Price check-An Observation

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Regarding price checks on revolvers-I posted a while back that a good starting point would be the price on a New lock version of the revolver in question and then work south from there.
I was in Cabela's last nigt and wrote down some prices on New S&W revolves and post them for your information (I know they are a bit on the high side)
686 4" 6 shot $729.99

629 "Outfitter" (this is what they are now calling a mountain gun) $879.99

617 10 shot 6" bbl $739.99

Probably a better barometer would be internet pricing for new guns-but the abov.ce Cabella's prices makes my three pre lock examples of the above guns "worth" a lot more
Hell, after leaving Cabella's yesterday,I was feeling REAL good about the value of my entire collection-if I could find sombody to pay those prices for my guns, I would be rich

 

[Allen-frame]

Caj , thot you were rich.

Thanks for the in depth report. We need more real world research like this.

Regards , Allen Frame

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I can't really argue against Caje's way of looking at things. YOU can, but I can't - I've been seeing it that way for a while now. Y'all wouldn't believe what I've picked up some used revolvers for up here, but the bottom line is, how does the price for a used pinned revolver without a lock that I can test-fire compare to the price of a new revolver that I can't? Even when the price starts with a 4 or a 5, it's OK, but most of mine started with 2 or 3, some even less.

Right now is the time to buy used revolvers, unless you have significantly more than twice what you need (just a little rule of thumb I tried to establish for myself).

 

[5Wire]

I use Bud's Gun Shop to benchmark new firearm prices. A 686P 4 inch bbl last sold for $687. S&W's suggested retail is $964. So the "new" good deal would seem to be about 71% of the S&W suggested price or 29% below it.

I looked at nine guns I bought new without looking real hard at price but buying from one or two shops where I'm considered a good customer. My average among four different manufacturers has been about 28% below the manufacturers' current suggested retail price.

I think it's important to make a distinction between how much is spent on a firearm, new or used, and how much it is actually shot. The price of ammo for that 686P will eventually represent a greater expense than the revolver itself. That might be sooner rather than later, depending on how much shooting is done.

I base my decision on how bad I'm jonesing for the gun and if I've got the bux. I've paid too much for a couple guns years ago and I've kept them. Their appreciated values have since passed the purchase values.

Another factor is the warranty or service policies involved. I have an HK P7M8 which I purchased new. A year or so and maybe 5000 rounds later, I had to replace the whole firing pin assembly. The parts, just under $200 worth, were covered by HK's service policy. The way I see it, that service effectively reduced the purchase cost by the same amount resulting in a net bargain.

 

[pinkymingeo]

A day of golf will cost you $100. Going to the movies, with coke and popcorn, will set a couple back about $60. That's all money down the drain, with nothing tangible to show for it. Does it really matter whether a gun costs $400 or $600? I don't think so.

 

[toroflow1]

A day of golf will cost you $100. Going to the movies, with coke and popcorn, will set a couple back about $60. That's all money down the drain, with nothing tangible to show for it. Does it really matter whether a gun costs $400 or $600? I don't think so.

True, but it does matter when that $200 savings could be put towards yet ANOTHER S&W!!