bullbarrel
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I was at a gun store today and was trying to sell my gun. I ended up trading it for a snub-nosed .38 revolver since I wanted one and got a model 36 with 2" barrel, blued-steel, square-butt grip. It was used, the serial number started with 3, and the guy said it was an older model from the 60's. The gun had a square release latch. He said their quality-control was a lot better back then.
I liked it right away out of all their snub-nosed revolvers.
I don't think I got a good price for it as this store seems to have higher prices. Their price on this gun was $329, and I ended up paying $200 + tax in addition to giving them my old gun (it wasn't worth that much). I looked at GunsAmerica and there seems to be a wide range of prices on these 36's, usually $250-300. Anyway, I think I could've gotten a better deal if I hadn't made an impulse buy, but it was a sweet little pistol.
There were some scratches on the cylinder but I can lightly re-sand and re-blue.
So my questions are:
Are these guns pretty good as far as snubbies go? Accurate, won't break down, durable?
Are the older ones more pricey? It seems that way on GunsAmerica.
What is the general consensus about these S & W model 36's? I never had a revolver before, but this one looks like it can follow me anywhere - camping trips, etc.
Thanks for all your comments.
I liked it right away out of all their snub-nosed revolvers.
I don't think I got a good price for it as this store seems to have higher prices. Their price on this gun was $329, and I ended up paying $200 + tax in addition to giving them my old gun (it wasn't worth that much). I looked at GunsAmerica and there seems to be a wide range of prices on these 36's, usually $250-300. Anyway, I think I could've gotten a better deal if I hadn't made an impulse buy, but it was a sweet little pistol.
There were some scratches on the cylinder but I can lightly re-sand and re-blue.
So my questions are:
Are these guns pretty good as far as snubbies go? Accurate, won't break down, durable?
Are the older ones more pricey? It seems that way on GunsAmerica.
What is the general consensus about these S & W model 36's? I never had a revolver before, but this one looks like it can follow me anywhere - camping trips, etc.
Thanks for all your comments.