Valuating a converted prohib

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What kind of discount do you folks apply to a let's say 4 inch gun that was rebarreled to 6 vs an original?
 
I can't speak to price, it would be a guess if I did.

What I can say, is that most re-barreled, former prohibs, seem to seem to sell fairly quick on the EE.

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I think it depends on whether the original 6" gun has some collector value. A rebarrel would kill most of the collector value for me. If we are talking shooters, the difference would be less but still a little lower i think (10-15%?) because the market is typically stronger for factory originals. As a buyer, you are taking a little bit of a chance on a rebarrel (i.e. may not have been done properly). Just my opinion.
 
OK.. how about a Python 4 inch converted correctly with a Colt factory barrel VS an originally issued 6
 
Python or not, I tend to take a pass on any re barreled gun. If it was a prohib in a previous life that would not matter to me. In order for me to purchase a re-barreled gun, it would have to be priced about 60-70% of the going rate for a similar untouched gun and it would have to be done extremely well. That is my opinion. I'm sure you will get lots of others who feel differently.
 
If it's a proper job with a barrel that is proper to the model and dash number I'd be happy to pay the going price. I think most folks would for a good restricted shooter. If it's not the correct barrel then depending on WHICH barrel it is you might take a $50 to $150 hit over the going rate for that same model with the replacment barrel. Perhaps more if it's truly a "Frankengun" you create. Like the 586 (blued) that I saw with a 686(stainless) barrel. It was a superb shooting gun. But MAN! Did it have an identity confusion!

Hey, if it's one of the more desirable barrels it may even be worth a bit more than the going rate. It all depends on what it is you put on.

This applies to S&W's that are just regular every day models. If it's something more collectible then you may find yourself with a gun which is less value than it was even as a prohib.
 
A couple years ago, an 8" rebarreled python was listed in the mid 1600s. It took 4-5 days to move I recall. Factory 8s were being listed between 2100 and 2500 and moving quickly. All in very good / excellent condition.

Current market, a rebarreled 6" in great shape might go for 1500-1750?
 
It depends on the gun. A revolver with the correct barrel is no different than the gun that was barreled Non prohib (they all start with the same frame and the different barrels are just pulled off a rack at assembly). Personally if that was the case I would still go with the store bought barrel because first off, you have to buy the prohib, then you have to buy the barrel, then you have to go thru the hassel of re registering it. To do it originally will cost more than buying a new gun to begin with. And secondly there are too many amateur gunsmiths, so unless I know who the source is I generally pass. The other scenario is guns that don't come in a restricted length at all. They are also fairly expensive to originally convert, and in a lot of these conversions, reliability is often an issue. It all boils down to just how much you want it and how much you feel you want to pay to get it. I have 12/6 so for me it's a non issue, but prices for some of the more desireable prohibs are actually as much or more than if they were non prohib. There was a ppks in 22 lr on the EE the other day for 1k, and I'll bet it's gone. I have a snub 629 and snub 624, that I know I can pretty much name my price. The real deal is in anything 38 special, simply because thethe same gun is available in both 12/6 and non 12/6. I wouldn't pay more than 250 for any 38, unless it was new and unfired
 
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