Been looking for 20 years and had to settle for a 3 inch

[llowry61]

I looked all my collecting career for a 2.5 586 and the 3". I had never seen one of them in the wild until a forum member was kind enough to sell me his 2.5 with box papers etc. at a reasonable price which was well above what you paid.

That is one rare gun and a beauty. I ordered a set of Culinas for mine as well.

Nice score and a smoking deal. Make sure that gun is tagged so people know what the heck it is and it's value. There are folks who would have paid close to triple what you did. You can get more money, but you can't find 3" 586's.

 

[stansdds]

Very nice Model 586! For that extra 1/2 inch of barrel, you get a full-length ejector rod and I think that is a really good thing.

 

[notsofast]

A real beauty, congrats. I've shot K and N frame .357's but not the L frame magnum. Maybe one day.

 

[DETROIT]

I didn't even know they made a 3"

 

[swman]

A 3" is always nice to have, especially in .357 or .44 caliber. Congratulations on a nice find. I'll have to keep looking for mine.

 

[DeerSlayer88]

Wow… good deal and that's a beautiful revolver.

 

[xfarfuldog]

You had to settle??!! Thats like saying I wanted a younger girlfiend and I had to settle for Taylor Swift.

 

[jcs266]

VERY NICE! What a great find. And a great price. I have a 3" 686-3 and carry it more than any other gun. It's been my go-to for nearly 3 years now. I just prefer revolvers and the 3" 686 is perfection imho. I much prefer the 3" over the 2.5" because it just seems to balance better, has the full-length ejector rod and it LOOKS better in 3".

 

[gwpercle]

Some advice my wise old Daddy gave me when I was just starting to hunt and shoot ...
" Boy ... Never sell a gun you like ... chances are you will long regret it . "
As usual he was right ... that quick money you make on a deal brings very little joy and is soon gone ... then the regrets set in and last forever !
Gary

 

[Breadman1]

Good advice, wish my father had said that to me.

 

[gumpys]

Very nice score. Literally last one I seen sell few months back brought over 3500 loose. You stole this one. I actually got lucky too and lucked into it's later brother the dash 5 L-Comp. The 3 inchers are much rarer and they are more valuable than the 2.5 inch 586's. They also made quite a few less 3 inchers than the 2.5 586's. Congrats on that rare beauty!

Eric

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