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S&W 586 nickel

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Although I am abroad on a well deserved beach holiday



I didn’t stop checking the classified, just in case something rare and/or exciting passes by. I was secretly hoping that it wouldn’t be the case, but this enthusiastic accumulator knows no rest.

So enter this beautiful 1981 S&W 586 nickel revolver with box manual and tools. I won’t have it in hand for a couple weeks but I’m quite excited about it, and I felt like showing it straight away since seller’s pictures are quite good. So here goes (price was $ 1240).

























I don’t think I’ll be shooting it much, I already have a 586-1 that I’ve shot extensively



But it was too pretty to resist
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Very nice. I'm a little jealous.
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That nickel looks lovely. Congrats on the purchase and enjoy the beach… your beach pic gave me a momentary reprieve in my land-locked location.
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Very nice. I'm a little jealous.
Please allow me a gentle correction, sir. The correct word is envious. It refers to non human things. This is just my being as an educator. And in 1986 I purchased my blued 4 inch 586 for just less than $400. 8^P
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I’ve got the SS version in 686 and like it. The SS is nice but not as shiny as the nickel. Nice piece.
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I’ve got the SS version in 686 and like it. The SS is nice but not as shiny as the nickel. Nice piece.
Often SS is brushed and not finished to the high polish of nickel. :willynilly:
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Congrats! Nice find on a classic S&W revolver. Especially, in nickel.
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I’ve got the SS version in 686 and like it. The SS is nice but not as shiny as the nickel. Nice piece.
Often SS is brushed and not finished to the high polish of nickel. :willynilly:
Nickel shows every fingerprint/touch point, dirt speck, oil drop, but I'd still like one.
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Please allow me a gentle correction, sir. The correct word is envious. It refers to non human things. This is just my being as an educator. And in 1986 I purchased my blued 4 inch 586 for just less than $400. 8^P
Thanks for the “gentle” positive reinforcement, or, (correction). I do understand and appreciate it! I too purchased an early blued 586. In 1984 for $240.70. A six inch barreled version. A very fine wheel gun, which I still possess. To me they are an example of a manufacturer’s commitment to fit and finish that is seldom seen in the market today.
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Now I thinking of getting a nickel 586 to go with my 686.
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I picked it up from the LGS several weeks ago, and found the time to fondle it and take a few pictures. It’s in really nice condition, seems hardly fired, I can see three powder rings on every other chamber.

That’s probably one I won’t fire

























With it’s blued brother



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The nickel 586 is quite scarce. S&W didn't make a lot of those. You did extremely well. (y)
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Pragmatically speaking , at that 1240 buy-in you're already 300-600 ahead equity wise. Your specimen would likely fetch 2 grand or over if marketed correctly in certain venues. Pre-lock Smiths have experienced a precipitous rise in value , which means a lot of them get made into safe queens which is kind of a shame given how well most of them shoot. That said , pre-lock Smiths are rather a Cowboy 401K ..........
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Nice. Friend of mine just bought a 686 4". Waiting to see if round or square butt for the appropriate Hogue grip.
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