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YA GOTA LISTEN TO DAD HERE..U must have some idea of what I know about this stuff.

U want a Wheel gun...the 357 is a GOOD Choich..Only WHAT TO BUY. One of the first pistolas I ever bought and still have is No. 1 on the list....

No. 1 on the list is.....If ya can afford the stroke BUY A COLT PYTHON...4" or 6" does not matter much...the pre letter prefix guns are getting expensive....made from 1955 to 1970. They finally discontinued the gun about 3 or 4 years ago...PYTHON ELITE..4" SS ..a custom shop gun..around $1300 now...

Price range for a near NIB 6 or 4 inch Blue gun is $1000 to $1500.

This is a no fking brainer, cause right out of the box they is smoooooth.....like glass..

No. 2 For a Heavier Frame357... is the S&W MDL 27...this pistola in 3 1/2 in Barrel is the F...B....I....gun... But here I would get a 6". 6 1/2" or 8 3/8 Barreled Blue gun...YOU WANT A MDL 27-2....this is the PINNED AND RECESSED MODEL...they stopped doing that in 1982 to save production costs...Serial numbers are going to be S200000 to N800000. These are NOW collectable..but is the only way to go.. Price range is going to be $600 to about $850 for NIB. In a lot of cases they come with a wooden presentation case..mostly the foam interiors are now crumbling.

Can not go wrong with this gun...the pre war version of this gun is known as the Registered Magmum, which was a custom gun from S&W in the 1930's. Can you say $4000 to $17000 for one of these..So that is why this little ole MDL 27-2 has gotten hot and is going to be a good investment.

No. 3 Yes I do like the S&W 686 but the EARLIER 1980's version...Stainless...6 inch barrel...sorry only 6 shots...Around $400 to $550.

The actions on Smiths won't be the same as with the Colt Pythons. Lots of time target shooters would take them and have them smoothed out...The companion gun to the Python is the Diamond Back available in 22LR and 38 Spl...22LR is more popular and goes for $800 to $1200...for NIB.


I really don't get these 7 and 8 shot Smiths..ya can keep em, and with the new key lock device on the frame IT IS A JOKE...especially when so many other beautiful ones are available..