How would you put a "tactical" light on this?

[The Real Hawkeye]

I am thinking I'd like to make it my dedicated night stand gun, and think a tactical light would be a big help. Would it be a simple job for a 'smith to affix a mount under the barrel? Brands?

PS It's an M586 (pre-lock) Performance Center gun with a Birdsong Black T finish. Very sweet double and single actions. I intend to get more substantial grips for it to serve in this role.

 

[Spotteddog]

I've often wondered if Crimson Trace wasn't missing a bet not going with a high intensity LED emitter feature for their laser grips? You can find the rails and kit's in the Brownell's catalog.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

I've often wondered if Crimson Trace wasn't missing a bet not going with a high intensity LED emitter feature for their laser grips? You can find the rails and kit's in the Brownell's catalog.

I've had the same thought about Crimson Trace. Maybe we should let them know there's interest in this.

Thanks for the info about Brownell's.

 

[shawn mccarver]

I am thinking I'd like to make it my dedicated night stand gun, and think a tactical light would be a big help. Would it be a simple job for a 'smith to affix a mount under the barrel? Brands?

PS It's an M586 (pre-lock) Performance Center gun with a Birdsong Black T finish. Very sweet double and single actions. I intend to get more substantial grips for it to serve in this role.

Instead of modifying the revolver, why not try the Clint Smith Streamlight Thunder Ranch flashlight. It has a tiger ring and a DVD demonstrating how to use it. After I got mine, I decided that, for the most part, rails are just not necessary on pistols or revolvers.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

Instead of modifying the revolver, why not try the Clint Smith Streamlight Thunder Ranch flashlight. It has a tiger ring and a DVD demonstrating how to use it. After I got mine, I decided that, for the most part, rails are just not necessary on pistols or revolvers.

Thanks. I will look into that.

 

[Charles]

+1 on any handheld flashlight. You don't always want to point a gun at things you want to illuminate, and being able to illuminate something from arms length rather than your center of mass might be an advantage at times, also.

Gorgeous revolver, BTW. Whatever you decide to do, don't drill any holes in it, please!

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

+1 on any handheld flashlight. You don't always want to point a gun at things you want to illuminate, and being able to illuminate something from arms length rather than your center of mass might be an advantage at times, also.

Gorgeous revolver, BTW. Whatever you decide to do, don't drill any holes in it, please!

Ok, you guys have convinced me not to alter it.

Story behind this gun is that I was working in a gun shop about ten years ago and another employee was selling off most of his gun collection to fund a two week African hunting safari. He had two revolvers for sale. One was this one, and the other was an S&W Model 610 (N-Frame 10 mm revolver). They were both essentially new guns, fired very little if at all. He was asking bargain prices for both of them because he was eager to raise the funds fast. I bought the Performance Center 586. Very happy with it, but in hind sight I might have done better had I bought the 610, as I understand their prices are going through the roof these days in the used gun market.

 

[Charles]

Great story! Don't feel bad though, because if you had gotten the 610, you might have been tempted to sell it instead of shoot it. Then you'd just have some cruddy green paper instead of a totally awesome revolver. And don't be so quick to sell the value of this one short. I don't have my SCSW handy, but it's a pretty rare bird, too, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

Great story! Don't feel bad though, because if you had gotten the 610, you might have been tempted to sell it instead of shoot it. Then you'd just have some cruddy green paper instead of a totally awesome revolver. And don't be so quick to sell the value of this one short. I don't have my SCSW handy, but it's a pretty rare bird, too, if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks Charles. What's an SCSW?

 

[Charles]

You're welcome!

SCSW is the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson. It has production numbers and values of all the Smiths.

I loaned mine to a friend and need to get it back.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Have a Look at this Link for the SCSW fairly cheap..
Amazon.com: standard catalog of smith wesson

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

Don't laugh, but you could always use electrical tape and tape the light underneath. I'd wrap it like a kids bicycle handle bars. Get a small surefire light or something similar.

If you like the feel of it, then you could look for a mount for it. but the tape would work and not alter the gun....

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

You're welcome!

SCSW is the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson. It has production numbers and values of all the Smiths.

I loaned mine to a friend and need to get it back.

Oh, I have a copy of that book right next to me on my desk. I tried finding this exact Performance Center gun in there, but could not. Maybe you will have better luck finding it in there.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

Don't laugh, but you could always use electrical tape and tape the light underneath. I'd wrap it like a kids bicycle handle bars. Get a small surefire light or something similar.

If you like the feel of it, then you could look for a mount for it. but the tape would work and not alter the gun....

Not a bad idea. I think Clint Smith does this sort of thing using strong rubber bands.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Thinking out loud here. How about installing a off the shelf top mounted dot/scope mount/rail, then clamping a light/laser combo to that. I'm thinking it should all go right on, require no smithing and is 100% reversable.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Don't laugh, but you could always use electrical tape and tape the light underneath. I'd wrap it like a kids bicycle handle bars. Get a small surefire light or something similar.

If you like the feel of it, then you could look for a mount for it. but the tape would work and not alter the gun....

Or, if you like the feel of it, you could leave it on the gun. Then, some day, if the tape got bedraggled and you didn't want to keep trimming the tape, you could retape it. You could even, years later, remove the light altogether and still have an undamaged gun.

Personally, I prefer a SureFire in my left hand, but you probably ought to try out a light and some tape - you might prefer it.

 

[Charles]

Not a bad idea. I think Clint Smith does this sort of thing using strong rubber bands.

A cut section of bicycle inner tube works great for this.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

A cut section of bicycle inner tube works great for this.

That makes sense.

 

[Spotteddog]

Commercial electricians use a heat shrink tubing that's large enough to put the barrel and flashlight into, heat with a hair dryer or heat gun. Semi permanent, very strong, but removable.

 

[Woodsoup]

Not a single mention of DUCT TAPE!!! Are you guys not thinking clearly?

You could also use tye-raps.