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Old 06-14-2018, 05:41 PM
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A followup:

Today I went to the LGS to see the 27-3 8 3/8" gun. While I was there I saw they had a second 8 3/8", this one being a 27-4. In inspecting the 27-3, there was quite a "rumble" that could easily be heard when the cylinder was spun, but other than that the gun looked good.

The 27-4 also looked good and the cylinder made no sound when spun. I made an offer on this gun (including to pay cash). They rejected my offer and made a counter offer. Unfortunately the counter offer was still too high for me (and still higher than their price for the 27-3).

So in the end, I walked away from both guns. Either might have worked for me as a range gun, but the prices were $200-$300 higher than what I felt either was worth. Their prices were at the level you would have expected for a NIB safe queen which had never been fired that also included the box, attachments, and papers.

I learned (or relearned) to always look at the gun before buying. Secondly, to know the prices. While I am not against paying more to get what I want, I don't like to pay way more than what something is worth.

So I will keep looking around.

BTW-The guns felt fine with the 8 3/8" barrel. Not front heavy at all. They also had a couple of 27's with 6" barrel (also priced too high for me). The balance on the 6" was very nice as well.

Thanks for all of the feedback!

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