Python for 2 of my M1 Garands ???

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The thoughts you guys have given me are valid.
I look back to when I had the Python myself & I -always- wanted to shoot it & like Bannockburn said
fondling a revolver isn't rewarding, shooting is.
I love shooting Garands & revolvers. I have one other Garand I shoot as well & it is as good as these
2. I wont own a rifle or revolver that isn't accurate.
Still up in the air but leaning hard to no trade.
I did the Garand ammo test on the muzzle & they both have lots of life left, I do that about every year.
 
P5 Guy said:
I'd keep the M1 Garands. But I never saw the fascination over the Python. What is the reason for a ventilated rib on a revolver?
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The Vent Rib is the same thing as a hood scoop on a muscle car. Doesn't need it or add power
it just gives them stature & a powerful look for some reason.
 
I'm a U.S. military weapon collector, and not a Colt revolver collector, so keeping the Garands (in this scenario) would have a natural appeal to me. But, you can't ignore the economics. Take a clear-eyed look at the relative values. Remember that everything is replaceable for the right price. On economics alone, it would appear that the trade is good deal.
 
Keep the garands, keep looking for your python.
You never know what the other party may do to try and sweeten the pot. Just sayin, i think your being taken advantage of. One for one or no deal. Seems like the value of that allegedly unfired revolver is grossly overstated. My opinion, not based in fact.
 
Maybe it would be better to just search out a possible trade of one Garand for a Python that is in good shape, but not unfired. That way you could actually shoot it.
 
243winxb said:
Are you a collector ( Python) looking for a safe queen or a shooter (Garands)?
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That is my problem, I collect both revolvers & WW1 & WW11rifles for both investment & shooting. Now I have boxed myself in a corner
with this possible trade. That will reduce my Garand collection down to one.
None of my war collection rifles go without shooting & all are precise & accurate, I spend lots of time making ammo that is as near
their original issue as possible but adjusting them to make them perfect. Meaning I have spent a lot of time working up loads for
these 2 rifles & have a couple hundred for each one.
The Python however would just be like Chief Dan George said about the candy [[ it's not for eatin it's made for lookin thru. ]]
I already have 3 revolvers I have zip tied to protect from cylinder turning & the Python would make it 4.
I have always been lucky rather than sly when buying for investment.
The answer is, if I traded the rifles away, I would go buy at least one more Garand. So why trade?
 
You guys may be onto something, I always suspect the other person wanting to buy a firearm from me knows
something I don't! I believe I will HOLD & see if the reason for this offer emerges.
 
GunnyUSMC said:
The value of Pythons went up when The Walking Dead came out. Will the value keep going up? Who knows.
M1 Garands have had a steady growth in value over the years. Every time a new batch has come, the price still seems to go up.
Myself, I would keep the Garands, but what you should do is really up to you.
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It seems that when ever a popular WWII movie comes out, surplus guns seem to go up as well. Less so with classic revolvers (I too would love to have a Colt Python, or something similar, but those prices are getting pretty steep for someone like me that would more likely be putting scratches and marks on it, then to make it a safe queen)
 
ACES&8S said:
The thoughts you guys have given me are valid.
I look back to when I had the Python myself & I -always- wanted to shoot it & like Bannockburn said
fondling a revolver isn't rewarding, shooting is.
I love shooting Garands & revolvers. I have one other Garand I shoot as well & it is as good as these
2. I wont own a rifle or revolver that isn't accurate.
Still up in the air but leaning hard to no trade.
I did the Garand ammo test on the muzzle & they both have lots of life left, I do that about every year.
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I have a question. The gal that wants to do the trade, does she actually want to shoot the M1 Garands, or just sell them as soon as she (possibly) gets them from you? I'm guessing she knows a thing or two about their value as well. Just an observation.
 
MosinT53Hunter said:
I have a question. The gal that wants to do the trade, does she actually want to shoot the M1 Garands, or just sell them as soon as she (possibly) gets them from you? I'm guessing she knows a thing or two about their value as well. Just an observation.
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That's what I mean by HOLD, just to see if one of these Garands may be special or she has a possible buyer already.
Or even reading this right now, she is a very sharp gal.
I got lucky with the Python when I got it from Gunbroker at a real low price compared to the others. I kept it a few years
& made a lot of $$$$ when she bought it & she knew how much I paid for it to begin with, so much I couldn't refuse the
deal. She could still make $$$ on it today with the right buyer, it is perfect.
My opinion is Pythons are just like buying stock, if you pay cash for one at market value right NOW, you would have
to hold it a long time before you could make a real profit & by then everything else has gone up.
 
DM~ said:
Your opinion of Pythons must be a lot higher than mine, if you make that trade!

And, YES, over the years I have owned a few Pythons...

DM
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It isn't my favorite by any means, it is just an investment thing, older S&W stuff is really my favorite shooters.
 
Yeah, you have somewhere between $3500 and 4500 in Garands, and you are being offered a single $1500-250 Python for them.

Now a matched set of Pythons, say, 2", 4", and 6" in Royal Blue--that's going to be close to what two collectible Garands are worth.
 
AlexanderA said:
postwar Garands in average condition
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One, because, what "we" consider "average condition" is way better than what's out on the circuit for sale.

Two, I see Blue Sky and similar "beaters" regularly priced at $1500-1600, and selling. That's with stocks that look finished with used motor oil, bad finish, and bare gas tubes--not what we would call "average" at all.

Three, "we" tend to under-value our own arms. Our community here tends to not be braggards and inflated-ego types. So, I'm allowing for that. (Most of the folks I know who say they have "average" Garands really have ones that would be Select Grade or better.)
 
Here are the 2 she wants, I offered the Int Harvester & $500 she stood strong, I knew it wasn't
high enough & sort of blew the deal on purpose Garand H&R Feb 1952.JPG Garand Int Harvester April 1954.JPG
That was my final offer we won't do the deal & I am really relieved that it is over, so by that
I must deep down really wanted to keep all my Garands.
Already got ammo laid out for a solid mid day Garand & 1903 target shooting.
Thanks for all the input guys. By the pics you can see why I couldn't do the deal.
 
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