heeter3
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$150.00 in the late 90s for a 19-4 6 inch that needed a new rebound slide spring to replace the one that someone had taken some links off of.
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The best deal you have ever gotten on a firearm?
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I was perusing an auction site and came across a Model 41 S&W .22 with a 7 1/2" barrel and factory muzzle brake. It was set up for optical sights with an attached rail. I already had one like it without the rail and another with a 5 inch barrel that I put an optical sight on already. So since the one up for auction seemed like a combination of the two I decided for the heck of it to put in a lowball bid. There was one challenging bid that didn't exceed my bid. The auction time passed and Holy Moses I got the Gun! With my bid, buyer's premium, shipping and transfer fee I got the gun for half of retail! It's now my primary gun for our club's .22 league.
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About 10 years ago I walked into a Gander Mountain and saw an N-frame in the case. It was an 8 incher which is my favorite. It was marked as a M27. Upon inspection I determined it was a pre-27 and it looked unfired.
The bad news - I wasn't carrying at the time and I didn't have my pistol permit with me. The house was 20 minutes away. With a little luck I was back in 40 minutes and was doing a 4473 straight away.
More bad news. The clerk said there was a problem with the deal. Something about the inventory record. He suggested I select another gun. I said I would wait until it was resolved.
It DID get resolved and I took it home straight away. I suspect the tag was typed wrong, but they had to sell it to me because the tag showed the price, incorrect or not.
So, that day I bought an unfired Pre27 for $299. I wonder if they fired the clerk because he should have made the tag out for $1299.
And,....the rest of the story...
A year later I bought a pre-14 from the same store for $249. It wasn't unfired, but surely a 90% gun. It even came with the box and a tooled holster.
More bad news....a year after that Gander went out of business.
The bad news - I wasn't carrying at the time and I didn't have my pistol permit with me. The house was 20 minutes away. With a little luck I was back in 40 minutes and was doing a 4473 straight away.
More bad news. The clerk said there was a problem with the deal. Something about the inventory record. He suggested I select another gun. I said I would wait until it was resolved.
It DID get resolved and I took it home straight away. I suspect the tag was typed wrong, but they had to sell it to me because the tag showed the price, incorrect or not.
So, that day I bought an unfired Pre27 for $299. I wonder if they fired the clerk because he should have made the tag out for $1299.
And,....the rest of the story...
A year later I bought a pre-14 from the same store for $249. It wasn't unfired, but surely a 90% gun. It even came with the box and a tooled holster.
More bad news....a year after that Gander went out of business.
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$50 in 1978
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Now it depends on the 'guy'. If he needs the money for his family I will help them out. If it is because the 'guy' has a gambling, drinking, drug or women problems. Well I am getting a great deal and my advice is for the 'guy' to get in a 12 Step Program.
How about the ones my LGS has given me over the years in exchange for my services? 
Model 27-2 3-1/2" like new $350 I first looked at it I thought must be a model 19 closer look and I didn't take long to lay down the 350
Also this was just a few years ago
Ted
Also this was just a few years ago
Ted
American Arms PX-22. Walther TPX-22 copy. $100 at a local pawn shop, 35+ years ago. I needed a pocket carry, and it has been a good companion since.
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I've been buying, selling and trading guns since I was a teenager (many years ago LOL) including a number of years as an FFL............. Have gotten a lot of great deals and a few not so good ones. Some stand out more than others. At OGCA a couple years ago I had set up my table and went for a walk. Old guy had an N frame S&W on his table for $400, looked it over, was a WWI British contract piece, still in 455. Considering the prices I usually see on those I happily paid him and turned to leave only to have him stop me and give me three boxes of ammo that went with it! That was a very nice deal.
Still find deals, usually at the shows but sometimes in shops. Picked up a very nice Winchester model 67 at a local shop for $150 OTD a couple months ago, good gun for the grandkids. Was set up with a friend at a show in southern Ohio earlier this month. One of the other vendors had a clean Savage 1917 in 380, after looking it over I ended up getting it for $300 and found it had two factory magazines with it! Haven't seen one this nice for anywhere near that price in a long time and factory mags aren't cheap either.
Deals are out there and I'm always looking.......... Though sometimes I buy something just because I want it, deal or not LOL!
Still find deals, usually at the shows but sometimes in shops. Picked up a very nice Winchester model 67 at a local shop for $150 OTD a couple months ago, good gun for the grandkids. Was set up with a friend at a show in southern Ohio earlier this month. One of the other vendors had a clean Savage 1917 in 380, after looking it over I ended up getting it for $300 and found it had two factory magazines with it! Haven't seen one this nice for anywhere near that price in a long time and factory mags aren't cheap either.
Deals are out there and I'm always looking.......... Though sometimes I buy something just because I want it, deal or not LOL!
