S&W value based on different barrel

[DoesItGoBang]

I been reading for awhile and finally registered to get a question answered.

One of my revolvers (S&W 19-3) was purchased used with custom barrel. It has a flat sided barrel that looked interesting to me and it also has great trigger. People over the years have told me that it was setup for PPC style shooting. My question is how does the different barrel effect the value? Seeing I got it this way, I have no idea on who may have done the conversion. They also warned me about different springs that might keep it from firing some ammo. It's made everything that I have fed it go Bang. To what level would these things devalue the gun?

Best photos I could get out of the phone.

Thanks

 

[Jim Watson]

Unless done by a widely known and respected shop, I think that a replacement barrel and action work reduce the resale value. Unless you got it in front of a PPC competitor who needed that particular gun

 

[Old Fuff]

At this time model 19 revolvers aren't particularly attractive to serious collectors unless they are new or like new, and preferably with the original box and accessories. However there is a substantial demand from folks that want them as shooters. The problem you may have is that there is a limited demand for PPC conversions, as users/shooters seem to prefer the shorter 2 1/2 and 4 inch barrel lengths. The highest values seem to be on the relative few that were made with barrel lengths between 2 1/2 and 4 inches.

Since you seem to enjoy shooting this revolver I wouldn't worry about the value. I'm pretty sure you could get your money back out of it - if not more - but you might have to look harder for a buyer.

 

[DoesItGoBang]

Thanks for the input.

It's a fun gun on the plate machine and that should keep it busy for a few more years.