Are revolvers getting scarce in your area?
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Tslepebull
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It is similar here in Texas. Of course I am doing all I can to get revolvers "off the street" and into my safe.
Black_Sheep
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The only places that seem to have revolvers is big box stores like Gander Mountain...
ChattCat
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Scarce?
Nope there all at Allen-Frames
Nope there all at Allen-Frames
panamajack310
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Hi guys! here in NC, S&W revolvers are getting scarce here...LOL auto loaders are king...... I have seen some of the newer revolvers with the locks. Any pre lock and pre mim are going to be rare around here. Over the past 10 years I have had to do all of my shopping online to find what I want.....All of the gunshows have mostly new stuff and the older Smiths they want a small fortune for them...
Dried up here!
1 old 0311
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Scarce AND the people who do have them are REAL proud of them.
rpbcab
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West Tennessee, Gander Mountain, Jackson Tn. Seems like there are 4 or 5 show cases with black semi-autos and maybe 2 show cases with revolvers. I too have made a vow to help keep both kinds of these handguns off the streets and warm and comfortable in my home safe.
Tyrod
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The LGSs 'round me have a few revolvers. All Tauruses or is that Tauri? The only Smiths they have are either Governors or the new BG38.
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I can say revolvers are alive and well in my neck of the woods. A friend of mine has a gun shop mostly catering to revolvers. The last time I talked to him he had 60 handguns mostly revolvers like Smith & Wesson and Ruger with a couple of Colts tossed in. Another shop has nearly a dozen black powder wheelguns, a couple of Smiths, rugers, and a few more, and a third has about 20 or so revolvers of all makes so no they have not dried up completely here although there are alot of shops working on getting rid of them and going all polymer all the time. Personally revolvers won't ever dry up as long as there is one on my hip.
m657
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I was just at a local GS 300+ tables. LOTS of older revolvers, all of them plenty $$$ asked too. Tons of people, and tons & tons of the plastic fantastics too.
Had a full auto guy with multiple WW2 for sale....even a Lewis gun, asking north of $14000.!!!
Had a full auto guy with multiple WW2 for sale....even a Lewis gun, asking north of $14000.!!!
Navarre
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Here in NW Florida, revolvers are not scarce....you can find just about any new, small j-frame type in three flavors, S&W, Taurus, and Charter. Anything bigger and new, you will have to order it. Older, used revolvers are extinct in this area except when the jerky show, with a few guns, comes to town.
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cowboy45
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Good Smith revolvbers are getting hard to find. Prices are going through the roof.
JCS&W
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I was in three gun stores (acutally pawn shops) today. None of the three had more than 6 revolvers period. I saw a total of 4 Smiths at three different locations. To me, that is scarce! The range I go to did have quite a few, maybe 20 to 25, but most of those had the lock. Hard to find those older Smiths.
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no problem around here....
I also live in Florida. Can't say there is a shortage of them but interesting models that show up at gun shows or shops seem to turn over quite fast.
Most interesting, since so many people seem to consider them "obsolete antiques".
Put me in the catagory of those who appreciate "obsolete antiques". Done my share of keeping the shelves bare.
Most interesting, since so many people seem to consider them "obsolete antiques".
Put me in the catagory of those who appreciate "obsolete antiques". Done my share of keeping the shelves bare.
The Pacific Northwest has seen a constant decline in the availability of "Golden Age" (1960-1980) S&W's for ten years, and the availability is getting progressively worse.
Fear of new gun controls, an obviously faltering economy, much heavier competition from both casual buyers and collectors, necessary manufacturing production shortcuts many believe creates inferior new revolver products, a need to seek new hedges against huge inflationary pressures are just some of the issues contributing to declining availability of the older revolvers.
Just check the signs outside most Pawn shops.... "We buy gold, silver and guns..." Those items have the best potential for profit for them and they too are having a more difficult time finding and buying all three.
Sure....nice guns are being bought and sold every day for sometimes ridiculously high or low prices, but many of those deals are more commonly being made by the unaware of uninformed.. I believe those who still believe there won't be strong upward price pressure for premium S&W revolvers are going to be in for a very big surprise....
