I'm looking for a S&W model 27 that's got a 6" barrel. Ultimately, I'd like it to be nickle plated. I have a nostalgic reason for wanting a nickle 6" barreled S&W model 27, so I'm not really interested in anything else (a model 28 would probably do, but I don't want a 686 or another make). I'm not looking for a show gun, I would take it to the range and shoot it.
So, what advise would you give me for buying such a gun since it's probably going to be 30-40 years old?
What do you think would be a good price for such a gun?
Blued seems to be more common, is there a reason why I should or should not purchase a blued gun and get it plated? What should a decent nickle plating cost on something like that.
Collector's Firearms here in Houston had one for at least a year and a half that I used to peruse on their website, but sadly, earlier this year it must have sold because it's no longer on their site. They had it on their site at $800.
There's currently one advertised in my area. The guy says he had it appraised at a gun show for $1200, but needs money to get his car worked on so he wants $950. He doesn't have a box or paperwork and the gun has contoured wood grips that I assume aren't original. I'd like the standard style checkered wood grips. How hard would it be to get a set of the original style grips and what would that cost me? I don't think I'd offer him near what he's asking. There are several blued models that I could get, but again, I really want nickle.
What I want is something that looks like this.
