I'm torn between four gun choices? Need your opinion's?

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boa2

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In the following descriptions of four guns, I'd like to get your various opinions on which gun(Of the three!)that you would pick(As you top choice?)-and then for you to number them in order(As your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, choices?)and, also, which of these four guns, would be the "Safest"(To invest in? And, will most likely, appreciate in value, the most?)?:

Choices:

1)A Colt Python(Made in 1990!)with a four-inch barrel, Colt rubber grips, Royal Blue finish, NIB(But, without papers!)and, priced at $863(Out the door!)?

2)A "Genuine" Colt(Model ".357")made between 1953-1961, 6-inch barrel, in like new condition(Only lightly fired!)and the bluing is all original(And, intact!)and, the action is smooth & slick, has later(Period correct, for this later production Colt .357!)Colt wood target grips, but, no box or papers! This gun is priced at $575(Out the door!)! The only flaw is a light scratch(Along the sharp edge on one side of one cylinder flute!)?

3)An S&W Model 629-2(Short shroud barrel)with a 4-inch barrel, with S&W wood, target grips, in as new condition, looks to be virtually, "Unfired"! No "Flaws" in the stainless finish at all! This gun is priced at $625(Out the door!)! But, no box or papers! This gun was made in 1988 or 1989?

4)A like new looking(Original blue finish!)Colt OMT(.22), no box or papers! Just a light "Touch" of a cylinder ring, only lightly fired! I can get this gun for $800(Out the door!)with original grips, that are in great shape?

Please give your reasons for your choices? Thanks!
 
First thing I would buy is the 629 in 4" form. You can go with 44 Russian CAS ammunition for plinking, 44 Special for woods/street carry and the 44 Magnum for light hunting. I like 4" 629s. The one I had rode in a Judge holster. The OM22 would be next. You aren't going to see anymore of them made. A accurate 22 revolver. The only downside is that it might become (is?) too valuable to shoot. The 357 is a 6". You already have one 357 IIRC. It is still a less common revolver and barrel length. The Python is not my cup of tea. I like MKIIIs better. The Python will end up as the "gotta get one" for most people though. Not me. The 629 and the OM22 are the only two I would drool over.
 
I would have to vote for the Smith 629-2 as well. I haven't seen many with the 4in barrel and only seen one in person. The Colt Python is a fine revolver, the only with them is they're way too common. The 629 with a 4in barrel is very versatile, it can do just about everything you need it to.
 
1: Officers Match Target
2: Colt 357

3 and 4 can go either way. Just remember, for the 629: the flawless finish is no indication of what it's been through. SS guns wear well. Also, you will always run into more 629s so you may as well focus on the Horsies.

Your prices are Kalifornia like. I wonder?
 
As an investment:
1) The OMT, prices are rapidly climbing.
2) The 357, price isn't great but due to age it's getting to be a bargain.
3) The Python, price isn't great but all Pythons are slowly going thru the roof. Give it a few years and you will see a return on it.
4) The M629-2, way overpriced for what amounts to a shooter. A good shooter yes, but a shooter just the same when judging investments.

If you want to look in the S&W market for collecting and investment then look to the Pre-numerical named guns (ones built before 1957) or the dash (-) 1 models (most were only made a year or two).
 
Majic:

1)Thanks, for your input!

2)Based upon your reasoning, as much as I like stainless guns, I think that you are right, that $625 is too much to pay for an S&W 629-2(Not really being considered a collectible!)!

3)It seems like the real war, is between the Python and the Colt OMT(.22)? And, you brought up a good point, about the value of an OMT(.22)could vary considerably, depending upon it's age! I guess, that a sure bet, would have to be a Python? The very word "Python" conjures up excitement, in most people! Although the experts know that the older Python's are more valuable-here in Kalifornia, EVERY PYTHON, is priced as if it were an older one! This is what I was trying to determine, if the "Immense" popularity of the Python, would even overcome the "Rarity" factor, of the Colt OMT(.22)in terms of value and in terms of "Marketability"?

4)The Colt model ".357" that I'm looking at, truly has an action to "Die for"! I knew that these had the same action as the Python-but, I had never tried it before on any Colt ".357"! I have an "Engraved"(4-inch)Colt ".357"-but, I have never worked the action, because I do not want to turn the cylinder on this new condition, display gun! Although I'm fascinated with the history of these revolvers, I was thinking that it might be a difficult gun to try to sell(Whenever the time comes?)? Nobody likes to invest in a gun that might never turn a profit(Or one that you will lose money on!)! Yet, if I didn't live in the "PRK" where it isn't easy to find a nearby place to shoot-then, I wouldn't mind just keeping a Colt ".357" that didn't sell, for a nice, quality "Shooter"! And, just to own it! Nevertheless, something bothers me about not buying the Colt ".357"! It is both old and unique! I know that it is a fine handgun! I know that if I let it go, I'll not likely find another nice one again? In a way, the same is true of this Python(Priced low(For Kali!)at $800!)and, these go fast here(You better find it first-or, you lose!)and, this only means, that I might not find another one(And, if I do-the price will be through the roof!)!

5)It now boils down to buying the Python or the Colt ".357"(As I can't afford to buy both(Unfortunately!)or I would buy both? And, the shop won't do gun lay-away's! You know(It's Kali!)because good(Older guns)are in great demand here(And, "Greed" is rampant!)because the Gun Shops know that they can sell these guns at high prices(With no problem!)! At this point, I'm still "Waffling"(Because I like both of these guns, for different reasons!)! The Python, because it will probably escalate more quickly in value(Yet still a great handgun!)and, the famous("Sleeper"!)old, Colt ".357", because of it's historical significance, of being nothing but a "Python" in diguise-and, the "Granddaddy" of the Python!

6)Now, I could use some more opinions from you folks out there? I know that the final decision will have to be mine? However, your opinion's will give me much greater insight(And, will help me to make the right choice?)? So, give me your thoughts on which gun you would pick, between the 1990 made, Python-or, the Colt ".357" made between(1953-61)? Decisions, Decisions?
 
boa2, my friend, if you are worried over resale, you aren't a collector. LOL Truth is, you have made up your mind. Get the 357. There are as many Pythons as BMWs in California. Remember, they ARE making more.
 
I can go out here in not so sunny SoCal right now and find Colt's original constrictor within 40 miles of me. I will need some luck finding a Kali transferrable Colt 357 though.

If I were in your shoes I will get the C-357. Then I'll snap up the Python next pay day :)
 
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