JMHO
Fear of new gun controls, an obviously faltering economy, much heavier competition from both casual buyers and collectors, necessary manufacturing production shortcuts many believe creates inferior new revolver products, a need to seek new hedges against huge inflationary pressures are just some of the issues contributing to declining availability of the older revolvers.
Just check the signs outside most Pawn shops.... "We buy gold, silver and guns..." Those items have the best potential for profit for them and they too are having a more difficult time finding and buying all three.
Sure....nice guns are being bought and sold every day for sometimes ridiculously high or low prices, but many of those deals are more commonly being made by the unaware of uninformed.. I believe those who still believe there won't be strong upward price pressure for premium S&W revolvers are going to be in for a very big surprise....
JMHO
Sir, around here, most new revolvers are either teeny little pocket rigs or great big hunting rigs. Beyond the occasional Ruger GP-100, there are very few new "service size" revolvers.
Used revolvers are fairly plentiful, but usually expensive for anything halfway decent. Nice old Smiths are very expensive.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
The LGS's around here stock about 80-20 auto's to revolvers. And the majority of the revolvers are small frames with a few hand cannons mixed in. And half the small frames are those hybrid plastic revos.
Now I do see a few K-frames in the used section since Grandpa died and The Kid traded it in on a Glock.
It's a reflection of the market. Businesses have limited space, make their money on "turns" and naturally stock what sells. And when they get Smith's they know what they have and command a premium.
Supply and Demand, my friends. Supply and Demand...
Now I do see a few K-frames in the used section since Grandpa died and The Kid traded it in on a Glock.
It's a reflection of the market. Businesses have limited space, make their money on "turns" and naturally stock what sells. And when they get Smith's they know what they have and command a premium.
Supply and Demand, my friends. Supply and Demand...
An interesting observation. Many of the posters in Florida say they cant find revolvers at their local gun shops. However when I look on gunbroker I see lots of the older Smiths for sale from Florida. Maybe the dealers have shifted their marketing to produce increased revenue.
johnsonl
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I haven't seen any revolvers in the LGS for 20 years, with the exception of the newer snubbies. They always sell. I try to keep up with the shops that gather estate wares.
I haven't noticed it at my favorite shop, but there must be something going on.
I walked in the other day, and the clerk was talking to a customer. The clerk said, "We had one, but not anymore, HE (pointing to me) beat you to it."
ME? What'd I do?
I walked in the other day, and the clerk was talking to a customer. The clerk said, "We had one, but not anymore, HE (pointing to me) beat you to it."
ME? What'd I do?
The store I go to in my area has one small display case of revolvers, and that same case also has used semis for sale. Eight display cases, and only one of them has a two rows of revolvers.
A majority of the people out there in my area want semis so it makes sense to cater to that group.
A majority of the people out there in my area want semis so it makes sense to cater to that group.
The big boys have plenty of them (Gander, Bass Pro) and some of the combination shooting range/gun stores do too. Seem to be plenty around, both new and used without going too far out of my way. Little local guy - hardly any. Bit bigger local guy - some. Really varies. Between local gun stores, local gun shows, local ranges - pretty good I'd say overall.
M3Stuart
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Plenty around here, the young turks don't know what they are.
TNFrank
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You can still find them here in the Pawn Shops and on the Local "Guns For Sale" forum but people are asking way too much for them IMHO. No way I'd ever pay $400 bucks for a M64 S&W revolver. It's a $325 dollar gun at most and one guy had a M28, 6", he was asking $450, that's about $100 bucks over what I think it's worth.
I don't know, maybe my brain hasn't caught up with inflation yet and maybe revolvers are worth more then I think they are but I'm having a hard time believing it. Especially when you can get a good hi-cap semi for $350-$400. Kind of makes the old 6 shot revolver worth less, not more IMHO.
I don't know, maybe my brain hasn't caught up with inflation yet and maybe revolvers are worth more then I think they are but I'm having a hard time believing it. Especially when you can get a good hi-cap semi for $350-$400. Kind of makes the old 6 shot revolver worth less, not more IMHO.
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