redraidermgr
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Hey everyone,
I was at one of my local pawn shops day before yesterday and was looking at their selection of revolvers. I have been looking for a 38 or 357 snubbie for pocket carry. I found two revolvers fit the bill. an overpriced Rossi and a beautiful Colt Agent revolver.
I checked out the colt fairly well as per what i learned on the "buying a used revolver" thread in this section. the overall look of the revolver was very good. The bluing was very good (about 90% is what I would guess) and it had the original colt grips that were a little scratched but in good shape overall, The lockup and cylinder gap was very nice and tight on both. The timing was good. I dont know the age of the revolver, if it is a newer one from the run in the 80s or one of the originals (I looked that info up when I got home from the shop as I did not know much about the revolver in general and may not have it right). I almost put it on layaway right then and there .
My question to all of the more knowledgeable revolver fans on this forum is what is the going price for these guns? I checked gun broker but the prices were ranging fairly wide on the day i looked. They have the price listed at $400 which I am not sure is a fair price or not.
Another dilemma I have is that I could get a used or new S&W lightweight for much less than this gun. I am not necessarily "cheap" but i don't have a lot of disposable income but the layaway plan at this shop makes it very easy to think about snatching it up even though it is more expensive than a Smith and Wesson. I love the looks of a good revolver which is a fact that my wife just doesn't understand that much. We both like auto and she tolerates my love of revolvers and even told me that I was free to get one of the few guns that I was looking at and put it on layaway (a rock island .45 because i have always wanted a .45, a kel-tec pf9 that my wife might enjoy as well because she likes 9mm semi-autos, and the colt revolver because I have always loved a good little snub-nose revolver).
I like the fact that this Colt offers me an extra shot than most of the modern S&W revolvers (6 rounds instead of 5) and the fit and finish on this revolver is beautiful. I had not considered buying a colt because I never thought I would find a used colt in such wonderful condition.
I have been thinking over this all weekend since Saturday morning and it is still weighing quite heavily on my mind. Please feel free to comment on how you think the price level is, as well as what you think of the dilemma as a whole? Also I know there are quite a few colt fans as well, I will admit that I don't know much about this revolver and had to do a little looking when i got home from the shop for more info on this gun. What is it's reputation and your thoughts on the colt agent line?
I apologize for a rambling post. I have a lot of questions and thoughts rolling through my mind and I am trying to sort them out and make a decision. Thanks for any input everyone.
I was at one of my local pawn shops day before yesterday and was looking at their selection of revolvers. I have been looking for a 38 or 357 snubbie for pocket carry. I found two revolvers fit the bill. an overpriced Rossi and a beautiful Colt Agent revolver.
I checked out the colt fairly well as per what i learned on the "buying a used revolver" thread in this section. the overall look of the revolver was very good. The bluing was very good (about 90% is what I would guess) and it had the original colt grips that were a little scratched but in good shape overall, The lockup and cylinder gap was very nice and tight on both. The timing was good. I dont know the age of the revolver, if it is a newer one from the run in the 80s or one of the originals (I looked that info up when I got home from the shop as I did not know much about the revolver in general and may not have it right). I almost put it on layaway right then and there .
My question to all of the more knowledgeable revolver fans on this forum is what is the going price for these guns? I checked gun broker but the prices were ranging fairly wide on the day i looked. They have the price listed at $400 which I am not sure is a fair price or not.
Another dilemma I have is that I could get a used or new S&W lightweight for much less than this gun. I am not necessarily "cheap" but i don't have a lot of disposable income but the layaway plan at this shop makes it very easy to think about snatching it up even though it is more expensive than a Smith and Wesson. I love the looks of a good revolver which is a fact that my wife just doesn't understand that much. We both like auto and she tolerates my love of revolvers and even told me that I was free to get one of the few guns that I was looking at and put it on layaway (a rock island .45 because i have always wanted a .45, a kel-tec pf9 that my wife might enjoy as well because she likes 9mm semi-autos, and the colt revolver because I have always loved a good little snub-nose revolver).
I like the fact that this Colt offers me an extra shot than most of the modern S&W revolvers (6 rounds instead of 5) and the fit and finish on this revolver is beautiful. I had not considered buying a colt because I never thought I would find a used colt in such wonderful condition.
I have been thinking over this all weekend since Saturday morning and it is still weighing quite heavily on my mind. Please feel free to comment on how you think the price level is, as well as what you think of the dilemma as a whole? Also I know there are quite a few colt fans as well, I will admit that I don't know much about this revolver and had to do a little looking when i got home from the shop for more info on this gun. What is it's reputation and your thoughts on the colt agent line?
I apologize for a rambling post. I have a lot of questions and thoughts rolling through my mind and I am trying to sort them out and make a decision. Thanks for any input everyone.