Given the thread title, I was thinking the subject would be low-cost or low MSRP handguns... say Charter, Rossi, Taurus, and ______.
I think what you're showing us here are screaming deals on phenomenally great handguns that you got really incredible buys on.
I've found that the best way to get
similar deals is to find a gun that they made a whole heckuva
lot of, and find one with a somewhat torn-up finish that "ruins" the collectible dollar "value" while leaving behind a fantastic shooter that any one of us would be thrilled to own.
I say "similar deals" because it's awfully hard to match the kinds of prices with the guns you've shown in post #1. I'm wondering how long ago you managed to get these deals with those prices. I go to one particular
excellent gun show and any one of those wouldn't last three minutes at this show, at the price you've quoted. Actually -- to be honest, they wouldn't never appear, because all the dealers have free reign to buy/sell on Friday night when the show isn't even open. (even table "helpers" aren't allowed to buy/sell in that Friday session) Those guns would never appear at this show with those prices in the year 2013.
I have no pictures, but can add some of my snags...
1928 Colt Woodsman for $375 out the door at a local gun shop, shoots wonderfully. Plenty of finish wear.
S&W 10-10 heavy barrel (1994), former Ohio DOC gun with thoroughly abused exterior and
perfect timing and function for $250+tax from local HUGE gun store that gets some of their issued guns by the multiple crate load. This revolver is a
fantastic shooter.
Dan Wesson 15-2V full lug, seems hardly used and in terrific shape for $390 out the door at a small gun shop about 30 miles north of town. Monson gun.
1917 S&W Fourth Change, .38 Special, horribly worn and scratched nickel plating, but mechanically as sound as you could ask, $275 at the aforementioned show. Shoots great.
And a 1952 Colt Challenger that is just an absolute sweetheart that I intend to feed mountains of rimfire to for $325 at that same gun show.
The ones you've shown?!
It's my experience that replicating those pulls would not be an easy feat for anyone. Those first three you show? I'd give you that price
PLUS 50% for any or all three of them, but if you even showed half a mind to accept that offer out loud in this forum, you'd get a dozen different offers
higher than mine.
I seriously doubt I'm mistaken on that.