S&w model 20 38/44 Heavy Duty

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What is it worth to you?
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I can now tell you that a 1956 pre-Model 20 with great bore and traces-of-blueing finish is worth $550 to me, since that is what I paid at the gun show today!

There is only a bit of rust pitting and I am more and more happy I bought it. It has the wonderful S&W short action and just balances great.

I've been looking at, and haggling over, this exact gun with the guy for 2 or more years, finally got it. And don't nag about pictures. Harry C. said "A man's got to know his limitations." and mine include photography :D

OBTW, I was off the internet on Friday and knew nothing about the Gun Support day or whatever that some people organized. And was shocked by the overflowing parking lots and long lines at the Puyallup WA gunshow.

Bart Noir
5 extra points to those who can pronounce 'Puyallup'. My dear mother never could, but then, she was living in central and eastern Washington, a near and yet far land.
 
I passed on it I instead bought a 25-2 .45 ACP 6 1/2 99% with presentation box for 699.00
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Unless you're a hard-core collector of Smith revolvers or planned on "flipping" the Model 20 to turn a profit, I think getting the Model 25-2 instead was a smart decision. The Model 25-2 is a superbly made target revolver that you'll always be glad you have. As longfellow commented, "What's it worth to you?"; and I would add, "Not necessarily what it's worth to someone else."
 
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For whatever its worth, Winchester Hi-Speed and Highway Master .38 Special were identical in performance to .38-44 Special ammunition. All would fall into the category of +P ammunition today.

A selling point for Colt "back in the day" was that all their steel framed .38s could handle "Hi-Speed or regular" ammunition.

Bob Wright
 
"For whatever its worth, Winchester Hi-Speed and Highway Master .38 Special were identical in performance to .38-44 Special ammunition."

Hi-Speed and Hi-way Master (both Remington terms) WERE .38-44 ammunition. Boxes are often marked as such.

Winchester did not use Hi-Speed, that was another Remington mark. Winchester used Super Speed.

The Peters version was Highway Patrol; Western's was the Super Police.
 
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