I just got home from a gunshow... a very nice 38/44 with 6 inch barrel, Patridge sights and diamond Target grips... probably 98-95 percent, just a lil muzzle wear... I passed... did I mess up... ask was $1075...
Did I mess up passing on a 38/44?
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Yup, shure did!!!!
Can you go back tomorrow? I would. $1075 is very good price
OH Mr. rob, yes! If I would have been with you, I would have grabbed your wallet and bought it for you. Does that answer your inquiry?
If you want a 38/44, that is an excellent price. Especially if it has target sights
Robert
Robert
LittleAugieMo
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Depends,is it on your "short list,a target of opportunity,ortrading fodder" as described would be priced right for any of those. However due to a character flaw of purchasing almost anything I handle,I try to only handle 4" or shorter bbl wheel guns. Go back for it & hope its still there!
Whole lotta info missing. Pre or post war gun (obviously post war grips). Original or re finish? Bored for 357 or still with 38 cylinder. Box? But, if it is post war, original finish with period target grips that is an excellent price. If it is prewar with original finish and wrong grips you might have commited a theft at that price. JMHO. In any case a 38/44 Outdoorsman is an outstanding firearm!
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Grayfox
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I woulda broken my arm reaching for my wallet so fast. 
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This! For that price, I'm thinking no box, no docs, possibly a modified cylinder and/or refinished.
Hopefully you got back into the car this morning and headed back to the gun show with cash in hand. If the Outdoorsman is still there, you might even get a better deal on it today! Obviously that revolver is still on your mind, so go buy it!
I passed on a 4" and thought about that gun for a whole year.
The vendor still had it at the same show a year later..and I bought it! (paid $1100)
The vendor still had it at the same show a year later..and I bought it! (paid $1100)
Need an education. Im not a revolver shooter/collector. If you ream a 38/44 cyl. to accept a .357 Mag. is accuracy affected? Couldnt I just fit a 27/28 cyl and have an N frame 357mag.? That also shoots 38spl.
THE PILGRIM
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Carefully read what Quinn posted.
I have seen way more 6s than I have 4s.
The 6s are so common that even I have one!
I have seen way more 6s than I have 4s.
The 6s are so common that even I have one!
Fitting a Model 27 or 28 cylinder could be done, the barrel extension would have to be shortened. It is easier to ream the chambers, but doing that does result in a chamber that will not accommodate 357 Magnum rounds loaded to a longer OAL than 158 grain loads. If done correctly, reaming should not affect accuracy. Would I recommend reaming a 38-44 HD cylinder today? No, simply because S&W stopped making 38-44's a long time ago and unmodified cylinders are worth a lot more than one that has been altered.
I have one, 6.5" with original box. Super slight muzzle wear, and grips like brand new. That was 1625.00. I only chased it, because it belonged to Rubiranch's brother, and he had super stuff.
You would have really messed up if it was one of the few that had the bright blue finish
You would have really messed up if it was one of the few that had the bright blue finish
Declining to purchase these guns can cause remorse. About 25 years ago I was in a pawn shop in Apopka Florida killing time waiting for a Dr's office to reopen after lunch. Down in the case was a maybe 50% condition N frame .38 marked "Model 23." I asked to see it, rough, lots of wear but the frame was marked "23." It was cheap but I wasn't carrying much cash, left it behind. I still regret it. Joe
Why would you come here......Asking, after making a decision and doing that decision? What are you looking for?
Hello stan, thanks. Did not know the 27/28 cyl were longer. So you cut the extension, you ruin the gun. So the moral of the story, leave the cyl. alone.
Actually, early M27 & M28 cylinders are longer on the rear end, not the front end. This is due to those cylinders being recessed for the cartridge case heads.
An early M27 or M28 cylinder that is recessed CAN be fitted to a .38-44, but the frame lug would need to be replaced or cut back.
