I have an opportunity to purchase a used S&W 908S with 2 extra mags from my LGS for $495.00. The gun is immaculate and looks like it was a safe queen. Any thoughts?
I might try to do a little dickering, but wouldn't be surprised if the price is firm. Out the door $495? Dear me!
Yes, a 3913 is more desireble and I see one tonight on GunsAmerica for $495 with the box, but he's in NY and I'm not. There's a large, very well known gun store here in Houston that has a few carbon steel 908s and they start at 469 to around 550.
Figure that each magazine is going to be $35+ and I want at least two for every gun. If I can spare a mag and sell it, that lowers the price nicely.
Will the $495 put you on a Beanie-Wienie diet? Will a child go hungry? If it's just you, remember that another paycheck is probably right around the corner. Money is the means to an end, not an end in itself. I remember an old duffer who sold a barnful of antiques on an episode of American Pickers. As the duo were leaving, he realized that all he had left was an empty barn and money.
Do you want a primo carry 9mm that can save your life and will also be fun at the range? A gun that will last longer than many of us? That will, if cared for, not lose value?
I sometimes carry a 908 and absolutely love it. My opinion, buy it. I say that as a lady who is famously Scotch with a roll. (I'm so tight I squeak when I walk.)
Good luck with your decision. And if you're ever disappointed in buying the gun, you can always blame me. (If you buy and love it, I'll take the credit, too.)
