586 no dash

[magothy1]

Anyone know if this model is drilled and tapped for a scope mount ? Sorry if I'm in the wrong area year-wise.
Thanks- Steve

 

[batex]

It's not. My 586-3 is not so I doubt a no- dash is.

 

[fyimo]

The no dash 586 and 686 were not drilled and tapped and 586-4 was the engineering change when they started drilling and tapping them in 1993.

 

[magothy1]

586 no dash question

Thanks very much for the quick replies, folks, I sure appreciate it- Steve

 

[scooter123]

S&W didn't start drilling and tapping for mounting rails until 1993 and your 586 predates that by a good margin, so no, it's not been drilled and tapped unless some gunsmith did it.

Now, a bit of good news. The pattern that S&W currently uses WILL NOT interfere with the mounting hole for the rear sight on older revolvers. This means that if you wish, you can have it drilled and tapped to the new mounting pattern. However, the new pattern uses a #6-48 thread which is NOT a standard size and it takes a careful approach to insure a broken tap isn't left in the frame. If you want to mount a rail on your 586, it can be set up for that. If so, I would suggest contacting S&W or finding a local gunsmith who has experience doing this.

BTW, I have access to the machine shop where I work and have done this to my 67-1 and 617 no dash. It's not very difficult to do and having access to a mill with a DRO for position made it duck soup. However, I used extreme care doing the tapping and it took a full 2 hours to do both guns. In addition, the drill, ream to insure perfect size prior to tapping, and the tap, came to a total of about 50 bucks. If you're not a machinist you'll probably find it less expensive to pay someone to do it. If you are a machinist, shoot me a PM and I'll send you the dimensions.

 

[magothy1]

Thanks, Scooter, this is/was a gun I was looking to buy for hunting. I've done a little bit of drilling and tapping but I'm not going to think of doing it to any of my firearms. I sure appreciate the advice and offer of help, tho.
Steve

 

[Northguy]

There is a no tap mouting rail for the 586 that mounts inplace of the site and clamps foreward on the frame as I had on on the 586 and still have it,would sell if someone would need one.I thonk it is a B-Square
Al

 

[madmikeb]

Here's my 586 no dash with a Tasco Pro-Point. I don't remember who made the mount as its been on there for probably close to 20 years, it's a nice set-up though and at the time it came from Dennys Shooters Supply. I like scopes or red dots out on the barrel rather than on the frame, I think they balance better and you don't have to take the rear sight off. It's low profile enough so if you take the dot off you can sight over the mount with the iron sights. The downfall being that there are holes drilled and tapped on the barrel.