Are guns really selling for the prices asked?
by Andrew 
, Bloomington, IN, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 10:31 (4273 days ago)
I was cruising GB, filtered out for just revolvers in the state of MO. There is a Ruger Service Six .38 with a $700 "buy now". Really? There has been a Taurus 431 some guy wants $750 for.
Colt SAA's are starting to look reasonable.
Some are, others aren't
(SPG edit)
I look at GunBroker a lot more than I probably should, and some of the items I 'track' have indeed sold for fantastic prices. Others priced too high have sat there for months.
The gun market is fickle in the extreme. If you watch it long enough, you're bound to see all kinds of hair-raising things.
There is one constant, though: The good deals don't last very long.
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Anything N frame and pre-lock seems to be going high.
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 10:42 (4273 days ago) @ FOG
I've been hoping to pick up a 5" 625, but I either need to stretch my price/pain threshold, or give up. Jack is tormenting me with a 624.
On GB, yes
The LGS, not so much.
Someone recently consigned a bunch of pre-lock N-frames, including a 625 Mountain Gun in .45 Long Colt. 
I believe they have $899 on that one.
It was still there yesterday, as were several other LNIB stainless N-frames, mostly big-bore three-inchers, and mostly $1000 or more.
Even so, I was surprised they weren't gone, but I suppose 'everyone' wants an AR or AK instead.
Or at least they do right now...
What a waste. :/
Just in case: Hole In The Wall, 509-783-1111 (Ask for Scott or Andy)
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On GB, yes
by SIXGUNNER , IDAHO, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 11:11 (4273 days ago) @ FOG
A ".45 LONG COLT" IS CERTAINLY WORTH BIG BUCKS; ALL I HAVE EVER SEEN ARE .45 COLT.
<Chuckle>.... It is a constant struggle to convince
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 11:49 (4273 days ago) @ SIXGUNNER
people to use the correct nomenclature.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
I woulda bought it, except for one thing
It doesn't come with any extra clips, I guess because it's a revolver.
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The only time I use the expression . . .
. . . ".45 Long Colt" is when I know it will cause somebody's head to explode. There are a few so afflicted.
Everybody else seems to have a sense of humor.
Look who's laughing now
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On a 'serious' note
When I was a teenager still trying to figure out the 'Gun World', I reckoned that the term .45 Long Colt distinguished it from what was then called simply, the .45 Auto.
Which, of course, was also a Colt − only shorter.
I might have been wrong way back then, and of course I could be now, but to tell the truth, that breakdown of the terminology always made sense to me.
Frankly, it still does. 
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Agreed . . .
I have always used the term "Long" to be sure we're all on the same page and avoid confusion with "ACP" . . . and perhaps "Schofield".
"Long" may not be absolutely correct, but we all know what it means and I'm a big fan of clarity.
Quit messing about and help Jack out. You KNOW
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 11:50 (4273 days ago) @ Andrew
the .44 Special is a better cartridge anyway!
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Quit messing about and help Jack out. You KNOW
I once had me an engraved and ivoried .44 Special Magnum.
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On the 624
If you're talking about this one, I can't imagine what's holding you back.
That Patridge front sight is like icing on a cake; I always thought the standard ramp front sight on the 6½-inch 624s didn't 'fit' as well as the target-type blade would have.
Conversely, I'd much rather have the standard trigger and hammer this gun is fitted with than the fat, clumsy target trigger and hammer usually found on 6½-inch 624s.
Look at it this way: 'It's only money.'
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HTH
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If you're worried about the 624 recall
I'm pretty sure you can 1-800 Smith & Wesson with the S/N and find out muy pronto.
HTH
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Lets play whats the price............
by Gunner , St Louis, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 13:28 (4273 days ago) @ Andrew
This was on gunbroker last week, what it sold for was, in my opinion, alot less than it is worth, considering the condition, pinned barrel etc, most of the 57's on GB at the time went for more money, the question is why?
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41 Mags rule, Baers rock!
Easy
The demand for .41 Magnum sixguns waxes and wanes like flatus in a snow flurry.
It has always been the 'outcast' caliber among The Big Three, but every once in a while the bug goes around again and prices go up, only to settle back down to 'normal' once the fever breaks.
Sometimes the guns fly off the shelves, but more often they sit there a while, and inventory costs money.
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I've been interested in one
by bj , Saturday, March 16, 2013, 21:18 (4273 days ago) @ Gunner
might even trade a 696 for one
The LGS also got a LNIB 696-0 among the recent consignments
I was tempted, but I managed to restrain myself.
It sat a week or two − kinda hard to believe − then finally sold.
It was initially priced at $849; I do not know if they wound up taking less for it.
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The LGS also got a LNIB 696-0 among the recent consignments
What's a 696-0? I have never heard of that dash number on a 696.
Mark
The "-0" suffix has been appearing online for some time now
Ironically, perhaps, 'S&W people' use it is a means of clarification, specifically to distinguish the subject specimen in conversation from later variations: e.g., 696-1.
HTH
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Sometimes, "no dash" is used instead
But it takes up more space, plus I'm downright lazy.
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Still others go with "no-dash" (*WITH* a "-")
But you know what they say: 'It takes all kinds.' ![[image]](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing013.gif)
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Last but not least
The one you reeeally have to watch out for is the 696-007... 
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