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Old 12-13-2013, 03:51 PM
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New to forum. Enjoy it very much and learning quite a lot. At my lgs is a 5903 with one mag and adjustable sights for 480.00 looks to be in fine shape. Is this a decent price? I will try to haggle a little .
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Old 12-13-2013, 08:08 PM
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Welcome to the forum, pricing is pretty subjective, but I will give you my opinion based on the information in your post:

$480 for an out-the-door price is OK, however with only one mag a good deal would be more in the $425 range.
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To me, condition is everything. I will pay more for condition. I think people place too much emphasis on how many magazines come with the gun. There are tons of mags available out there at decent prices. $480 is not bad if the gun is in excellent shape with little to no visible wear.
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+1 to 4506517! Its getting harder to find 3rd Gens & they're getting rarer below $500. If its in a condition you can live with I say go for it.
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Haggle for $450! I bought a similar 5906 (all steel) for $450 and it came with 3 mags.
Mags are generally available from Midway, CDNN, and S&W. plus Mec-Gar makes great replacement mags that work as good as factory mags!
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iammo , had 5903's for less than 350 , put your looking at transfer and shipping
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Don't let $50 bucks stop you from buying a gun you want, you will regret it later. As others have said, condition is everything......so why pass when the next one might not be as good. My 2cents.
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Thanks for your thoughts fellas
Gonna go back this week an try for it
Will post pic if successful


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Don't dally. It'll be gone.

My rec also was to buy. For a fourth (fifth?) time, the condition is key. Folks who tell you they're getting your gun for $127.33 are probably not going into great detail about its condition.
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