14-3 8 3/8"
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Great score!!
Be sure to post pics!
Be sure to post pics!
Nice gun! You did well and should end up with between $450-$500 into the gun itself.
Shipping is $45, sales tax will add another $40 and the dealer transfer should cost you $40-$50. That brings the total up to about $700.
The presentation case is for an N frame (29-2) and is worth $200-$250. If you don't have a 8-/8" 29-2 in need of a case, sell it online.
Shipping is $45, sales tax will add another $40 and the dealer transfer should cost you $40-$50. That brings the total up to about $700.
The presentation case is for an N frame (29-2) and is worth $200-$250. If you don't have a 8-/8" 29-2 in need of a case, sell it online.
How did you do? You made out like a bandit, that's how you did. I recently paid $750 for one like it, without the box and tools, and was happy to get it for that price. Nice buy!.
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Jeff
SWCA #1457
bananaman
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ACE10000D
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You stole it
Very nice looking S&W Model 14-3 and a heck of a price. Congratulations on the purchase. I like the long barrels too and enjoy shooting them.
That's the gun I used to use in a police bullseye league. You will love the long sight radius. It should nearly cut clover leaves at 25 yds with wadcutters.
Nice score, maybe even a steal!
Nice score, maybe even a steal!
long barrels
You did great(IMHO)! Some of us like the long barrel guns. My 14 8 3/8" gun is in the picture along with a couple of its siblings!
jcelect
You did great(IMHO)! Some of us like the long barrel guns. My 14 8 3/8" gun is in the picture along with a couple of its siblings!
jcelect
45NUTT
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Nice! Is it 3T? Mine is the 3T 6" version and I too wish I had strayed into the S&W obsession earlier.
Stolen! Those long barrels make me remember Lee Van Cleef sticking a stock on his long barrel Colt in "For a Few Dollars More".
Wow- that's quite a bargain. A 8 3/8" Model 14 is high on my list…
What is a 3T?
Target trigger, target hammer and target stocks...
...BenTook possession this week. The thing appears to have never been fired. The bluing is perfect and the cylinder is stiff to open and close. All the paperwork for the pistol is under the blue velvet plastic. The plastic is not in the greatest shape shape will send some
pics soon. I don't even want to shoot it. The trigger and action are much stiffer than the 14-2 well used gun I bought. Lock up on each cylinder is extremely tight. The rear sight is adjusted very far to the left which is a little alarming.
pics soon. I don't even want to shoot it. The trigger and action are much stiffer than the 14-2 well used gun I bought. Lock up on each cylinder is extremely tight. The rear sight is adjusted very far to the left which is a little alarming.
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A little oil will probably loosen the action up. I wouldn't be alarmed about the rear sight, until you get it to the range anyway. Bet it shoots just fine.
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Model19man
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I think you did OK. Those normally sell for around $1K in that condition. Seems like the long barrel ones are less desirable than the shorter ones.
YeshuaIsa53
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Interested to know if the cylinder loosens up. Fabulous price on a fine gun.
You did very well...I just looked in my records, and my 8 3/8" 4 screw target gripped 14-1 (shipped 3/1964) set me back considerably more than that...And I didn't get a nice N-frame presentation box with mine either...
...Ben
You did very well...I just looked in my records, and my 8 3/8" 4 screw target gripped 14-1 (shipped 3/1964) set me back considerably more than that...And I didn't get a nice N-frame presentation box with mine either...
Ah yes, but you got a -1. I bought the only -1 I've ever seen in the wild and that was a 6 inch. I suspect there are very few 8 3/8 -1s. We need to see pictures one of these days.
Jeff
SWCA #1457
You can thank the Biden economy for cheap Smiths. No one can pay their bills these days.
Probably dried lubricant from sitting for years is making it sticky. The remedy is complete disassembly and acetone bath for metal parts then reassemble and lube. Lube alone will help but will get stiff again after a period of time.
Well I didn't say I was unhappy with it being a -1, Jeff...I'm extremely pleased instead...
As for pics, my summer project of photographing all my guns was interrupted by that big wind that blew through here earlier this week (and no it was not one of those political big winds)...Power and internet were restored finally today, so I can get back to that project...When I get to that particular gun, I'll try to remember to post a few pics of it...
...Bencharlie sherrill
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I love this gun. I bought one years ago for $400, no box or docs and it wears magnas. My brother pestered me until I sold it to him for what I had in it. I immediately regretted it. I was lucky enough to find another a few months later for the same price, no box or docs on that one either. If you can't hit the X ring with this one maybe you should take up another hobby. You got the best deal on one of these that I've seen in a long time.
Congratulations on a very good buy, I wouldn't sell the box I would look for a 8 3/8" M29.��
dsf
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Sell the case and the gun cost you about $300.00.
Definitely a shooter. Lots of 22s down the barrel will do nothing to harm it or show any wear. I suppose you'll get a drag line on the cylinder.
Here's the 22 WMR version, and it's had plenty of range time. Still looks pretty good -
