Was in a LGS today checking out some stuff, came across a good looking 13-2, open it up, do the standard inspection, look at the forcing cone and it's cracked! I finish my inspection, everything else is fine, so I tell the guy about it, point it out to him, and his face turns red. He calls his gunsmith out to take a look at it, and he concurs with me that it's cracked and he takes it back to his work area. The salesman asks if there is anything else I want to look at. I ask him, what is he going to do with it, he says probably replace the barrel and sell it. I ask him what he would take for it as-is, he throws out $150. I take it, $150 OTD.
I found a replacement pinned barrel on gunbroker for $50 and plan on doing it myself.
Obviously wont have much collector value, but possible refinish down the road would give me a pretty nice gun for under $500, or at the very least a shooter grade model 13 for right at $200!
How did I do?
This is the first one I have seen "in the flesh" with this issue, and honestly I am shocked it made it to the sales floor in that condition, obviously I think it was an honest mistake, but has anyone else come across a situation like this? Imagine the liability if someone fired it and it had issues?
I found a replacement pinned barrel on gunbroker for $50 and plan on doing it myself.
Obviously wont have much collector value, but possible refinish down the road would give me a pretty nice gun for under $500, or at the very least a shooter grade model 13 for right at $200!
How did I do?
This is the first one I have seen "in the flesh" with this issue, and honestly I am shocked it made it to the sales floor in that condition, obviously I think it was an honest mistake, but has anyone else come across a situation like this? Imagine the liability if someone fired it and it had issues?
