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January 19, 2018, 03:26 PM | #1 |
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What the hell is going on with used DA/SA .22 revolvers?
I've been watching auctions on .22 revolvers for over a month and the past week, I've seen two guns sell for over $400 used.
Now, you would likely say, "$400 for a used .22 revolvers is pretty good. I'd love to buy a S&W or Ruger for that price." Here's the thing: they weren't Rugers, Smiths, or Colts. The first one was a Charter Pathfinder 3 inch blued and it sold for $456. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that. I mean, the Charter .22's are a good gun, especially those made in the 70s/80s, but I didn't think they were worth that amount. I wrote that one off as a fluke as it did look in really good condition, probably 98%, but then I watched the auction for an H&R... yes, H&R 9 shot. Here's the result of that auction: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/738094720 $405! I know the top break 999 Sportsman revolvers go for a pretty penny, but this is not that! This is an H&R, a decent yet unspectacular brand of low cost firearms. What's next? Am I gonna find a Rohm that goes for $250? Anybody know what the reason is for these high prices? It's uncanny.
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January 19, 2018, 05:09 PM | #3 |
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You have seen TWO auctions end higher than market and you believe there is a newsworthy development...?
Gunbroker attracts all kinds of buyers. If you really want to see a trend worth investigating, follow these two models for four months and note every sale. One sale of each, taken on it's own is almost statistically irrelevant. Certainly insignificant. Please note -- I am not saying that this topic isn't relevant. Frankly, I find Gunbroker activity to be wildly interesting and research in to different auctions and their results, compelling. But to pull two different auctions that are only tangentially related... well, I believe that it is WAY too small a sample size from which to draw any conclusions. And sometimes... you can find them related by a single (oddball) bidder.
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January 19, 2018, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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It is because nobody wants them yet somebody wants them. A revolver is more demanding to manufacture than a plastic framed semiauto. Nobody wants a $1,000 new smith and wesson and rimfire revolvers are almost certainly the lowest on the chain of sales. People who want a revolver are likely to forgo the price of a new or used premium, and there are not that darned many revolvers around that are worth owning at the level you are looking at.
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January 19, 2018, 09:57 PM | #5 |
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I think that is the result of a climate of fear among people who desperately want to buy a gun "before", with "before what" never quite clear even in their own minds.
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January 19, 2018, 10:22 PM | #6 |
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the Sig P232 use to sell for $450, then when production ceased they went up to $800. now you're lucky to sell one for $500.
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January 20, 2018, 12:07 AM | #7 | |
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I followed the auctions on Charters and H&R revolvers to see what the going prices are for certain models and I have to imagine these were abnormally high, but Idk. I figured the Charter would be around 300 and the H&R around 250.
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January 20, 2018, 07:23 AM | #8 |
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I want a Dan Wesson 22, but wow, they are expensive. I've bid on a couple on GB, but they always get into stupid territory and I'm done.
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January 20, 2018, 08:07 AM | #9 |
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Those well made, durable, accurate, .22 DA revolvers are getting scarce. Supply and demand my friend. Only Ruger and S&W really make a quality .22 DA revolver any more
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January 20, 2018, 08:48 AM | #10 |
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If you really want an eye opener, Go on GB and see what vintage S&W 34's, 63's and 18's are going for.
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January 20, 2018, 11:07 AM | #11 |
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If you want a new H&R revolver, go to budsgunshop. They have 'em for $150.00, new. There ya have it.
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January 20, 2018, 11:36 AM | #12 |
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The last time I'd shot 22LR was probably over 6 months ago. I primarily shoot pistol, so I mostly shoot 9mm for practice. My thinking is that it serves double duty - 9mm is inexpensive and reloadable AND FMJ rounds can be used for SD in a pinch.
Going back to the OP - yeah - Double Action 22LR revolvers are notoriously expensive, even Taurus 22LRs are expensive. For example, one can buy a Glock with up to 3x the capacity for the same price. Yeah, I don't shoot 22LR much these days.
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January 20, 2018, 11:37 AM | #13 |
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NOT H&R -
Heritage Rough Riders . . . zinc alloy single actions . . .
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January 20, 2018, 12:38 PM | #14 |
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Check the prices on old High Standard .22 snubs.
