decent price on used 640?
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Eric,
In my opinion it's a tad high for a used gun, but they are good firearms. I like mine. If you can't get him to lower his price, you still may want to consider it.
BTW, I shoot .38 Spl+P's in mine, either Federal Personal Defense ammo or the 158 gr LSWCHP. The latter is a good round for a snubby.
Frosty
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In my opinion it's a tad high for a used gun, but they are good firearms. I like mine. If you can't get him to lower his price, you still may want to consider it.
BTW, I shoot .38 Spl+P's in mine, either Federal Personal Defense ammo or the 158 gr LSWCHP. The latter is a good round for a snubby.
Frosty
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. I can wait.
M
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Used? $300
Eric,
This thread demonstrates one of the problems in pricing firearms, especially used ones, across a country as large as ours.
My initial reply was based upon two opposing situations. The first is that I am in Massachusetts, close to Springfield, therefore in S&W's backyard, where one could reasonably expect to see a lot of used S&W revolvers, which tends to drive the price down.
The second situation is that I am in Massachusetts, where the AG has put into effect stringent "consumer protection laws" (read harsh gun control laws) which restrict the kinds of firearms which can be sold. This tends to drive the price of used, pre-law firearms up, since they are exempt.
The dealer also plays a large part in the process. Some dealers have much higher prices than another for whatever reason. It could be volume, greed, or whatever.
I am curious where you are located, and how this dealer's prices generally compare with others in your area.
Frosty
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This thread demonstrates one of the problems in pricing firearms, especially used ones, across a country as large as ours.
My initial reply was based upon two opposing situations. The first is that I am in Massachusetts, close to Springfield, therefore in S&W's backyard, where one could reasonably expect to see a lot of used S&W revolvers, which tends to drive the price down.
The second situation is that I am in Massachusetts, where the AG has put into effect stringent "consumer protection laws" (read harsh gun control laws) which restrict the kinds of firearms which can be sold. This tends to drive the price of used, pre-law firearms up, since they are exempt.
The dealer also plays a large part in the process. Some dealers have much higher prices than another for whatever reason. It could be volume, greed, or whatever.
I am curious where you are located, and how this dealer's prices generally compare with others in your area.
Frosty
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Frosty, I'm in Boise, ID, and gun prices are relatively high here I have noticed. I'm not sure why as there are tons of gun owners and guns here. Used prices in the paper are usually higher than in the gun shop, which may be due to the paper work gun registration issue. Guns were priced lower in Phoenix, from whence I came. I checked gunsamerica.com, and the price varied from $275 up to $400 or so.