S&W Model 14 ????

Spring Creek

August 21, 2002 05:25

Over the weekend I was at my local gun shop.
Owner showed me a S&W I had never seen before.
It's a Model 14, with Target Trigger and Hammer. Pinned barrel and recessed cylinder. 6 inch barrel and would rate 95% blue and same for grips.
What baffles me is the fact that you can't fire it double action-action has been changed to single action only.
Blue Book says nothing about the "single action" thing and estimates the value w/6" barrel @ $235. Is this in the ball park?

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  rballi

  August 21, 2002 05:31

  Very much in the ball park. The Model 14 is a 38 Special target gun. The Single Action Only was a rarer option for the gun. Try it with 148 wad cutters and it should make one ragged hole at 25yds.

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  binder

  August 21, 2002 07:11

  If you see a S & W 14 for a decent price, snatch it up.

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  Spring Creek

  August 21, 2002 08:59

  Whoa, Whoa Sir Saxon.
  Put the 10 G's back in your money clip.
  You are "SO" right, it is not recessed.
  That's what I know about Smiths and I should say- 38s.
  And as far as price, I say the $235 is what Blue Book says it's worth.
  He's going (had just traded for) to put $395 sticker on it and would take $340.
  Take care and thanks for the correction.
  Later

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  Laredo Lefty

  August 21, 2002 10:42

  Spring creek,,,, The Smith mdl 14's are very nice guns, and their answer to Colts officers model match target revolver. I have 3 14's the oldest I carried for about 4 years at the start of my L.E. career. I won the top shooter trophy in my academy class with that gun, so it has much sentimental value. It is a DA model.
  The S/A only model was made for competition as it has a faster lock-time. The standard catalog says add 20% for the SA version. The SA guns were made from 1961 to 1981. In exc cond $275.00, Good $200.00
  --Joe--

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  ATF

  August 21, 2002 13:01

  I just bought one (Double action ) on one of the auctions last weekend.Waiting for it to come in.
  
  
  
  
  ATF

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  MIKE WISKEY

  August 22, 2002 05:32

  S&W also sold s/a converstion kits (hammer & trigger on a bubble card for about $40, i had several of them in the late 80's

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