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Old 11-16-2014, 10:42 AM
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I unabashedly admit to using my 13 primarily as a strong .38 special, instead of a full-house .357. For the most part, I just don't need that much drama in my life.
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Old 11-17-2014, 10:16 PM
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The gun might be valued, but I wonder how many are shooting full up 357 Magnum ammo. When people rave about their bonding with a smaller 357, it is often later revealed that they use it as a 38 Special.
Well yeah, 38 Special for range use and 357 loaded for self defense, doesn't get any better!


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Old 11-17-2014, 10:59 PM
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It took me a long time to find a 3" Model 13 in CA. Occasionally a worn 4" square butt gun surfaces which I presume are ex-police guns but the 3" RB guns are expensive when you find them.

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It took me a long time to find a 3" Model 13 in CA. Occasionally a worn 4" square butt gun surfaces which I presume are ex-police guns but the 3" RB guns are expensive when you find them.


Yes but so worth it when you can. There are many good reasons to live here in California but our insanely crafted gun laws are not one of them.
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Old 11-17-2014, 11:28 PM
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It's a great gun. I'd like to pick up a 3" one of these days.
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Dropped by the local Pawn shop yesterday to see if they had anything interesting and lo and behold they had recently got a 13-3 4" in on a trade deal. While not pristine, it looks like it had been carried alot but shot very little. There is holster wear on the end of the barrel and just a bit of freckling here and there on the cylinder with a slight turn line there also.
No box or papers, but that's not a major concern as I bought it to shoot, I shoot all my guns, none are safe queens.
They were asking $450, I offered $350 and 15 minutes later I walked out with it.
Once I got it home I cleaned it up, took a really close look at the bore and chambers and found them to be almost perfect.
Pretty happy with my purchase and plan on taking it out this afternoon and running a few boxes of .38's and .357's thru it.
Serial Number is AJM 27XX, just wondering if anyone here can give me a ballpark idea on when it was built?
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Probably 1985, or thereabout.
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The gun might be valued, but I wonder how many are shooting full up 357 Magnum ammo. When people rave about their bonding with a smaller 357, it is often later revealed that they use it as a 38 Special.
I have a solution; Buffalo bore's short barrel low flash loads for .357 magnum. Somewhere in the power range between 9x19 and .357 magnum. Lots of power, less drama as someone else suggested.
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I see these fairly frequently at gun shows with $400-$500 price tags, depending upon condition. Most were former LE revolvers. There were at least two problems. Many departments did not allow use of .357 ammo in them (for PR purposes), and the semi-autos were taking over the LE market in the 1980s. Therefore, the 13 did not have a long production lifespan. If I had one, I'd probably use nothing but .38 Special ammo, which is what I do with my other .357s.
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LOL, I wouldn't consider either of those to be "problems". Actually, the non-use of .357 ammo would be a plus for those looking to buy a used model 13.

Your mileage will vary.
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Default Model 13-1 in the original box, value?

i have a very nice Model 13-1 in it's original blue box, with all of the product and warranty cards that came with it. Im going to be selling soon and wanted to make sure the price in my head was accurate. what are they going for?
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i have a very nice Model 13-1 in it's original blue box, with all of the product and warranty cards that came with it. Im going to be selling soon and wanted to make sure the price in my head was accurate. what are they going for?
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Instead of resurrecting a 4 year old thread, you should have opened this in a new thread with your question(s). Not enough information is provided. What is the barrel length and finish of the gun and overall condition. Pics would be most helpful to further evaluate your piece.
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