$325 To Spend...Remington 870 or Colt Detective Special

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I have $325 to spend and am torn about which direction to take. I have the choice of a brand new synthetic stock Remington 870 in 12 gauge OR a 1972 Colt Detective Special .38 Special which has been parkerized but is in very sound mechanical shape and with a tight lock-up.

Which would you buy and why?

Thanks
 
Sort of no brainer - the Dick Special.

Even though I myself don't care for Colt revolvers.

Dick specials don't pop up for sale all the time.
Usually, somebody or another has the 870 on sale every other week.
 
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Shotgun Wise...

A well-seasoned 870 in 12 gauge, new 870 in 20 gauge, and a new Mossy Maverick 88 in 12 gauge...and, single shots in .410, 20 gauge, and 12 gauge.
 
King of Snubs everyday and all night long. In your pictures it looks parkerized.
Are you certain it's not an agent, which is noticeably lighter.
 
A well-seasoned 870 in 12 gauge, new 870 in 20 gauge, and a new Mossy Maverick 88 in 12 gauge...and, single shots in .410, 20 gauge, and 12 gauge.
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Seems like you know the answer to your dilemma then?Unless you have been longing for a Syn stock 870..
 
Parkerized Agent

Yes, I have actually handled the revolver. It is a Detective Special. The person that owns it now had it parkerized due to some surface rusting.

And, yes...I think my answer is beginning to gel...I may be adopting the Colt.
 
The choice is not even close. Get the Colt!

It will never be a collector gun. So shoot it and enjoy it. I found one that was pretty nice for a fair price that I use for a shooter. It was not $325 however.
 
The COLT, in a hot second. There are millions of 870s, and they are still made. Not quite dime a dozen, but you can find them everywhere. Not so the Colt.

and, its already a collector's gun...not the high demand high dollar kind, yet, BUT they aren't making any more of them, its value will not decrease.
 
Buy the one you think you would use the most and have the need for.

As someone who sold a Colt .38 several years ago and have long regretted it – The Colt.
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I've sold three Colt revolvers this year and don't regret it one bit. And, one was a DS for $325.
 
I am torn. For me the Remington has more "practical use"

Besides being very valuable for SD/HD , you can also hunt with it. The shotgun is like the swiss army knife of weapons. Doesn't have the range of a rifle, or the size of a handgun but has lots of power close in.

The colt may hold its value, may become more valuable true true and you can CC it but as far as pure utility IMO it scores lower. It all really depends on what you are looking to do with the gun, if this is a collection piece or for something else.

If you were putting me out in the wild with one of these firearms though it would be the shotgun hands down.
 
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