Smith And Wesson 581 Serial Numbers

I'm not sure where you got that number, but it definitely is not the serial number of your revolver. Look on the butt of the gun for the correct number. ACJ 3056 on the butt A22 2xx88 on the piece that holds the pin for the cylinder. Sorry, I need to know more about revolvers.

They are as you figured out the same gun. One was cut for an adjustable sight. The other has a fixed sight channel cut into the gun. I have found S&W revolvers with fixed sights to be mostly spot on at 25 yards. That said I would buy an adjustable sighted gun over the fixed sighted gun any day of the week. I tend to play with loads and shoot at varying distances from 25 on out.

A fixed sight wouldn't be my best choice. As to the 586. I have a -5 that is a very nice piece. Accurate and reliable. Not a gun I would want to trade off.

I would say it's the best damn.357 I own, but that would be a lie as I have a model 27 and a Colt Python. Probably one of. I feel confident in saying the 586 and 686 are the best production guns in.357 still made today. I still have my eye out for an older square butt version with a 6' barrel. Hello: Both great guns. I've built a modest collection of early (no dash) L frames including (with 4' barrels) a 586, 686, 581,681 and the CS-1. No handling differences, but if I were to buy only one, the adjustable sight version would be my choice for range use for the reasons Jason D posted, and also because its easier (for me at least) to get a sharp and accurate sight picture.

Do you have two specific guns you're looking? Other factors might weigh in, such as dash number and rareity.

There are not as many 581 / 681 copies around as there are 586 / 686. Hello: Do you have two specific guns you're looking?

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It seems the auction sites are asking a lot for 586's lately. Much higher than last year. It is to the point of saving another $100-$150 and buying the new 586 Classic. With that in mind, the 581 prices were more in the range I would like to pay. I don't want a 686 but with prices I can talk my self into one.

I've owned several versions of the 586,581,686,681 over the years. It's hard to go wrong with any of them. I bought a nib 586 6'bbl back in 1987 & still have/own it to this day. It's had countless 1000's of rounds down the tube & finely had to go back to s&w in 2006 to be rebuilt. These are extremely durable pistols that are accurate enough to keep their owners satisfied. Here's an idea of the round count I got out of the 586 I bought new in 1987. I quit counting/keeping track of how many primers I bought to reload 38's after the 50,000 mark.

All of the loads were lite target loads with HG #50's. The WW820 was my favorite powers for 357's & I bought 2 cases (64# or 32000 rounds of full house 357's). None of this is counting the # of powder here or there to try (bullseye, greendot, reddot, unique, 2400, h110, hs-6, hs-7, bluedot, herco, aa#2, aa#5, to name a few) or the ammo that was already loaded. After having it rebuilt in 2006 I've be mainly shooting nothing but 38 p+ loads in it. I found a pretty good load using univeral clays (4.7g) & I'm just starting on my 3rd 4# jug of that powder. 99.9% of my shooting was done with cast bullets & the 586 eats them like candy.

I'm going to try to wear this pistol out again & have s&w rebuild it again before I die but so far the 586 is winning. I'm getting older & it's still ticking like a swiss watch. The 586 was the 1st pistol I ever bought nib & it will be the last pistol ever I own. - You're right, some of the very early 586s were fitted with patridge sights. Despite having nine or ten no-dash L frames, I would like very much to own one of those. I've only seen one in person at a local gun shop but it was pretty beat up so I left it there.

Another interesting thing (well, interesting to me anyway) is that some of the very early models have the S&W logo on the side plate (right side of the gun), which I think makes for a better looking gun. I have a 581 and a 681 like that, both with serial numbers starting with AAA.