Anybody received the $259 PSA specials recently? If so, what sort of condition have they been in?
I received my $259 PSA 92S last week. It had some holster wear on the slide near the muzzle, and around the trigger guard. The plastic grips have some minor scratches on them, and someone had boogered up the grip screws using the wrong size of screwdriver.
The outside of the barrel was beginning to show tiny spots of rust, but some fine steel wool took care of that. The rifling looks almost new, and the feed ramp doesn't have any wear at all. It basically looks like a gun that was carried for a few years, but never shot.
I spoke with someone who also bought one, and the one he received had less wear with no rust at all. He said his ramp looked unused, also.
For the money, you just can't go wrong with one of these for $259. Mine came to $306 out-the-door ($259 + $17 shipping + $30 FFL). My dealer is a bit pricey for transfers, but he's a great guy, and I try to throw him some business when I can. You can probably find a FFL to do the transfer for $10-20.
I still haven't had a chance to try mine out yet, but will hopefully get to do so tomorrow. The other guy who got one said his shot very well. He liked his so much, he is considering getting another one.
Just a note for anyone who has never used a pistol with the mag release button near the bottom of the grip. It is very weird. I am having trouble getting used to it. I expect it to be at the very bottom of the grip, but it is about 1/2" from the bottom, and I'm already handicapped enough by being a lefty.
Heel hook releases have never bothered me, but this one is just in a really odd, unintuitive place, but I still think the pistol was a great bargain for the price. I just wouldn't ever use this one for a carry piece due to the mag release location.