Value of Ruger .357 Magnum Speed Six/Stainless Steel

[DeborahElizabeth]

Yes that gun will only increase in value if you keep it. However, it'll probably take years to see any significant increase. So you'd probably be better off to just go ahead and sell it now if you need the money.

I understand what you're going through. I lost my wife 10 years ago. I know this is a very difficult time for you. I can only say that you never really get over the loss of your loved one. However, with time, you will make peace and learn to live with it. It will get better.

I am so sorry for the loss of your wife. I was with my husband almost 40 years. More time with him than without. I had felt he would be with me always. Today it will be 2 weeks since he passed. People tell me I should get angry to get over it quicker. I can't. I feel blessed I had him in the first place and am grateful to God for our union. I have a 31 year old daughter who is at home, going to school to become a doctor and she's great about us holding each other up. I am still in shock too with his passing being sudden. We plan on keeping his memory alive and honoring the life he had with us. He was a remarkable man.

Thank you for your input. I do need the money, so I will sell it then. Selling off any of his belongs feels very strange. But I know he's want me to do what I can until the pay kicks in.

 

[kbm6893]

Thank you. I have seen now where they've sold for $850. But it had the original box, which I do not have. I have wondered if not selling it and just keeping it would increase the value over time. While it is too big for me, it's a very nice revolver. There is a Ruger forum, but I cannot find a way for new people to join.

I'm a member of the Ruger forum. It doesn't have nearly the traffic on there as there is here. I've posted questions there that have gone days before an answer. Never successfully sold a gun on there, either.

Either way, I would post a For Sale post on this forum. You're already a member so no issue there. The post will get much more traction here. You might find a Texan to buy it to meet for a private sale, but shipping isn't really all that big of a deal. FFL's generally charge $40-$50 to do the transfer and ship. I sold a Ruger Security Six and a Speed Six on this very forum within the last year. Guns both went quickly.

Definitely get some sort of bill of sale. Won't need one if you transfer the gun to another FFL. Just make note of which FFL it went to. If the ATF comes calling, point them to your FFL as being the one who transferred the gun. He'll have a record of where it went. Only accept payment with a postal money order (not some Money-Gram), or if you can arrange some sort of electronic payment.

Don't worry about selling your husband's possessions. I'm sure he'd take much more pleasure knowing his gun made you some money and allowed you to be more comfortable, then if you kept his gun in a box in your closet. As much as most of us here love guns, in the end they're just inanimate objects, not something to fret about if you need to sell one to survive.

 

[Truckman]

Surprised that some Texas Gentleman hasn't stepped up to help the lady.

It's Christmas and it's not like she's selling a dog

There are other considerations that prevent me, and probably others from doing that...Longview is a few hundred miles from me, and although I buy good, clean Rugers for tradebait at gun shows, that means I don't buy them at full value...I collect, or rather accumulate, S&W and Colt so the effort would be pointless to me...But I would rather she get full value and I'm sure there are plenty of willing buyers near Longview, it's just a matter of finding one......Ben

 

[Truckman]

Don't worry about selling your husband's possessions. I'm sure he'd take much more pleasure knowing his gun made you some money and allowed you to be more comfortable, then if you kept his gun in a box in your closet.

As executor of my Mom's meagre estate, that's the attitude I had to take when it came time to do something with all her possessions...In life they meant a great deal to her, and when she passed on, it became time to make those of us remaining here more comfortable...For what the family didn't want for keepsakes, I found new owners who are now enriching their lives with what she had gathered in life......Ben

 

[kbm6893]

As executor of my Mom's meagre estate, that's the attitude I had to take when it came time to do something with all her possessions...In life they meant a great deal to her, and when she passed on, it became time to make those of us remaining here more comfortable...For what the family didn't want for keepsakes, I found new owners who are now enriching their lives with what she had gathered in life......Ben

Yeah. I'm executor of my step-mother's estate. She has made it very clear all of it can go without worrying about hurting her feelings. We take what we like and the rest goes. Can't buy or sell memories and those are what matter.

Still, I have a few guns I hope always stay in the family. From my kids to theirs and beyond.

 

[Texas Star]

There are two Ruger boards, but I'm afraid to list them. Not sure of the Rules.

But I agree that a gun would sell quicker here. GOOD photos will help, considerably.

Best of luck, both in selling the gun and in dealing with your grief and that of your daughter.

I doubt the gun's history, accident or otherwise, has any effect on your selling it. Just don't mention it. There are always shoppers trying to get ammo, holsters, etc. thrown in on a gun deal. Just tell them you don't have those items.

 

[otis24]

I am so sorry for the loss of your wife. I was with my husband almost 40 years. More time with him than without. I had felt he would be with me always. Today it will be 2 weeks since he passed. People tell me I should get angry to get over it quicker. I can't. I feel blessed I had him in the first place and am grateful to God for our union. I have a 31 year old daughter who is at home, going to school to become a doctor and she's great about us holding each other up. I am still in shock too with his passing being sudden. We plan on keeping his memory alive and honoring the life he had with us. He was a remarkable man.

Thank you for your input. I do need the money, so I will sell it then. Selling off any of his belongs feels very strange. But I know he's want me to do what I can until the pay kicks in.

Pehaps a family friend, or close friend of his, would want it. Maybe someone would even loan you the value of the firearm until you can afford to purchase it back once your pay kicks in. Just a thought. Or, if you sell it to someone close to the family, do so with the stipulation that you have the first option to purchase it back if they ever get rid of it. Sorry for your loss.

 

[DeborahElizabeth]

Pehaps a family friend, or close friend of his, would want it. Maybe someone would even loan you the value of the firearm until you can afford to purchase it back once your pay kicks in. Just a thought. Or, if you sell it to someone close to the family, do so with the stipulation that you have the first option to purchase it back if they ever get rid of it. Sorry for your loss.

Thank you. I have not thought of this. I could definitely afford to buy it back after the pay comes in and I haven't borrowed anything where I am getting in debt. I'll give some of his friends a call.