I was thinking about grabbing one a few months ago because of the very low price, $375, but it was a MK IV .22 mag. Too heavy and too short a barrel for what I'd want in a .22 mag, but I'd have jumped on it if it was a .22 LR Sentinel (9 shots). |
January 20, 2018, 01:20 PM | #15 |
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I was primarily looking to see what the older Charter's were going for because I'd rather have a nice looking blued Charter .22 for $300-ish than a new Ruger SP101 and it's gritty and heavy trigger. I will admit that they're pretty rare because I've only seen two of those older Charter's on gunbroker.
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"...they weren't Rugers, Smiths, or Colts..." Exactly.
No H&R anything since 2015. No collector interest either.
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January 20, 2018, 05:05 PM | #17 |
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I feel some of the high bids on gun broker come from a couple guys, with money, going after a piece to complete some sort of collection.
There are alot of wealthy people in this country. A thou to them is like 5 bucks to me. They aren't worrying about a few hundred dollars. They see something they want and buy it. No matter the cost. |
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I have an old flat latch model 34-1 and there is one on GB for a buy it now price of $1300. Good luck with that. It was clean and had the box, paperwork and original grips. Mine does not have the box, paperwork or original grips but if I could get $600 for it I would sell it I think.
I like my Ruger single sixes for 22 revolvers. But yep, some gun, heck all gun prices have went crazy. |
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That's probably what accounts for it.
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January 21, 2018, 12:13 AM | #21 |
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Federal 22lr bulk packs are back on the shelf at walmart nationwide.
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They have not been on the shelf here since the week after Sandy Hook. Plenty of other ammo...NO .22 ammo at all. |
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January 21, 2018, 01:28 PM | #23 |
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There just isn't that much of a supply of new DA/SA revolvers,,,
There just isn't that much of a supply of new DA/SA revolvers,,,
The list of manufacturers making new guns is somewhat short. S&W Ruger Charter Arms Taurus Rossi (maybe) Alfa Proj (Czech import) Am I missing one or more? I was fortunate to buy a Rossi Plinker just before the Taurus/Rossi merger,,, If I recall correctly it was around $365.00 + tax and transfer fee. I was shooting it at my rifle-pistol club last fall,,, A man saw it and said he had been on Buds waiting list for months. He offered me $450.00 cold hard cash for mine on the spot. If a person wants a DA/SA revolver,,, And doesn't want to pay new Ruger or S&W prices,,, That person must either go for a second tier gun or a used one. Used S&W revolvers are going for as much as the new offerings if not more,,, That leaves very few choices for the person with a skinny wallet,,, So It's only natural that people are looking at older guns. That scarcity of product and the resultant higher demand,,, Is what is fueling the higher prices of the H&R guns. About 8 years ago I bought a nice used S&W Model 34 off of Gunbroker,,, It was a graduation gift for a young lady who I taught to shoot,,, I paid $415.00 + $40.00 + $20.00 for a very clean gun. If I wanted to do the same today,,, I could get her a brand new semi-auto for that money. Or I could get a new Charter Arms Pathfinder for $365.00,,, But that's the only choice for under $400.00,,, The Rossi's are non-existent right now,,, Taurus models are all over $500.00. It could also be that people are collecting the H&R revolvers now,,, That and High Standard guns are about the only guns cheap enough for a starting collector. I do know one gentleman who is in just that situation,,, He wanted to start a collection of revolvers for his grandson,,, He can't afford any of the vintage S&W's so he opted for a third-tier collection. He has paid what I thought were ridiculous prices for some of his guns,,, Now I will say that he only buys guns that are extremely clean,,, Maybe people like him are also driving the prices up. Just two weeks ago I paid $191.48 (otd) for a decent H&R 949,,, Three years ago I would have passed and kept looking,,, This year I think I got the gun for a good price. Times change,,, The wheel turns,,, Nothing stays the same. Aarond .
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In my area they suddenly started appearing around the first and there is now a constant supply of the 325 white boxes at the two walmarts I am between. Over on rimfire central a few spread around the country have reported the same. We did have quite a cold snap that may have made a short term increase in availability, but I don't think people buying to shoot was the problem. Still about $.05 a round, but better than I have seen for a bit. |
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