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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 12-13-2015, 09:45 PM
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I recently agreed to pay a friend $650 for 2 revolvers.

a model 36-1 with 3" barrel, round butt and original grips
a model 10 with 4" barrel and Pachmar's.

both were carried by a Madison police officer for years and have a fair amount of holster wear but never shot much.
they haven't been cleaned for 10-15 years

was I a little too impulsive??
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Old 12-13-2015, 09:49 PM
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If they are in decent shooter condition (pics would help), I would say you did fine. If they are better than shooter, you did well IMHO.

By Madison, do you mean Madison, WI?
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Old 12-13-2015, 09:52 PM
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As long as they're mechanically sound, I'd've bought them for that price, too. Nice finds...
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Old 12-13-2015, 09:56 PM
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If they are in decent shooter condition (pics would help), I would say you did fine. If they are better than shooter, you did well IMHO.

By Madison, do you mean Madison, WI?
Ditto. Its pretty hard to do better than $300-$350 each for a couple of good mechanically sound shooter grade S&W revolvers. You can hardly go wrong on one at that price IMO.

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Old 12-13-2015, 09:57 PM
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Seems like a fair price, the value being in the Model 10.
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Old 12-13-2015, 10:02 PM
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I believe the 3" J frames are kind of a hot ticket lately. With out seeing them I would guess you saved at least $200 on retail?
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Not knowing more but assuming that both revolvers function, as you know, you did well.
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Not sure what is's worth, but my favorite revolver is my 36-1. The extra weight and barrel length make a big difference compared to my 442.
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Old 12-13-2015, 11:26 PM
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The correct answer is "(D) Neither (A) nor (B) above."
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You bought two functional and classic S&W revolvers for a fair price so your neither. Now if you had passed on both and then suffered nightly from the remorse of letting them get away , THEN you might have done something foolish like overpaying for your next two or three S&W revolvers ..... Ask me how I know :-)
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thanks for replies, and yes,that would be Madison, Wisconsin
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Congrats, I would have done that if mechanically right. You could get much better info if you posted pictures. Besides that, we like pictures! Bob
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Old 12-14-2015, 10:38 PM
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No matter what, you're experienced.
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