Whats the going price for a M65 3" these days?

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Well I couldn't help myself wound up in another GS today. To my surprise they had a M65 3". I didn't see what dash it is but its not pinned. I didn't check it out close but it looked decent, had rubber grips and no box etc. Asking price was $399. Plus tax, might talk?

I know folks love the 3" 65 and that the 3" is more common in 65 than 66s.

I almost bought it but, I'm not sure if it was really a deal.

What do my enablers say :)

Yes, I did buy the M64 for the same price this week, but that I was more comfortable with the market prices.

I looked across internet land and could not find sold prices on 3" guns, so I'm not sure.

I see that folks really like these and the market isn't swimming in them...
 
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$399 is a most excellent price. Any S&W with a 3" barrel seems to be bringing high prices lately. I can tell you I paid $600 for the one pictured below but keep in mind I'm in California. Finding a 3" M65 here is akin to a needle in a haystack and one has to really step up financially most of the time. In your area I wouldn't expect to pay anything near that but still that $399 is a good deal.

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I paid $400 for mine and guns usually run a little less around here than in other parts of the country. There were quite a few of these 3" 65's and 3" 64's carried by plainclothes types in various parts of the country. Mine is marked BRPD. (Baton Rouge Police Dept.) The 3" 64 I had came from Anaheim, Ca. I bought it in Gulfport,Ms. several years ago and can't help but wonder how it got there from California.
 
For $399, I'd have walked out with it. As was said earlier, it won't be there on Monday. Check out what they sell for on Gunbroker.
 
I just paid $575 for a 65-6 with a 3 inch barrel. Some people may think that is too much, but it was near mint in the box, and they don't make them anymore. I'm happy. I think it depends on how much wear and tear is on the revolver that affects the price.
 
wheelgun28 said:
Well I couldn't help myself wound up in another GS today. To my surprise they had a M65 3". I didn't see what dash it is but its not pinned. I didn't check it out close but it looked decent, had rubber grips and no box etc. Asking price was $399. Plus tax, might talk?

I know folks love the 3" 65 and that the 3" is more common in 65 than 66s.

I almost bought it but, I'm not sure if it was really a deal.

What do my enablers say :)

Yes, I did buy the M64 for the same price this week, but that I was more comfortable with the market prices.

I looked across internet land and could not find sold prices on 3" guns, so I'm not sure.

I see that folks really like these and the market isn't swimming in them...
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I'm heading out the door right now, checking every gunshop within 50 miles of Stamford. ;)
 
I've got $400 in my latest one and I feel like that's too much. It's just a shooter grade and I was told it came from some state dept. of corrections purchase but it's not marked as such. Looks to have been carried a lot but shot little.
 
My 4" 66-1 had been carried to the point that the RH grip (Pachmayr Presentations) had been worn down to the metal form under the rubber.

The gun itself was beautiful (I'm a proud Papa) and a new set of grips made a world of difference.

The old grips now grace(?) a Taurus .38 of pre-model-number vintage. It's my Bee gun.

I tell people I shoot carpenter bees with a $500 Smith & Wesson, but I lie. :D
 
As you may have noticed it really depends on your local area. Out here (Pacific Northwest) ANY K-frame goes for a premium and sells fast -- especially 3"-ers. The last 19 I looked at was pretty beat up and it was $400. It was gone in a couple of days.
 
One just No Saled on Gun Broker for around $475. It belonged to a dealer about 50 miles from me. I went down and took a look at it Friday while picking up some steel, it was marked $489.95 on the store tag. It was pretty clean, and lockup was pretty good.
I had a couple trading guns with me, and was planning on a 2 gun trade. However he did not have a second gun I was looking for, a GP100 in a 4". I may take my 64-2 HB 4" down and see what boot he want's between them. I might do $150 or so difference. My 64-2 drives tacks, so I do not plan on giving my 64 away on an unknown accuracy gun, that does not lock up as tightly as my 64 does just to get a 3" round butt.

Bob
 
I paid $489.00 +tax for my 3" M13-3 RB just a few weeks ago. $399.00 is what an LGS has an M64 for here in town. *that* one seems a little high, but for a 3" M65 rb, that seems pretty fine to me!
 
The only model 65s that were pinned and resessed (P&R) were the -1 models that date back to the early to mid 80s. Those don't show up very often, so not being P&R would not bother me at all. I bought new a 3" 65-3 in 1989 and have had it ever since. I would pay $399 for a 3" pre-lock 65 and not look back. They are very usefull revolvers for fun at the range and home defense.
Tim
 
Paid just under $500 for mine here on the forum. If you are looking for a 3" K-Frame, I would say it is going to be hard to beat that price. I would jump on it.
 
OK, an update

I managed to get a little time to go back and look over this thing.

Well, I wasn't to happy, its quite loose, lock up is poor has frame dings. The barrel gap was giant Id wager .020. You can see how bad it was buy the heavy discoloration of the cylinder face and the bottom of the top strap. Lots of heavy build up and burnt metal. It was well carried and well shot.

The price was firm plus tax.

It just didnt give me the warm fuzzies.

I left it behind, there will be more!

Thank you for the info, it made the difference.
 
Wise decision. Patience is it's own virtue. When I got the bug for a 3" M65 I was able to buy one from a forum member for $500, plus his shipping and both of our FFL fees. It came with the original box and papers. It's a M65-5 and was well worth the wait.
 
65 3IN

Best packin 6 shot there is. 7 shot 386 mtn lite is better yet if you can handle the HOLE. 400 for a 65 in good shape w/no box or papers would be acceptable here. 500 tops for me. I'm cheap usually. One of my favorite Smiths, period.
 
Here in SF Bay Area a NICE pre lock/mim three inch 65. W/O the box, fired in 98% condition would bring in the area of 600.00+

I am not talking about police returns, but about NICE ,hardly fired revolvers.
 
I bought a 65-3 3" RB a couple of months ago. It came with a pair of speed loaders, Spiegle grips, and one of those cloth gun cover/rug things. It was 550.00 shipped-GB-and in as new condition. Came out of an estate, and the feeling was that this guy turns his stuff over quick. I saw it as a good investment, and then I shot some mags out of it, fixed sights, as you know. What a great shooting revolver! I put some hogue bantams on it, and it fits both my Wife and myself. A blessing. Flapjack.
 
I ordered this 65-5 LS in 1997 for a very special lady in my life. She has passed on to a better place but before she passed, she gave it back and said take great care of it. I have. Shot very little. Beautiful gun. Great shooter.
 

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