The LGS has a recent consignment Model 28. for $625. I did not look at the dash number, but the serial was a four digit "N" series. Would that make it a -2? It has the 4" barrel, with some holster wear and finish rub marks on the side plate and cylinder. The mechanics are excellent and suggest an often carried but little shot weapon. The magna grips are in good shape, with somebody's initials (JP) marked on the very bottom edge of one panel. I would be looking at this piece for a working carry gun and shooter, not a safe queen. What do you think?

Yes..28-2 and he is a C note too high.
IMHO.

Well, if it's on consignment, the LGS probably doesn't have much wiggle room unless the seller has told them a "won't-take-less-than" price. I'd offer $550 and see what happens. Not knowing what really might constitute "holster wear" and "finish rub marks" on this particular gun, I couldn't even guess if it's worth $625. All I can say with certainty is that 4-inch 28s are great guns.

Take all these price quotes with a big grain of salt.....in California $625.00 is a great deal. Maybe Texas its to much , maybe Massachusetts its way to little. One thing we know is they aren`t making more. I just got a 4" 28 and its dead nuts accurate , and extremely well made. I personally would offer $500.00 and see where it goes....the most its gonna cost is $625.00

Thanks Guys!

The gun just went into the case today, and the shop has a general policy of letting consignment guns sit at full request price for two weeks before they allow lower offers to be communicated back to the seller.

I agree...prices vary by region. I passed on a 28-2 this week that originally shipped sometime between 1978-80. The revolver is easily 98% condition. The guy is asking $650 FIRM and I'd love to have it, but there are better deals to be had. Besides, last week I picked up a 27-2 with 3.5" barrel in 98+% that I'm still enjoying.

I'd say $625 would be just about spot-on in these parts, maybe a tad low. A couple of years ago, you could find them for under $500, but that was a couple of years ago.

The guns that seem expensive today , always look like a good deal three years from now. If you don`t see em often , and you like it , get it. You really never lose if you plan to keep it for a few years.....and the 28 is one model that is not going down in value. In California Model 28s only come up once in a while......and the 4" inch less than the 6".

With the crazy prices 28s are bringing these days, I'd say if you like it, buy it.
Like someone said, they ain't making any more of them and a few years down the road $625 will seem like a steal.

A couple of my local gun shops have model 28's for sale, cheapest ive seen is $595 with some really ***** aftermarket stocks, ive seen a total of 6 for sale lately, at $595-$895, with all but one marked from 595-750, 4 were 4", 2 6"ers.......

A couple years ago , without researching values a friend bought an extremely nice 6" 28-2 with target stocks for $800.00. He felt like he overpaid (and he probably did). Today , we think it would bring the $800.00. Out of production quality guns have never gone down in value as long as ive been alive......

What would it really matter if you paid a little too much for a gun that's only going to increase in value.

Too much in condition described.
I bought one last month on GB with box and original receipt from original owner for $580.

I stopped back by the shop this evening. Though the mechanics are great, the gun showed significant evidence of repeated side plate removal, and perhaps, difficulty with re-installation. For the money, I will keep looking, or maybe apply funds towards a 3 1/2" Model 27. Thanks for your input!

Pretty much my rationale. Though I say....... " In a few years that price will be laughable".

Here is the thing though: I have only ever seen one 4" 28-2 in a LGS.

It was priced at $585 and had Pachmyrs. I thought it was high, but I said I'll take it, and that was about a year and a half ago.

Haven't seen one since.

I t was my first revolver and thought I had somewhat of an idea what I was checking when I said, looks great, I'll take it.

Turns out, it was carried and shot a decent amount, but it works great.

I have not regretted it, and it started me on my 2014 odyssey of accumulating a few other nice Revolvers too.

For that price, it may be worth it, as you may not see one locally again for a while. Then what will it be priced at when you do see it?

You can go the Gun Broker or Forum route, but then you have to ship and do FFL and maybe you save $20 or $30. That's a movie and a burger, you know?

Same here, except I'll take it a step further. I have not seen a 28-2 of any barrel length in any LGS for at least three years. Ditto for Model 27s.

I would guess you could do better even on GB.

There were three on the self that day- the 4" I was looking at, a later production 4" with a cylinder gap you could drive a bus through, and a nice 6" (but I already have one of those).

They seem to show-up fairly regular around here, with several shops having decent examples over the past year.

