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| Ermagherd, 10 Mirrimerter!  |
Hadn’t being the key work in that sentence 586-3 6” Silhouette model Couple small finish blemishes, grips are mint, no box Locks up like the proverbial bank vault, every silhouette model I’ve found has very good timing and lockup if it hasn’t been shot much, they left the factory right it seems    I quit school in elementary because of recess.......too many games --Riff Raff-- | ||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
Oh so nice a revolver. I had the 8 3/8" model 586 and a few 686s, one exactly like your 586. They make for a very nice wadcutter gun as well. Mated my 686 to a Millett rear target sight. Only ever owned 2 L frames with that 50/50 red ramp thing, a 4" 586 night stand gun and a 6" round butt I snagged on GB. | |||
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What's up with the funky looking front sight? | |||
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Looks like the front sight blade can be fine tuned for elevation? Beautiful Smith! I'd love to have a 4". _________________________________________ Dei. Familia. Patria. Victoria. Don't back up, don't back down. | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
Its a patridge blade for more precise shooting. The thumb wheel and set screws set it elevation for 4 different yardages. If you depress down the rear of the blade, its wheel turns to another sight position. When the term metallic sights is used, it generally means black sights of target blade and black rear, serrated ramp or a peep style in the case of rifles. The OPs 586 wears a patridge blade which is adjustable to preset elevations. | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
The guns square butt stocks are perfect. My 8 3/8" model was dressed with full target hammer and trigger. 35 years have passed sinse I bought that. Hornady drew a 180 grain truncated cone bullet for silhouette shooting. With the right powder and charge it was extremely accurate at the longer ranges. | |||
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Very cool. Nothing like having an older S&W revolver. | |||
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| A man's got to know his limitations  |
Very nice! "But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock | |||
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yup, it's the Silhouette model, silhouettes are shot at 4 distances, so you can set your elevation for each back of targets, (chicken, turkey, deer, ram IIRC) I have that pistol but as a 686, trigger has been massaged a bit, shoots much much better than I https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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While that four position front sight was used on the Silhouette models (8 3/8" 586/686 and 10 5/8" 29's) the use of that sight on the 6" and 4" 586/686 was more for use in shooting PPC. Adios, Pizza Bob NRA Benefactor Member | |||
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Oh that’s nice. | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
Yes it is a dandy for PPC. Also, that beautiful 10 5/8" Model 29s front sight has a much finer blade. That is perfect on the most distant targets. I should have owned one. | |||
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So nice! Congrats and hang on to that one! The 586 and 686 Series of S&Ws were the epitome of revolvers for duty, HD, or target shooting. I've still got my 3" Plus Model 686, but regret selling a Bill Davis special 5" gun I used in PPC competition. "I'm not fluent in the language of violence, but I know enough to get around in places where it's spoken." | |||
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Gorgeous. --------------------------- My hovercraft is full of eels. | |||
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Very nice. Too bad many younger shooters don’t appreciate the wheel gun more. All good...more for those of us who do. JMag "The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." ? Winston Churchill | |||
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Wow, nice. Looks expensive. And yes, I would rather have a beautiful Smith&Wesson than a Colt python any day.... ______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow | |||
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My collection seems to have grown in the last few years…  | |||
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I bought a Mod. 317 pre-lock today . Double action .22 LR revolvers are hard to find around here . | |||
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yup, it's the Silhouette model, silhouettes are shot at 4 distances, so you can set your elevation for each back of targets, (chicken, turkey, deer, ram IIRC) I have that pistol but as a 686, trigger has been massaged a bit, shoots much much better than I[/QUOTE] Chicken, javalina, turkey, ram. In that order. From 50 to 200 yards with center fire handgun. Ignem Feram | |||
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That's a nice looking revolver and in great condition. No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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