What are my chances of finding a 610

[Jack Flash]

... I joke about the 3" because it's the hardest to find and I bought it sight unseen without knowing the barrel length and would have sent it back but it came on December 30, 2000 which was the last day we could purchase "not unsafe" guns from out of state. Sometimes I think I'm the poster boy for the "blind squirrel".

That's a funny story.

I think I'm the poster boy for "buying two years too early"!

 

[Rolan_Kraps]

Bwwahahahah..

 

[wantmoresmiths]

They are out there, but they don't come cheap. Over the last 6 months I bought both a 6.5" and 5" version. Both are no dash models, and both came through private party purchases. I wanted them for use in the local Icore matches. I originally started out thinking about a model 625, but when I found out about the capabilities of the 10mm, I decided that a 610 could do double duty for close range deer hunting and competition. On the first gun, I went through all the back and forth e-mails working out the deal for the 6.5" model, all the while telling my son about the deal I was working on. Well as it turns out he talked me into letting him buy the gun for Icore since I already had a model 627 that I was using. So I caved. After seeing how well his 610 shoots, I knew I had to find another one, so I posted some wanted to buy ads here and on a few other forums. I really expected my search to take several weeks, but as luck would have it, someone needed money to fund another gun, and saw my WTB ad. Since he had one stashed in the safe that wasn't being used, and would give him quick access to the cash he needed for his new project, he contacted me the day after I posted the ad.

Like I said, they are out there but they don't come cheap. I'd call paying $800 a good deal, up to $900 a fair deal, and between $900 and $1000 an average deal depending on condition. I have no problem buying a gun with the lock, especially if it will be used for competition, as opposed to being carried for protection. My 627 has the lock, and I have never had any issues with it. Of course if I'm buying a gun with the lock, I expect to pay less than a no lock version. To my way of thinking, the only drawback on models with the lock is the reduced number of people interested in your gun when it comes time to sell, so I expect to pay less when I'm buying.

 

[RYNO]

I picked mine up at Scheels for $600+tax last year. The clerk that I bought it from had sold it to the original owner who wanted to take a deer with it before he quit hunting altogether. He got his deer and sold it back to Scheels for about $300. I bet he would kick himself if he knew he could get 700-1000 for it.

I stumbled on it not knowing much of anything about it. Glad I did.

 

[skeeter7]

Here's mine...favorite gun in the safe by far. Picked it up on gunbroker a while back and that's where I recommend you look if you want one.

 

[dbl barrel]

paid 850 for 610-3 3 7/8 in with combat wood grips and nite sights. it also has s&w houges. did they market some of these with nite sights from the factory?

 

[jhackl]

Well. That tears it

If I ever spring for a long-nosed 610, it will join my 5-inch 610 as a no-dash from the initial run. Shooting4life, that is a great picture of what I can only imagine is an AWESOME gun.

 

[scooter123]

Here's mine...favorite gun in the safe by far. Picked it up on gunbroker a while back and that's where I recommend you look if you want one.

Oh the Shame, locking that lovely gun up in a dark box and never letting it out to "play". I know the 4 inch 610's are fetching a high price today, however I wouldn't lock mine up and never shoot it, in fact my 6 1/2 inch 610 gets out to "play" on nearly every range outing. However it has been a bit neglected recently because my new 625 JM is every bit as much fun to shoot.

 

[stumper]

I was looking at a first run 6 1/2" at a local show yesterday. He had either $1000 or $1100 on it (didn't really look that close when I saw 4 digits). All I could remember thinking was, man maybe it's time to sell some guns.... After seeing the discussions here about 3 1/2" Model 27-2s for over $1000 I think I'll be looking through the safe today....

 

[Nightowl]

If you want to feel wealthy, just check out the 27-2's and such at Cabelas gun library!!!

 

[amazingflapjack]

There is some good suggestions and feedback here in this thread, but some folks need to look up the definition of "market value" again, in my view. There is a group on this forum who throw prices around, for all kinds of guns, that I would line up to buy, given the oppurtunity, but I'm looking-and talking to buyers and sellers quite a lot-some every day, and the only place I hear those prices being bantered about is on here! Maybe those are the crazy prices? Flapjack.

 

[skeeter7]

Oh the Shame, locking that lovely gun up in a dark box and never letting it out to "play". I know the 4 inch 610's are fetching a high price today, however I wouldn't lock mine up and never shoot it, in fact my 6 1/2 inch 610 gets out to "play" on nearly every range outing. However it has been a bit neglected recently because my new 625 JM is every bit as much fun to shoot.

Who said I never shot it? I take it out to the range just about every week. I just meant it's the favorite of all I own. I don't buy guns for them to just sit in a safe....haha!