Shifty 1st-3rd Gens

[Snakeshift]

This weekend was the "big" Dallas Gun show, I walked around for about three hours and managed to get out with a nice liitle Colt Agent.

However I really was on the hunt for some 1,2,and 3rd Gen Smith Auto's, preferably a Model 39. Other than about 5 5906 Trade-in's there was almost no Smith Steel/Alloy auto's in the entire show. The only other one I can recall offhand was a 639 priced at $700...which needless to say was a bit much. There was a plethora of M&P's etc...but slim to no "Metal" guns.

Is it just my luck, or are 1st-3rd gen's becoming really hard to find?

 

[lawman90]

Very hard to find these days it seems, except for the retired Police guns such as the 5906 and 6906. I keep finding the others in random places. Found the 1006 at a small shop in Florida, and 2 4506's from private sellers in my area. They are indeed getting snatched up.

 

[scatterguy]

They certainly are in short supply and typically don't last long when they do pop up. Around here, metal/alloy guns in general are more difficult to come by. Tax return season resulted in a buying frenzy and most of what was left over at the local GS were polymers.

 

[Badkarma 1]

In my neck of the woods, 3rd Gens still show up but not like they used too. But I do still see plenty of 5906, 5946, 4006, & 4506 pistols from time to time, and the occasional 3913! Dale