Is $580 a fair price for...

[Tom_R]

A good friend of mine once told me,"This isn't a museum. If all you're going to do is look, the display will change". He was also the owner of my favorite gun shop.

You've done well, and acquired a Classic S&W revolver at a decent price. The price of the model 28s' has been climbing steadily over the last couple years. The days of the $300 HP are gone. I paid $450 for my "S" serial number 28-2 about a year ago, and saw one in lesser condition go for $600 a couple months later.

There's just nothing that shoots quite like a big S&W N frame revolver. Enjoy that one, you'll never regret getting it.

PS... watch your wallet, these can be addicting. First it's a 4", then you need a 6", then there are the model 27s', and of course a snubby has to be in there somewhere... you follow?

Yes, I definitely follow!

A 4" model 57 Square butt is on my wish list as well

 

[BIG J]

I got it and shot it yesterday.

I got it for $550, tax included and put 50 rounds through it last night.

While the Grips are Pachmyr style, they are comfortable and fit my hand perfectly. I'll just keep them on there, and then get a set of nice wood grips just to have them.

The thing was a blast to shoot. My buddy, who knows guns inside out said it was well worth the money, and he was impressed with how smooth the trigger was. It may have had a trigger job, or maybe the gun is just that good from the factory.

I wanted an old school S&W .357 for years, and now I have one.

If I ever need to sell it, I know I'll get my money back.

The first five shots with the revolver were all in the black at 10 yards.

I am a Sig-Sauer guy, but this Smith is up at the top of my list now.

I couldn't be happier than I am now. I had a bug grin on my face shooting it.

You are right on, if you can afford it, buy it and enjoy it.

You only go around this thing once.

Good for you Tom! Enjoy it and don't look back.

I've been known to be a "fence-sitter" and have lost out on a few nice ones.

 

[03Fatboy]

Buying a gun with pachys is an excuse to put a set of Kurac's on it. Look in the WTS section for them. Very functional, good looking, they work great for my hands and grip.

 

[fyimo]

Buying a gun with pachys is an excuse to put a set of Kurac's on it. Look in the WTS section for them. Very functional, good looking, they work great for my hands and grip.

For slightly more than S&W Trarget stocks these days you could buy a set of Kurac grips for your N frame .

His Maple Grips on a 25-2 with 6 inch barrel that I recently moved to a 28-2 4 inch revolver and they are shaped like S&W coke grips.

 

[Tom_R]

For slightly more than S&W Trarget stocks these days you could buy a set of Kurac grips for your N frame .

His Maple Grips on a 25-2 with 6 inch barrel that I recently moved to a 28-2 4 inch revolver and they are shaped like S&W coke grips.

Oh my, those grips make that 25 look like an old Cadillac or Lincoln. Wow, very, very nice.

 

[Tom_R]

I also just found out from Roy Jinks that the Patrolman was built in 1972. The same year I was born.

So that is cool!

 

[LEEJAY1]

I also just found out from Roy Jinks that the Patrolman was built in 1972. The same year I was born.

So that is cool!

Bonus! Makes the gun worth even MORE to you!

To the people who like to wait...

well, they can pay extra.

Congratulations on the new Gun, and good luck, and many many more years of fun at the range with it!

 

[rog8732]

Tom,those rubber grips from some companies tend to cause a little problem underneath. on blued frames... I have seen the results, though to be clear, I did not see how well the grip frame was oiled, or protected before the rubbers were installed. If you like the feel while shooting, that is great, I do as well, but,it will not hurt to remove and check the the grip frame for rust. Glad you got something you have wanted for a long time.....Regards

 

[bigfreakinrevolver]

I think the price is high. Specially with the incorrect grips

 

[Tom_R]

Tom,those rubber grips from some companies tend to cause a little problem underneath. on blued frames... I have seen the results, though to be clear, I did not see how well the grip frame was oiled, or protected before the rubbers were installed. If you like the feel while shooting, that is great, I do as well, but,it will not hurt to remove and check the the grip frame for rust. Glad you got something you have wanted for a long time.....Regards

Thank you for the tip. I unscrewed the grips and got them off easy enough. The Back-Strap and Front-Strap on the frame looked like the held up without any rust or pitting.

 

[Tom_R]

I think the price is high. Specially with the incorrect grips

Looks like I'll be having hamburger instead of steak for a while then

What do you think a fair price would have been? Bear in mind we think it has had a real nice trigger job performed on it too.

If I paid a little bit too much, then so be it. I still got something I wanted, and I have been looking for a while.

 

[BigBill]

We don't get much for $500 let alone a $100 Nowadays. I'd grab it suck it up and pay for the new grips. I'm paying well over $500 for the 22cal & 38cal older revolvers. This hobby isn't so cheap anymore.

 

[P&R Fan]

You paid $550 for a classic P&R N-Frame S&W. It will outlast you, and you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it for the rest of your life. If you still had the $550 do you think it would last you that long?

The defense rests, Your Honor.

We're just a big 'ol bunch of enablers around here. (Your welcome).
Jim

 

[DR505]

You couldn't get one in my neck of the woods for that little outlay of cash...I think you did fine.

 

[UncleEd]

Think of it this way: You go to your local great hamburger place and pay at least $8 plus cost of a Coke and the tip. You do this once a week for a full year. Now, what do you have to show for it?

Now, a great gun and a year later.......you still have a great gun.

 

[Retired W4]

The model 28 has been under-rated and under-valued for some time. Enjoy your new gun and quit worrying over what you paid. They are great shooters and I'm sure yours is no exception.

 

[rromeo]

A local pawn shop had a two 4" 28-2s in the case for over a year. Price tags were $529 and $549. Every so often, I'd go in and offer $450, and they'd decline. They both sold around this past December.
I guess I just didn't want one enough, or I was caught the past.

I'm still saying that is a little high.