Holster mold for S&W 586?

[CaptQuirk]

I searched my regular sources, checked Blue Guns, but can't seem to find a S&W 586. Any ideas I may have missed?

[CaptQuirk]

Never mind. Apparently it is the same as the 686, which is available.

[alpha2]

Be aware that there are 6 round, and 7 round 686's. Probably slightly different dimensions, what with the larger cylinder. It's called the 686plus.

[CaptQuirk]

Thanks for that tip! I looked everywhere, and the closest I could find to the 586, were airguns. Most of those were priced at $100-225, which was cost prohibitive. Then I discovered the 586 and 686 were the same pistol, but different metals and finishes. When you think about it, when they made the BlueGun, it didn't matter. They didn't know that, and never mentioned the 7 shot.

[byggyns]

The S&W number codes are sometimes difficult to decipher, but the revolvers are normally easier. The first (of 3 digit codes) are normally metal type. a 3 is normally Scandium frame, a 6 is Stainless or silver colored alloy, a 5 is blued steel or a black colored alloy. That's just the most common for current production revolvers. S&W is not always consistent with the coding.

Of course, they have made different types of the model 27, the new ones are 8 shot in .357 mag, but older ones were 6 shot.

As was pointed out, there is the 686 - with 6 rounds, or the 686 plus - with 7

Then you have the different frame sizes J, N, K, L, X, and several other lower production frame sizes. It can get really confusing without knowing the year, model, caliber, and barrel length. And, then you have to make sure that the blue gun you have will match what you need.

I've just started to get into S&W wheel guns, and I have so much more to learn.

[CaptQuirk]

And that is a problem with dummy guns, since they are a hit or miss. They might, or might not have the model you need, and they certainly don't know anything about what they do have. Considering the sheer volume of firearms out there, it is hard to condemn them, but... if you are selling a product, you should know as much as you can about it. I ran into this when I was selling auto parts. GM in particular, issues one part with sometimes up to 10 different part numbers. I took on the task of cross referencing all these numbers, when I made a sales flyer/ replacement chart for our customers. I'm sure it is still used 25 years later by some. Glock is sort of like that, as a holster for a G17 will also fit a G22 and G33. They keep cranking them out, don't they?