been looking for a 3" 19. the odds of winning the lottery are better.
What's has been the hardest S&W for you to find
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...a bit less lonely, here is a picture of my Model 27-2 with a 6.5" barrel. I bought it and a Model 27-2 4" nickel at the same show last year. Enjoy!
Thanks for the picture because that's the beast I've been looking for and it's in the condition I'm after. You had one heck of a show if you found that one and a 4 inch 27-2 at the same show. I must say that I'm sure if I did a full court press in my search and I was willing to pay whatever it took I'd probably find one. The 6.5 inch Model 27 is easier to find if you look at the earlier versions then the 27-2 so I may also try that.
SAFireman
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The model 65 hunter had the full shrouded barrel and was embellished on the side plate...I believe that there were only 10 or so made...I have only seen one in pictures. It looks very similar to a Lady Smith 65, but less 'girly'. Maybe Doc44 has one or a photo? And the hunter is a 3" version as well.
H P Bushrod
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I agree with that one. I've got a couple more I'd love to find: ANY of the old .22 Ladysmith revolvers and Model 520 (N-frame NYSP revolver).
Florida Guy
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I sent you a pm with a link to one for sale.
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I was on the trail of a .38-44 Outdoorsman since I first spotted one a few years ago, then I saw the prices. I had just about given up on one and then my friend who comes up with Smith revolvers in odd places showed me the shooter. So for $400 and a little wear (I always meant the gun to be used) I now have mine. The second gun was my 4-inch Model 57 which I had also given up on for a while then the same shop, and although the finish is worn, there was no flame cutting and almost no markings at all on the recoil shield. It was a cop's gun from Vermont.
Dang, Bill. Made me laugh.
If you find two, I'll pay top dollar for the castoff. Heck, I'll even take K118, if it comes to that.
I'm also having a hard time finding that solitary RM in .22 LR.
Jim,
If I had seen your post a few hours earlier I would have PM'd you. The auction ended a few hours before you posted your reply. I guess we can both drool over the pictures.
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gjamison
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it's getting hard to find early and in good condition 1917's 45 DA. Has to
have correct grips and hammer for me to buy it....
have correct grips and hammer for me to buy it....
bmcgilvray
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I've been keeping an eye out for a Triple Lock 4-inch, blued in .38-40 but they just don't turn up every day.
I can't seem to find a M57 locally. I have pretty much given up. Supposedly "just missed" one at a gunshow earlier this year. Guy walking around with a very nice one in the case...so I was told. Anyway, after a couple of years of looking the desire has started to fade. I did finally find a M29 that fit my specs...between that and a few .357's I don't really need a .41 mag....or do I??? I'll keep looking I s'pose.
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The one I always wanted was a 627 "blood work" I knew I would never find one here in california and if I did I would not have the $2500-3000 to pay for it. Walked into the gun show in san Francisco and found this for a reasonable 1300. It is proof that god exists.
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I have been searching for a 4 screw Model 17 with the 8 3/8 " barrel. I have a 17-4 & 17-5 with the long barrel, but a 4 screw would would really make my day!
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I don't have to have a nickel #58, but I want one to go with my nickel #57. I currently have a 3913, two 19-5's, and two 66-2's on lay-a-way so the 58 is not a must have.
I've found it, the owner (may*) will sell it to me, but I have no idea when. It is a 98% November 1947 K-22.
*the owner wants a September 1947 K-22, has found one, BUT its owner is not ready (if ever) to sell that one. Patience is a virtue (I guess). Having been involved with Title II "toys" for 25 + years has taught me to NOT look for instant gratification re: firearms.
*the owner wants a September 1947 K-22, has found one, BUT its owner is not ready (if ever) to sell that one. Patience is a virtue (I guess). Having been involved with Title II "toys" for 25 + years has taught me to NOT look for instant gratification re: firearms.
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I don't "collect" per se, I like utility grade service revolvers like 10's, 64's, 581's, 28's,etc. Luckily holster worn or reblued examples of these aren't too hard to find. I buy the stuff "condition collectors" turn their noses up at. I saw a 6.5" 27 that had been buffed and reblued at a gun show recently for $450, if I had the cash I would have snapped that up....
For me it WAS a 581, couldn't find one for a halfway normal price for over a year, and then I fell into 2 of them.....for below $300 for each of them. Both are ex-PD guns and have just enough holster wear to put them in "affordable" range.
I also look for the formerly rarer .38 Special Ruger Service Sixes but now I have like 7 of them, since a rent-a-cop company just dumped hundreds of them on the market.
I have no use for unfired or mint NIB guns, unless they're new production.
Keep looking, they're out there!
For me it WAS a 581, couldn't find one for a halfway normal price for over a year, and then I fell into 2 of them.....for below $300 for each of them. Both are ex-PD guns and have just enough holster wear to put them in "affordable" range.
I also look for the formerly rarer .38 Special Ruger Service Sixes but now I have like 7 of them, since a rent-a-cop company just dumped hundreds of them on the market.
I have no use for unfired or mint NIB guns, unless they're new production.
Keep looking, they're out there!
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I may be at the point where I'm not looking for much right now, I may actually start to wade through the dozens of S&W and Ruger wheelguns I've bought over the past 2 years or so and actually start shooting them for once
I did the same thing with rifles, I went out and bought everything I saw for years, and now 5-10 years later I'm selling off rifles I've never put a single round through because I don't even know why I bought them in the first place. I don't want to be in the same spot with wheelguns, just piling them up and never doing anything with them, so it's time for me to get more selective. I was at the point 2 years ago where I was buying anything with a cylinder that shot .38 or .357, even (gasp) bought some Taurus .38's.......forgive me!
My buying has outpaced my ability to actually enjoy them, I realized this because I found some S&W's I actually forgot that I owned, that I bought this summer on some impulse buy, and I have a pile of Rugers that I haven't even touched and I don't have a single box of .38 and .357 ammo at home right now........I fired my last half a box of .38's yesterday afternoon to try out some new sights on a GP100, so now I'm left with over 30 revolvers and not a single round to shoot through them
Sometimes you gotta slow down and smell the roses once in a while, I got caught up in the feverish effort to inhale every used S&W and Ruger I saw for a reasonable price and have barely enjoyed any of them. I figure I'll catch up over the summer.....Time to buy some ammo!
I did the same thing with rifles, I went out and bought everything I saw for years, and now 5-10 years later I'm selling off rifles I've never put a single round through because I don't even know why I bought them in the first place. I don't want to be in the same spot with wheelguns, just piling them up and never doing anything with them, so it's time for me to get more selective. I was at the point 2 years ago where I was buying anything with a cylinder that shot .38 or .357, even (gasp) bought some Taurus .38's.......forgive me!
My buying has outpaced my ability to actually enjoy them, I realized this because I found some S&W's I actually forgot that I owned, that I bought this summer on some impulse buy, and I have a pile of Rugers that I haven't even touched and I don't have a single box of .38 and .357 ammo at home right now........I fired my last half a box of .38's yesterday afternoon to try out some new sights on a GP100, so now I'm left with over 30 revolvers and not a single round to shoot through them
Sometimes you gotta slow down and smell the roses once in a while, I got caught up in the feverish effort to inhale every used S&W and Ruger I saw for a reasonable price and have barely enjoyed any of them. I figure I'll catch up over the summer.....Time to buy some ammo!
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mg357
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for me the hardest s&w to find was the s&w model 60 with a 3 inch barrel i finally found on recently at my favorite gun shop and now im saving up like a mad man to buy it.
