barrel length and market value for revolvers?

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leosnipes

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So last week the idea of getting a new revolver has suddenly popped out of nowhere. not an expert in revolvers(or any firearms, for that matter), got an old S&W .38 at home, played with my buddy's shiny little .32, tried .44 and plus for a handful of times at local gun range, that's about it.

currently looking at the ruger single six rimfire and blackhawk, both are old-school SAAs, would probably take whichever i found first and get a double action for the other caliber type.

a little question here: the barrel length of these revolvers varies from 4.2" to 10", while im sure there are reasons for each of the length options, in general, which length do you guys think would sell quicker for a better value used? the medium 5" or 6", or the longer the better? or, put it the other way around, among three used revolvers under similar condition for same price, would most of us (peaceful Canuck shooters who dont need to have self defense in mind) take the 5", the 7" or the 9", and why? my old .38 is less than 5" so now im tempted to try something new and get a 7.5" or even longer one, but don't want to get stuck with it if i decide to resell it and move on!
 
It seems that double action revolvers available in 4.2" such as the S&W 686 or 629 and the Ruger GP 100 would sell faster than a 6" version, if only because they are more rare. The 6" guns are a dime-a-dozen because that was all we could get here for a long time.

I won't attempt to evaluate the single action revolvers. Though I have a Single Ten, I know little about what makes that market move. I would guess that whatever length is more 'traditional' would be a better seller (Okay I did attempt to evaluate).

This is all a moot endeavor anyway. Why would you want to sell a revolver? I know people do it, as I have bought used ( getting my second used double action from a fellow CGner now), but I don't know why they would sell. Revolvers take a little more effort to load and shoot, but I find them to be far more rewarding and enjoyable than a pistol.
 
Out of all my revolvers my 4.2" 686 just feels perfect. When you pick it up and point the sights are usually dead on. My 6" guns you have to adjust your sight picture more. The short barrels just seem more fun to shoot. I do love my 6" and 8" guns but I would never sell my 4.2".
 
Saw a VERY long one on an unknown website. I guess in trained hands, the longer ones are *somewhat* more accurate? cant see other major reasons to make them longer.

Also, because most of my current pistols are blued, i'd prefer to get a stainless steel one, but this of course has lower priority compare to the barrel length issue.
 
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