I am in west texas and regularly sell nice used 28's for no less than 600. I have sold 2 6 inch nib for an even 1000 each. at our gun shows they show up quite often but myself and another vender are usually the go to guys for 27's or 28's in really nice shape. please don't take this as bragging, far from it, I am merely giving you the going rates in my area and I give you this from my experience. an unfired s prefix 28 I picked up in Tulsa brought 1200 here in my area. oil field money has a lot to do with it yes, but people are buying what they want here in our area. by the way 6 inch command more here, 4 inch is hard to get rid of. hope you find what you want.

I prefer the 6" version......but I won`t sell my 4" , I love it too. Teriffic guns. I love the finish on the 28s and think it looks more "business" than the 27.

what the old saying around here?

..."you never paid too much for a S&W, you just bought it alittle too early."

make him an offer but dont walk away from it.

Here is one on an auction place "buy now" for $449. Check it out.

Smith Wesson Model 28-2 357 mag 4 inch barrel : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

I hope this adds to the discussion.

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I just paid 600.00 total for a four inch 98%+ 28-2 form 1978 with dimond service grips ( from an earlyer gun) .

The gun is barery shot and has no holster wear. I feel great about getting it for 600.00 OTD.

I have seen well worn 28's sell for 400.00 + and unfired boxed ones sell for over a 1000.00 on auctions.

I checked that auction - I don't think the gun sold, I think the auction ended.

I see other Model 28 auctions out there and it appears that $650 is below the reserve prices. If I didn't have a 4" M27 I'd be all over one of those 28s I see on line.

By way of example, however, I recently purchased a 2" Model 15 from a Forum member that is LNIB (shot, yes, but barely) and it came with the box and accoutrements and I paid $625 for it. I didn't want to but when was the next time I was going to see a snubbie Model 15? So, that Model 28 might not be easy to find tomorrow........

***GRJ***

This one was in a local shop about 2 or 3 years ago for 599.00.Have bought from him before and he always treated me right.Looked at it on a Saturday and called him on Monday and asked him if he would take 600.00 out the door.He said come and get it and I did.At the time I thought it was still a bit high but not any more.S serial I believe 1969 mfg,box and owners manual.It has some marks and a couple of minor dings but there is no rust.Box was/is in pretty good shape.Appears to be low round count and is an excellent shooter.In this area everything I looked at was close to the same price and in what I would call less than desirable condition for what they were asking as compared to the one I bought.

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Bought one bout 3 to 4 years ago, paid $550. Had some issues cylinder and barrell had to send back to Smith & Wesson, I wound up having about $925 in my 28 but Im still happy , its a keeper with Excaliber grips on it.

Everyone's local market is a little different so you have to take that into account. Having a good transfer dealer also helps so you can buy outside your local market.

I picked this up from a private seller this week for $540 and it included some ammo. No box no paperwork and the grips serial # do not match but I think I got a decent deal.

I bought a M28 new in 1970 for $125. I didn't particularly like it then and didn't keep it very long. My feelings toward the M28 haven't changed since, and the only reason I would buy one is to turn a quick profit from someone who appreciates them much more than I.

Nice contribution to the thread. Really helps out the OP and others interested in the current value of a 28.

Pricing data from 44 years ago does not really seem relevant IMHO. You are entitled to your opinion on the 28 and I would love to hear about why you didn't like it and still don't like it but without any context your comments are incomplete IMHO. YMMV

Please explain the difference in the two wood grips and which one is more authentic or sought after.

Oh so I need to have thousands of posts here to to have a voice. What part of his wealth of knowledge did he impart with his post. Yes he knows his stuff but this particular post added nothing to the discussion.

Do you really feel the need to defend him? If he takes issue I am sure he will defend himself but I will stand by my comments. I did not by any stretch call Dwalt worthless as you have claimed. I think that is post lack substance. Clearly he does not like the 28 and would only buy one to make $$$ from someone who does.

The post would have been meaningful and therefore, worth while if he took the time to explain it. I in no way attacked Dwalt the person. I did make a comment on his words. Worthless might have been a bit strong. Would incomplete been more palatable?

Would that verbiage allow me to have voice?

PS does deleting a post lower your post count. LOL

I like incomplete.

I deleted because this forum is not about fighting between members and it added zero value to the thread.

First...the differences. The pics posted in #26 are "football" relief target grips. Post #28 set are magnas. Value wise. Targets would bring around $100. Non diamond magnas about $60. Diamond magnas (used to 1968) about $125.

Most 28s shipped with magnas since the 28 was a "no thrills" m27 with a different finish. Many people added target options to their 28s.

Targets were also not numbered so authenticity wise a numbers matching set of magna would be more desirable to the collector. Hope this helps.




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