braindoc Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Hi all, I will be looking at a 625. It has the 5in barrel, transfer bar and no internal lock. According to the owner he has about 1000 rds through it and it is stock otherwise. Is $400 an ok price if the condition and lock up are all tight? He will let me shoot it first also for accuracy. braindoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run n Gun Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 If I came across it I'd buy it in a heart beat! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Around here gun-show 625's in decent shape with no accesories go quickly for $450, and sit around priced at $550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwell Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 I sold a used one a few months ago for $500. 1000 rounds is nothing, sounds like a great deal to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindoc Posted July 4, 2004 Author Share Posted July 4, 2004 To complicate matters now. Another fellow has a 5 in 625 with and action job, older version (model of 1989) hammer mounted firing pin and Ahrend grips. for $500. We don't know who did the action job and does the version make that much of a difference? braindoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 I'd definately go with the older one. The hammer mounted FPs are good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 I got mine at a gun show, (1989) with hammer firing pin for 450 either one would be a buy not a steal but not high either. Good luck. Hopalong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwell Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 I agree with Spook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmist10 Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 $450! No way, you better keep looking....and if you give me that guys phone number I'll personally call him and tell him to lower the price for you. $450 is a good price if it is not out of time. Naturally, if you are going to shoot IDPA you would have to have it cut down to 4" or pay S&W $$$$ to exchange the 5" for a 4" ($150 or so). If you have the choice between a 1989 version and a newer one for the same price I would take the older one first based on my experience but I have one of each and they are both equally good. The 1989 with "unknown action job" is not worth an additional $50 in my opinion. You "eat" custom work on resale most times anyway. Besides, if you send it to someone like Cylinder and Slide for a barrel cut down they will tell you the action job is garbage and want to do it again anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindoc Posted July 5, 2004 Author Share Posted July 5, 2004 Appreciate all the good advice. Redmist, the difference between the 2 is $100, $400 for the stock newer version <1000 and $500 for the 1989/unknown action job one ( may be >1000 rds.) braindoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precision40 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Keep checking on Gunbroker.com. Last week, I bought a Model of 1989 625 for $500 in new condition, they frequently show up for $500-$550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmist10 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 If the newer one is $100 cheaper and you intend to have a gunsmith look at it you might as well buy the newer one and just have someone capable perform an action job. My 1989 version worked great (paid $450 with known action job) for about two+ years then it went out of time and died on me at the 2004 NY State IDPA Championship. Why don't guns break in practice? $400+ later it is up and running again. Buy the cheaper/newer one and spend the extra $$ on a good action job - Cylinder and Slide does excellent work - and you usually get what you pay for in gunsmithing. Good luck - hope to see you in SSR soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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