A local fellow has a Model 66-4 for sale , "good condition", 3" barrel, no box/papers and is asking $850, this seems high, please confirm.
66-4 Price Check Needed
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Biginge
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CONFIRMED. High by 200 or more.
If the revolver is in good condition, whatever that is, and has a 3" barrel $850.00 appears to be on the LOW end of asking prices. If you want it and can afford the price go for it.
jjbrewst1
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Agreed. The 3 inch is ultra rare. Buy now. But make sure it is 3 inch and not a 2.5 inch. Measure from front face of cylinder. And not where barrel goes into frame.
jjbrewst1
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Check Gunbroker closed auctions. 2 sold in the last month for 1700 plus. In my neck of the woods that is a double your money investment. One sold on the forum 2 weeks ago for 1500. If it is a 3 inch gun. You can NOT go wrong. If it is a 2.5 inch gun you are overpaying. But you stated 3 inch. So it is a no brainer BUY in my eyes.
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I don't remember all the details from the auctions I've seen, but I do remember they did not have boxes and 3", three inch barrel Model 66 revolvers easily sold for $1200 to $1500. A three inch is scarce, they always command big money. $850, if it is mechanically in very good condition, sounds like an excellent price to me. As mentioned by others, make sure it is a 3", if it is a 2.5 inch, then for $850 it would have to be in excellent condition mechanically and cosmetically but I've seen nice 2.5 inch 66's sell for $800 plus.
There are "gunbroker" prices and there are local prices, I always see guns selling locally for better prices than gunbroker, with gunbroker you have people from all over the USA competing for a particular gun, and if a guy wants a gun, and he has a decent income, he is not going to let one or two hundred dollars above current value stand in his way. I've seen guns get bid up way over their normal selling prices when two buyers get in a bidding war.
A 3" model 66 is a much desired gun, I'll dare say it is KING OF THE HILL in desirability for the model 66, am I right on that one guys? That's what I surmise from the prices they've commanded and the fact that they NEVER go unsold, at least not in my experience.
Personally, it seems a bit awkward, if you want a snub, why not go for the 2.5 inch, if you want a longer barrel, why not go for the 4 inch is my opinion, but then again, if I were a millionaire, I'd have all three!!
There are "gunbroker" prices and there are local prices, I always see guns selling locally for better prices than gunbroker, with gunbroker you have people from all over the USA competing for a particular gun, and if a guy wants a gun, and he has a decent income, he is not going to let one or two hundred dollars above current value stand in his way. I've seen guns get bid up way over their normal selling prices when two buyers get in a bidding war.
A 3" model 66 is a much desired gun, I'll dare say it is KING OF THE HILL in desirability for the model 66, am I right on that one guys? That's what I surmise from the prices they've commanded and the fact that they NEVER go unsold, at least not in my experience.
Personally, it seems a bit awkward, if you want a snub, why not go for the 2.5 inch, if you want a longer barrel, why not go for the 4 inch is my opinion, but then again, if I were a millionaire, I'd have all three!!
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add to that, there are only a few hundred 3" -4s, some magna-ported, some not.
serious question ...not to be taken as an insult... do you use gun value books for pricing??? Book prices are way behind, especially when it comes to Smiths.
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There was more than that. You had the run of the 66-4 f-comps, then you had 3 runs of the non ported 66-4, and then the run of the magna-ported 66-4's and the run of the Super K's.
Eric
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thanks for the info...how many 3" non-ported 66-4s were made??
I believe the 3 runs of the non ported 66-4's consisted of 400 each for 1,200 total of the non-ported 66-4's. They were the most plentiful out of all the different runs of the 66-4 3" guns.
Eric
BJoe
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Welcome to the club. You got a GREAT deal!!!!!!
geneboy
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Buy a 2 1/2 in and save a pile of money
Nice looking 66!!
The cylinder flutes appear to be longer than standard length. I have only seen that on some 3" 66-4s. Maybe it was a special order??? Or maybe they just weren't consistent when it came to that part of production?? This 66-4, CAA80XX, was shipped to RSR Wholesale (distributor) in 11-94 and it too has longer flutes. Here is a pic compared to a 66-2 snub.
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