Found this today and thought i would share. 6" 586 nd that looks like it has never been fired. Not a smudge or scratch anywhere. Very clean. I thought about the stories i've read about some one finding a gun they wanted and put it down to think about it and when they return to buy it it would be gone so i paid the man and haven't quit smiling since. I probably paid a little too much but i'm happy.
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twodog max
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Heck you only live once and with inflation money is worth less each day and costs go up each day. In a year or two it may look like a great bargain and you have pleasure of owning it all that time.
It is a real nice 586!
It is a real nice 586!
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Like twodog said ya can't take it with ya. Nice score.
Happy is what it's all about and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I the 6" & 4" versions and they both shoot like a dream . Enjoy !
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Congratulations!
Fishjager
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That happened to me just the other day. I found a nice four inch 586 and while I was waiting for the manager to strike a deal another guy bought it.
Snag them while you can. Now I am looking for a four inch again! Congratulations.
Snag them while you can. Now I am looking for a four inch again! Congratulations.
Long after you've forgotten what you paid for that beauty, you'll still be enjoying it, and patting yourself on the back for snagging it... 
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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Nice find!
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That's one beautiful revolver!
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Your gun in that outstanding of a condition is getting harder to find by the day. It will only go up in value. I don't buy handguns with the thought of how much money I can sell them for down the road and make a profit. I buy them to use them. I have many times paid too much for a handgun that I really wanted it. As mentioned before, it's only money and the time to buy one is when you see it, cause it will probably be gone the next day. Thanks for showing.
SWEeeeet!!!!!
Personally prefer the looks, action and grips of a 586 over a Colt Snake!
Personally prefer the looks, action and grips of a 586 over a Colt Snake!
BillBro
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OMG!! Thats a real beauty! Smart move not thinking about it, somebody else would be smiling instead of you for sure.
Oh, yeah, you'll have fun with that puppy!
An argument exists about the longest shot I ever took with mine and what I hit with one aimed shot is irrelevant but I claimed 85 yards and the late son of the ranch owner claimed it was closer to 120 yards. In either case, I was delighted!
An argument exists about the longest shot I ever took with mine and what I hit with one aimed shot is irrelevant but I claimed 85 yards and the late son of the ranch owner claimed it was closer to 120 yards. In either case, I was delighted!
Spectacular! I'd call that, museum quality. Congratulations Sir.
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That's a beauty, congrats!
Nice! IMHO, the 6" 586 is .357 perfection. It reminds me of the Goldilocks tale. In between the Model 19 and the Model 27, the 586 is just right!
I remember when they were first released. I had to have one. I was a kid and saved my pennies until I found one at Warshal's. Baboom! It was mine. Warshal's is long gone, but I still have the 586. It's not going anywhere.
I remember when they were first released. I had to have one. I was a kid and saved my pennies until I found one at Warshal's. Baboom! It was mine. Warshal's is long gone, but I still have the 586. It's not going anywhere.
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A real beauty you have there! The price you paid will be well worth it for all the upcoming years of owning such a pristine revolver!
I picked up a used 586-4 a few years ago and it turned out to be one of the most accurate revolvers I've ever shot. Its a keeper!
I picked up a used 586-4 a few years ago and it turned out to be one of the most accurate revolvers I've ever shot. Its a keeper!
I have the 586 in 4" and 6". They are eminently shootable with full-house 357 and look so, so much better than the similar model that begins with a six 
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In an L Frame, the 6" blued M586 is about the best version - at least IMHO. Mine has seen much use, functions 100%, still looks great, is accurate and locks up tight as new.
I did send mine back to the Factory to have the firing pin bushing replacement done (factory recall) back in 1983 or '84 or so but I never did have any issues.
I originally bought mine in the early 1980's when I went in to buy a Colt Python and was blown away by the $440 cost (wish I bought 100 of them - lol). Instead, I opted to get the M586 Smith for just under $280. I do believe the M586 was made to directly compete with the Python and as compared to the original Python I believe the S&W is a superior design, much stronger and has a great action - although the Python has the advantage of having better looks, better bluing, fit and finish. Both great Revolvers in their own rite!
Today's new production Python is a very strong, very well made, high quality Revolver and I would choose one over a newly manufactured Smith L Frame. Hey - it is what it is now.
Use your vintage M586 well!!
I did send mine back to the Factory to have the firing pin bushing replacement done (factory recall) back in 1983 or '84 or so but I never did have any issues.
I originally bought mine in the early 1980's when I went in to buy a Colt Python and was blown away by the $440 cost (wish I bought 100 of them - lol). Instead, I opted to get the M586 Smith for just under $280. I do believe the M586 was made to directly compete with the Python and as compared to the original Python I believe the S&W is a superior design, much stronger and has a great action - although the Python has the advantage of having better looks, better bluing, fit and finish. Both great Revolvers in their own rite!
Today's new production Python is a very strong, very well made, high quality Revolver and I would choose one over a newly manufactured Smith L Frame. Hey - it is what it is now.
Use your vintage M586 well!!
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beach elvis
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Congrats!!!
I have its younger -3 sister. Identical twins otherwise.
Mine til I'm gone.
I have its younger -3 sister. Identical twins otherwise.
Mine til I'm gone.
One of the few "L" frames I have is this very early no dash. I wanted a 6" with the Patridge front sight. The wide, grooved target trigger and the combat stocks were just icing on the cake. I'm not a fan of finger groove stocks, so they'll be replaced with a set of Herrett's Shooting Stars I have on hand, but they are pretty. It is a nice revolver, and the bluing is outstanding.
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