What was your best gun buy?

One of my best deals ever was a 700 Remington stainless that has been blueprinted by Billy Stevens Accuracy in 280 AI with 80 fireformed pcs of brass and Leupold bases and Redding dies. I traded a model 36 square butt( I had two) for it. Another great deal was a 4th change Hand Ejector .32 for $240 in excellent condition. Just before that one I stumbled across a 44 HE nickel for $300 that shoots lights out with any cast bullet I run through it(gently).
 
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My best buy (I guess better said "a deal") was only a few years ago.
Colt Pythons had already been getting expensive, but a friend of mine know someone older (in his 80's) who was starting to sell off his collection for the obvious reasons (I should be so lucky as to see 80 :o ).

Anyway, my friend knew that I liked Pythons, so he brought by a 6" Stainless all original Python and said that the guy wanted $400 for it.
My first thought was, "Hey, is this thing stolen or something?".
The answer was that it was "something", and that was that the Python looked new (stainless guns do that a lot), but that it was out of time.
He was right; I could slowly pull back the hammer and every few times it would "catch" and not go into full cock.
Still, $400 for a stainless Python...

I bought it and immediately sent it off to Colt. They charged me $80 to fully disassemble and clean and repair the timing issue.
It came back working perfectly, so for a total of $480.00 (and a bit for shipping), I'm into a "good as new" stainless 6" Python.
It still had it's original Pachmyers when I bought it, but I have since put on a set of wood grips that makes it come alive.

If/when I turn 80, I'll sell it, but probably not for $480.00 :D
 
About a year ago I picked up a sweet blue 4" Colt Python with original grips, holster and speed loaders for $700. Market value around $1500 - Score, It is a tack driver and really fun to shoot
 
I knew a guy who ran a pawn shop in the 90's. He offered me a Ruger Security Six for $60 he had acquired in a lot he had purchased at an auction. It looked great, but the action was terrible, the cylinder hardly turned, and the hammer actually stuck sometimes. I realized it smelled faintly of orange soda pop. I think he just didn't want to go to the trouble of cleaning it. So I got a manual, disassembled it, bathed it, blow dried it, oiled it, and it shot like a dream. Sold it when I needed some cash. I still regret that.
 
Early in the 2012 panic, I traded ammo worth $225 for a 4" 686+ like new in box.

Smiled all the way home.
 
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$265.00 for a 686-4 in about 90% condition. I gave him exactly what he was asking for it. This was about 5 years ago.

Imagine my surprise a few weeks later when he delivered the original box, papers and 3 boxes of ammo he "finally found".

Yeah, they were included in the deal.
 
Best for me was a Remington 700 ADL in 222 Remington Magnum. 4 digit serial number never had a scope mounted. Had original iron sights. Was really dirty (dusty mostly) but I gave $250 for it which included an original box of 222 mag ammo also. Problem is I want to trade it for a smith revolver now lol
 
They have all been my best gun buy at the time of purchase.
 
Without a doubt, a NIB Ruger LCP Custom for $289 to replace an MP Bodyguard that would not consistently fire when pulling the trigger. And this BG was a replacement from S&W for a first generation BG that spent nearly as much time with S&W CS than it did in my possession. Sold the last BG w/3 mags to a pawn shop for $250 for a net cost on the LCP of $40.

The Elsie has been flawless and everything I wanted the BG to be in a pocket carry mouse gun. :D
 
Probably a Python. I got one back about the last year Colt made them. I had gotten a 60s from my one uncle in the 70s. Lovely blue, blah, blah. It will stay in the family. I figured when I ordered this guy for about $1K I would shoot it and rarely shoot the old guy. Then they made the Zombie movie or whatever and Python prices went silly. I almost hate to shoot this at a public range anymore, and no, it is NOT for sale.

 
Unfired 1965 52-1 that is engraved as being the trophy gun for the 1965 NRA Center Fire Pistol Champion. $800.
Try to find any 52 for that price, much less unfired or (possibly, still need to letter it) a Camp Perry trophy gun.

4566. Hogue rubbers and factory night sights. Box, Dox, Tools, 2 mags.
$389 OTD.
 
in 1979 I purchased from an elderly gentleman a gun that he won in a raffle at a Gun Club I paid $900.00 for a pickled nickel finished Class D (full) Factory engraved by J.Adams as marked on frame under grips Colt Python, this gun has never been fired, cylinder never turned, trigger never pulled, absolutely no drags marks in 100% condition. I have owned this gun for 35 years and never intend to sell it, don't even ask
 
Mine would be a model 28-2 & 19-2 & 15 no dash & 66-2 & 686-2
All for 1150 OTD a LGS cleaning out all there prohibs.
Right place right time. No luck
 
Best deal ever for me was a 19-2, pinned and recessed, 4" barrel, original diamond stocks, for $249. Bought 2 years ago. Dopey kid working the counter so his dad could take the day off (I'll bet he regretted that!) literally had just put it on the shelf. This gun was PERFECT. Not a mark. Hardly a turn line. Mirror bright bluing. Kid said "nobody wants these old revolvers". Probably bought new in 1967 and sat in a sock drawer. Kid told me elderly woman came in with it that morning. I bet the husband died and she didn't know what to do with it.

Sadly, I sold it for triple my money. I took it to the range once and fired 18 rounds through it. I was handling it like it was a newborn baby. I hated to see the carbon rings around the cylinder that I knew I would never get off. I was so afraid of messing it up I knew I would never shoot it again. I do miss it now that it is gone, though.

Last year, I see a very nice 67-1 4" on gunbroker. Starting bid of $199. Buy it now at $225. I jumped on it. Auction was barely 15 minutes old. It shoots like a laser, but since this is my wife's "get a gun if there's an emergency", I put crimson trace laser grips on it. Her shooting wasn't very good, and the laser has sure helped her. She's not gonna put the time in to get really proficient with it.
 
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dakota1911 said:
Probably a Python. I got one back about the last year Colt made them. I had gotten a 60s from my one uncle in the 70s. Lovely blue, blah, blah. It will stay in the family. I figured when I ordered this guy for about $1K I would shoot it and rarely shoot the old guy. Then they made the Zombie movie or whatever and Python prices went silly. I almost hate to shoot this at a public range anymore, and no, it is NOT for sale.

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If I had a Pyhton, I would jump on the "Walking Dead" bandwagon and sell it for 3 grand, without even thinking twice. I know they are highly regarded, but they just don't do it for me at all.
 
I traded a Leupold VXII for a S&W 915 w/7 mags and a S&W 65-3 3" .357 mag for $360 OTD. All in one week lol
 

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Went to an auction. Auctioneer said it was a 5 screw S&W 38 special pre-14. I bought it for $325. Imagine my disappointment when I got it home and found out I had to buy the more expensive 32 ammo to shoot it. Only an 80-85% gun but it is the tapered barrel and narrow rib. Beautiful matte blue.
 
Probably this one, as it represented a unique opportunity

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Probably this one, as it represented a unique opportunity
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Dear Sir, I now hate you with the kind of deep hate only true jealousy can bring! :D



J/K. Very nice gun - if I had means and opportunity here I would snag one as well for the sheer coolness and fun factor of it. (I believe there are a grand total of 7 transferables in the US and all are build on "clone" frames due to import stupidity.)

Please don't tell me you have a VP70M too!
 
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