked it up in the standard catalogue 4th Ed. and THEN I noticed the recall ! Being inexperienced with such matters I took the recall very seriously, and sent the gun back to S&W. It took 10 weeks to get my 686 back, but it shoots great ! They even smoothed out a rough spot on the ejector shroud ! I am very happy with the gun !They did stamp an M above the model number.
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Rock185
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I bought and started carrying a 586 soon after they came out. Had no problem with any factory or reloaded ammo I used. Later sold it to a good friend, who had it tie up on some type of .357 ammo; he mostly shot his own reloads. I offered to buy it back, but he declined and sent it in for the "M" modification. Several years ago I acquired a LNIB no dash. I had no trouble with .357 ammo, but sent it in anyway. If I had it to do over, don't think I'd send it in. IIRC, I did have S&W give it a tune up while they had it. Cost about $60.00 I think it was. My current no dash is definitely not going to be sent in..
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firebreather
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I thought cutting/re-cutting the forcing cone was also part of the original modification. Did you do this also?
Tanners Owner
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My 581 arrived today. M stamped and new firing pin bushing & what looks like new firing pin on the hammer.
Now time to get a decent set of grips…..
I took a look at the 581 I mentioned in post #5. It's ANIB and i will not be sending it back.
By the way, Wilson's had the audacity to charge $239 for this thing back in 1984.
Wow, they saw you coming! It's been said that a sucker's born every day! LOL
They got me.
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Tanners Owner
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Was finally able to get to the range with my 581. It shot well, over 50 rds at some near and close targets in my adhoc IDPA stage, moving while shooting with some strong hand only shooting.
I’ll admit, the front sight is tough for me to see, especially in comparison to my SIg P365 w/ X-ray sights. Will try a simple paint the front sight trick first to see if that helps.
Like the gun quite a bit. Still need to get new grips for it
I’ll admit, the front sight is tough for me to see, especially in comparison to my SIg P365 w/ X-ray sights. Will try a simple paint the front sight trick first to see if that helps.
Like the gun quite a bit. Still need to get new grips for it
The problem was the 357 produced by one manufacturer was blowing out primers and causing the cylinder to bind. S&W didn’t want to be known for a jamming revolver and modified the hammer nose and firing pin bushing.
S&W wanted their firearm to be 100% reliable with all ammo instead of telling the end user to try a different brand of ammo. All manufacturers should live by that gold standard. And maybe S&W has lost some of that in today's environment.
Rosewood