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I see some great deals in these works.
I have one to add, though I'm not sure it's such a great deal. Local auction house and I see on the table a Rugar M77 bolt action. I didn't even look to see what the chamber was cut for; it was a 77 and I always wanted one. The auctioneer started the bidding and was working his way to $10 when I shouted out $80.00. That started it and three others bid it up to $110.00 which was my last bid. 10% buyer's premium and I had my M77. Now the sad part; it was chambered for 220Swift. A through exam showed the barrel and throat were not shot out, but I've got nearly $400.00 invested in empty and loaded brass for it. Still a good deal by my way of looking.
Llance
I have one to add, though I'm not sure it's such a great deal. Local auction house and I see on the table a Rugar M77 bolt action. I didn't even look to see what the chamber was cut for; it was a 77 and I always wanted one. The auctioneer started the bidding and was working his way to $10 when I shouted out $80.00. That started it and three others bid it up to $110.00 which was my last bid. 10% buyer's premium and I had my M77. Now the sad part; it was chambered for 220Swift. A through exam showed the barrel and throat were not shot out, but I've got nearly $400.00 invested in empty and loaded brass for it. Still a good deal by my way of looking.
Llance
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In Albuquerque sometime in the 1970's I called about an ad in the local paper for 2 handguns. I met with the gentleman at his home. He was probably about the age I am now. He had a pristine S&W Pre-Model 14 and a very fine High Standard Sport King .22 with both barrels.
He wanted $75.00 for the model 14 and $35.00 for the Sport King. I did not have enough cash so I went to see a friend who lived nearby and convinced him to loan me some money. I bought them both at his asking price.
In Albuquerque sometime in the 1970's I called about an ad in the local paper for 2 handguns. I met with the gentleman at his home. He was probably about the age I am now. He had a pristine S&W Pre-Model 14 and a very fine High Standard Sport King .22 with both barrels.
He wanted $75.00 for the model 14 and $35.00 for the Sport King. I did not have enough cash so I went to see a friend who lived nearby and convinced him to loan me some money. I bought them both at his asking price.
Several more good ones over the years, a 4" Colt Diamondback 22 for $150, a Glenfield model 60 in near new condition I agreed to pay an elderly friend $100 for and when I went to get it she threw in a Glenfield 780 bolt action in perfect shape and a Crossman pellet gun, then there was the Model 10-14 Classic I purchased used but barely shortly after they came out for $275.. There are others as well.
Winchester Windfall
Back in 1997, my family life settled down some and I was finally was able to free up some cash to buy a couple of firearms. I went to a local gun show and found an original Winchester '73 rifle in .38-40 (3rd Model, 1891). Most of the blued finish was gone but it was in great mechanical condition, complete with round barrel, ivory bead front sight, and original 4 pc cleaning rod inside the buttplate...$720 OTD. A month or so later I went to a local gun auction and did some bidding. I walked out with a Winchester 1876 .50-95 Express rifle (3rd Model, 1882) with 26" round barrel for $850. It was also missing a lot of bluing and had seen some serious use, but it was in overall nice condition and even had the original .50-95 Express dust cover (often missing). I also bought a very nice condition Winchester 1905 (.35 Win.) take-down autoloading rifle for $135. Both the 1873 and 1876 are now worth many thousands of dollars, and even the 1905 is worth $500-600.
Back in 1997, my family life settled down some and I was finally was able to free up some cash to buy a couple of firearms. I went to a local gun show and found an original Winchester '73 rifle in .38-40 (3rd Model, 1891). Most of the blued finish was gone but it was in great mechanical condition, complete with round barrel, ivory bead front sight, and original 4 pc cleaning rod inside the buttplate...$720 OTD. A month or so later I went to a local gun auction and did some bidding. I walked out with a Winchester 1876 .50-95 Express rifle (3rd Model, 1882) with 26" round barrel for $850. It was also missing a lot of bluing and had seen some serious use, but it was in overall nice condition and even had the original .50-95 Express dust cover (often missing). I also bought a very nice condition Winchester 1905 (.35 Win.) take-down autoloading rifle for $135. Both the 1873 and 1876 are now worth many thousands of dollars, and even the 1905 is worth $500-600.
jeff85
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Got a 66-0 for $450.
Came with 9 boxes of .357 ammo.
Circa 2011
Came with 9 boxes of .357 ammo.
Circa 2011
When a teenager in the 1950's, I had a friend who owned a Krupp Schuetzen Rifle liberated by his father in WW2. No one is his family had any interest in it and I traded him for it with a Zippo Cigarette Lighter.
Twenty five years later I traded it at my LGS for a Diana Grade Browning O/U Trap gun, which I sold a few years back.
Twenty five years later I traded it at my LGS for a Diana Grade Browning O/U Trap gun, which I sold a few years back.
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