Model 457 compact 45ACP
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cherrypointmarine
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I've got two of them , one is the Zander Sports model . I don't shoot that one , but my other one shoots great . It's no PC gun , but it does it's job , and does it well . My one sits in my bedside bureau , but comes out to go to the range regularly .
Under 4 bills is a no brainer- almost a steal.
I got mine with two mags and a LH Tex Shoemaker holster and double mag holder for $335, picked up a third mag for $25, and sold the holster and mag holder for $50. So I'm at $310 for the gun & 3 mags. If I could get two more mags and two holsters for less than $90 I'd be a buyer and be right where you're at.
Do it. You won't regret it. The 457 is the slightly downgraded version of the 4516 as I understand it. Mine is the best shooting of my four 45ACPs and the only one that is DA/SA. Slightly smaller and more concealable than my commander-sized 1911 too. What's not to love?
I got mine with two mags and a LH Tex Shoemaker holster and double mag holder for $335, picked up a third mag for $25, and sold the holster and mag holder for $50. So I'm at $310 for the gun & 3 mags. If I could get two more mags and two holsters for less than $90 I'd be a buyer and be right where you're at.
Do it. You won't regret it. The 457 is the slightly downgraded version of the 4516 as I understand it. Mine is the best shooting of my four 45ACPs and the only one that is DA/SA. Slightly smaller and more concealable than my commander-sized 1911 too. What's not to love?
Funny how 6 year old (and even 10 year old) threads keep circling back for new life in the semi-auto forum... 
... but I guess that's what we get for liking old, obsolete all-metal pistols. 
... but I guess that's what we get for liking old, obsolete all-metal pistols. 
photocosmo
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Yes, and it also explains the purchase price of anywhere near $400.00 because I think that today, one would be fortunate to get that pistol for at least $600.00 and I wouldn't even feel bad if I had to pay 7!Funny how 6 year old (and even 10 year old) threads keep circling back
Landric
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Funny how 6 year old (and even 10 year old) threads keep circling back for new life in the semi-auto forum...
I'm pretty old and obsolete myself these days. My love for similar pistols shouldn't be surprising.
Well, hopefully not $600-$700...
... unless you are in California or some other heavily-restricted state. But yeah, $400 OTD today with all those extra mags and holsters would be pretty sweet!
bigggbbruce
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Two for sale right now.. $400 Both are excellent in the box.. one has extras...
200 mile road trip for one 350 for the other..tempted, but pass.
200 mile road trip for one 350 for the other..tempted, but pass.
I paid 500 and change a few years back for a black 457, LNIB. But I wanted forged parts and roll marks. So I was willing to pay the tariff.
These days, ANY sub 500 model 457 is a good buy. Just look at the asking prices for the plastic guns. Make mine a metal framed 457.
Regards 18DAI
These days, ANY sub 500 model 457 is a good buy. Just look at the asking prices for the plastic guns. Make mine a metal framed 457.
Regards 18DAI
Ozark Marine
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I have a Zanders edition 457 with factory labeled box and 2 mags.
The Standard Catalog of S&W 4th Edition say's 2 times value for Zanders.
Mine would be shipped to the new owners FFL so fast I'd make Buds look slow.
The Standard Catalog of S&W 4th Edition say's 2 times value for Zanders.
Mine would be shipped to the new owners FFL so fast I'd make Buds look slow.
The real world prices I've seen for the couple of Zanders I've seen locally doesn't support the SCSW estimate. They seem to go for about what a regular 457 goes for.
To see anything close to that price, I think it would have to be ANIB with everything from the factory.
Right after the first of the year I bought a nice 457 and box with two magazines for $349.00. I was out of town the day it showed up on the FFLs website and wasted no time in calling and putting a hold on it over the weekend.
That was less than a month after missing out on a 457 with three magazines from the same shop. There must have been a long line of regretful non buyers for that gun because the owner called and left a voice mail asking if I was really going to be because he had several interested parties.
I was and wasted no time getting up to the shop when it opened in Tuesday.
For what a 457 is, I considered that a bargain price. I think of it as either an alloy framed version of the 4516 or maybe a non rail version of the 4513TSW. Great guns.
To see anything close to that price, I think it would have to be ANIB with everything from the factory.
Right after the first of the year I bought a nice 457 and box with two magazines for $349.00. I was out of town the day it showed up on the FFLs website and wasted no time in calling and putting a hold on it over the weekend.
That was less than a month after missing out on a 457 with three magazines from the same shop. There must have been a long line of regretful non buyers for that gun because the owner called and left a voice mail asking if I was really going to be because he had several interested parties.
I was and wasted no time getting up to the shop when it opened in Tuesday.
For what a 457 is, I considered that a bargain price. I think of it as either an alloy framed version of the 4516 or maybe a non rail version of the 4513TSW. Great guns.
vigil617
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You guys know how I feel about the 457 -- same as many of you, that it's undervalued for what it is, and a fine shooter. Having said that, I sense some softness in the market for them right now. Maybe it's part of what we're seeing in general in guns recently, so it's probably not specific to the 457. But now's not a good time to be selling one, IMHO. They seem to languish on GB, and prices have been well below four bills for those that do sell. Kinda surprising. My 457S was for sale here for a while, and I finally just took down the ad. That's at least a $500 gun all day long, but the market says no at the moment. An S model sold on GB with box for just a bit over $400 recently. That's crazy.
I would agree with that statement. I picked up a Zanders 457 off gunbroker a little over a month ago. It was a buy it now @ $299 with 2 mags - $30 shipping (+ 3% cc fee) and $15 to my dealer and I was just over 350 for it. It is a shooter condition gun with wear to most of the frame edges and considerable blue wear on the slide, but mechanically is excellent.
WOW, guess I really did well on mine - I just bought it a few months ago in the spring.
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Here is one of mine.
PaulS 0706
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Allow me to join "the 457 love-fest." This is my favorite in .45.
It just fits my hand nicely and it doesn't beat up my shooting hand.
My 4566 on the other hand ends up bruising the web of my shooting hand if I fire more than one mag through it. Admittedly part of the problem is simply the tendency to bruise easily as one ages. Consequently I have to glove up to shoot it.
It just fits my hand nicely and it doesn't beat up my shooting hand.
My 4566 on the other hand ends up bruising the web of my shooting hand if I fire more than one mag through it. Admittedly part of the problem is simply the tendency to bruise easily as one ages. Consequently I have to glove up to shoot it.
