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How do you know other than cylinder gap, lockup stiffness, cylinder wiggle, overall fit/finish that a used S&W is worth purchasing? Revolvers I know have many parts and I'd be worried someone dropped the gun or that if it came from a gun store, who knows what abuse someone put on it. I've seen some beautiful used Smiths that I have passed on just because I was afraid to buy from someone I did not know. I had a used Model 19 once I bought from Bud's and it had some flaws and I was not comfortable keeping it. I love the old pinned/recessed models, hey were hand fitted whereas today they appear to use mim parts and less attention to details. However I'd still take a modern Smith over a Taurus any day.
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