Which .22 handgun would you buy of these two?

[bullbarrel]

Smith & Wesson model 18-4. Pinned and recessed. Bluing finish has lots of small blemishes throughout, but gun is mechanically fine. $400 FTF






Colt Woodsman mint, 2nd series made in 1951 with four magazines. $500 FTF






I would love to have both, but can only afford one.

 

[RamSlammer]

Now that's a dilemma. For the price though, I'd have to take the Smith.

 

[nutty ned]

The revolver

 

[JonnyReb]

The woodsman in a heartbeat!! Beautiful..

 

[sjones]

The woodsman,without a seconds thought.sj

 

[jlwman]

The Smith...hands down.

 

[cerberus65]

I'm a revolver guy. I'd take the Smith - no question.

 

[bullbarrel]

BTW, the Smith is exceptionally tight and has not been fired much at all. It's like a fine clock...

 

[bkcraun]

Woodsman.............haha, looks like your responses are running about 50-50. You won't go wrong with either one.

 

[bullbarrel]

Yeah these guns are hard to choose from

 

[AZGunLover]

The Smith

 

[WIN71]

Worst question I've ever seen

And I have 2 Woodsman’s, both 6", one a match target. But I really like those Smiths. Around here it is easier to find a Woodsman than a pinned-recessed Smith. Especially at that price.
I'd take the Smith.

 

[bullbarrel]

Worst question? In what way?

 

[22-rimfire]

For me, I'd buy the Model 18. They can be hard to find. $400 is a pretty good price on the M18.

 

[B.N.Real]

The Woodsman hands down.

What a piece of artwork.

I like that Smith too but there are many like that model.

Not everyday you get a 57 year old Colt like that in that condition with all those accessories.

 

[mega twin]

I would have to go with the smith also,unless.....the woodsman is the match target.

 

[funon1]

For the money, I'd go w/Smith

Revolvers tend to be more versatile, anyway.

Funon1

 

[dogtown tom]

The Woodsman is a Second Series- arguably the most desirable of the Colt .22's due to it's 1911 style magazine release.

The brown plastic grips look to be the originals- the wood grips are from a Third Series and worth $50-70 by themselves.

I would beg, borrow and steal to get both- you won't find two finer examples of rimfire handguns at that price.

 

[Pathfinder45]

I'm a revolver guy.....

....but I inherited a 1953 vintage Woodsman exactly like the one pictured. As a family heirloom I would never consider selling it. Besides, it is very acurate. With those 3 extra magazines and wooden grips it's a heckuva deal. It's probably worth closer to, well, uh, who did you say has these guns?......

 

[Stumper]

Generally I am a revolver guy but I'd take the Woodsman.