Thinking of divesting myself from my Revolvers

[RickG]

I love my Revolevrs.
Love their heft and the mechanical beauty of it.
But the ammo cost has really deterred me from shooting them.

I shoot about 400+ rounds a month 9mm but abut 0 rounds/month 357 Magnum.
38 SPC is in price almost the same as .357 Magnum now so I cannot justify buying my old training stalwart 38SPC if it costs 90% of what a .357 Magnum round does ( which is so much more "round")
So I dont.

Only one of my revolvers is with me here 2 more are stored at a previous area where I lived.
I did also like them to teach noobs how to shoot mostly using 38SPC, which I can no longer get at reasonable prices..

What is the point of this post?

Not sure.

I guess, I am looking for folks to talk me into, or out of, selling my Iron.

- 3 inch Ruger GP100 in stainless
- 4 inch Ruger Security Six blued (with an old school grip I dont like, + which I need to replace to love the gun)
- Smith&Wesson Model 66 stainless 1980 (or so) production, almost no turnline. 4 inch.

they are beautiful and I like them... but with the plethora of modern pistols for sale at reasonable prices should keep them?
They will always hold some value even in a near future dystopian society where I cant got to the range with anything else as everything else is banned.

I dont really need the money from selling them, except to help me justify spending money on some other "toys" such as more/better optics for my ARs etc.

 

[Midnight son]

Sell 'em.

 

[Carl]

I love my Revolevrs.
Love their heft and the mechanical beauty of it.
But the ammo cost has really deterred me from shooting them.

I shoot about 400+ rounds a month 9mm but abut 0 rounds/month 357 Magnum.
38 SPC is in price almost the same as .357 Magnum now so I cannot justify buying my old training stalwart 38SPC if it costs 90% of what a .357 Magnum round does ( which is so much more "round")
So I dont.

Only one of my revolvers is with me here 2 more are stored at a previous area where I lived.
I did also like them to teach noobs how to shoot mostly using 38SPC, which I can no longer get at reasonable prices..

What is the point of this post?

Not sure.

I guess, I am looking for folks to talk me into, or out of, selling my Iron.

- 3 inch Ruger GP100 in stainless
- 4 inch Ruger Security Six blued (with an old school grip I dont like, + which I need to replace to love the gun)
- Smith&Wesson Model 66 stainless 1980 (or so) production, almost no turnline. 4 inch.

they are beautiful and I like them... but with the plethora of modern pistols for sale at reasonable prices should keep them?
They will always hold some value even in a near future dystopian society where I cant got to the range with anything else as everything else is banned.

I dont really need the money from selling them, except to help me justify spending money on some other "toys" such as more/better optics for my ARs etc.

It sounds like you certainly like them and you said that you don't need the money so why would you sell? I have only not regretted selling guns that I didn't like for one reason or another.

 

[Duckyou]

Donate them to my charity that helps poor people increase their number of revolvers.

We pick up and write a nice thank you note and include a picture of the life you helped change.

 

[rossi]

We do the same, and....we'll give you a tax receipt!

 

[FrankT]

Donate them to the poor among us!

 

[Welldoya]

I love revolvers and usually fire off a couple of cylinders at the range even when I mostly shoot 9mm. Plus I usually take a .22 revolver.

 

[fl57caveman]

It sounds like you certainly like them and you said that you don't need the money so why would you sell? I have only not regretted selling guns that I didn't like for one reason or another.

with only a couple exceptions, i have regretted selling every gun i have ever sold...

 

[Duckyou]

We do the same, and....we'll give you a tax receipt!

Tax receipt and a gift card!

 

[F4E Phantom]

I got 4 K frames. And one J frame being fixed at S&W.
They ain’t going anywhere.

 

[nwfdub]

Divest, divest! ( spoken in Cleavon Little impersonation) Dibs on the S&W

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[Jdcujo]

I've found 38 spec somewhat reasonably priced online a couple times lately. But I will say the biggest thing to shoot either is reloading. May not save you money but you will probably shoot a lot more for it.

 

[Fanner50]

Old, outdated, old fashioned revolvers that are expensive to shoot........because I'm a good guy always willing to help out a fellow gun owner I will give you one hundred dollars Cash for the lot, just to get them off your hands. You can thank me later, lol.

 

[Jdcujo]

I'm curious what he means by the grips on the security six?

 

[RackinRay]

If you do not shoot them for ammo reason, get a used reloader and load some 38 and 357s for range time. If you do not want to reload and could use funds for other hobby uses, sell them.

I call dibs on the S&W 65, that was the revolver I qualified with in Basic Rookie Academy at George Stone in 94/95.

 

[RickG]

OK Fellas,

this was not really supposed to be a FS thread.
However I received a couple of PMs and will honor them when (and if) the time comes.

Currently I only have one of them with me physically here in my Apt.
The 3 inch GP100

 

[Welldoya]

OK Fellas,

this was not really supposed to be a FS thread.
However I received a couple of PMs and will honor them when (and if) the time comes.

Currently I only have one of them with me physically here in my Apt.
The 3 inch GP100

Ha! Leave it to gun owners. Heck, I’ve just mentioned a gun that I own and gotten PMs with offers.

 

[NavCorman]

Is reloading an alternative for you ? Or maybe someone on here could , for a fee , if you buy the supplies. They are beautiful weapons and I’m sure they would go to good homes on here with all the interest shown . ( me included )!

 

[Tige]

I love my revolvers also. And your model 66 is a classic K frame. I have regretted selling every old-school K frame I ever had. That said, I’ll gladly hold it for you until you come to your senses.
So personally, I think you should keep them. If nothing else for investment, they’re doing a lot better than the market or cash in the bank.
BUT....If you do foolishly divest, please let me have first crack at the 66. When you come to your senses, I’ll sell it back to you

 

[skyydiver]

One thing to consider is that these are the only handguns you can take with you to all 50 states legally, and likely many other countries. If you care about that sorta thing.


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