S&W Model 18

[sigstroker]

I used to have a Model 18. It isn't even the fancy Smith .22. It has a plain ramp front sight and a short barrel.

[redcliff]

I used to have a Model 18. It isn't even the fancy Smith .22. It has a plain ramp front sight and a short barrel.

Model 18s are much rarer than Model 17's in my experience. I like them both. The 17 is a target revolver with it's 6" barrel and patridge sights, and the 18 is a .22 version of a classic combat revolver with its 4" barrel and ramp front. Both share the same action and finish.

[trigger945]

[kurac]

Sounds like the old man has done some research and is looking for top dollar.

[Spyder]

They'll send you another mortgage bill.

They won't send you another Smith model 18.

[Spyder]

Wait. You said he wants to sell some guns (plural).

I've got dibs on whatever else there is!! 😁

[Wyatt Burp]

I used to have a Model 18. It isn't even the fancy Smith .22. It has a plain ramp front sight and a short barrel.

You consider a different front sight and two more inches of barrel "fancy"? Unles you're talking about more modern versions of the K22 that fire more rounds and might have a full length barrel lug that aren't as interesting as the earlier ones.

[dfletcher]

Sounds like the old man has done some research and is looking for top dollar.

Seems so. There goes my "hand him a bag full of gold foil chocolate coins & tell him they're double eagles" approach.

[Milsurp Collector]

I got this Model 18 on Gunbroker.com in 2017 for $582 + $25 shipping to my FFL.



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[Calif Hunter]

With the chip in the grip, no box or papers and with the cost of DROS and any PPT fees, I'd offer $750.

[Revoman]

"I got this Model 18 on Gunbroker.com in 2017 for $582 + $25 shipping to my FFL."
And that's a very nice revolver, no turn line, great blueing, no chip stock. There's a big difference from the description between the two.
I think that $700 would be a good offer.
By the way, unless its going out of State or locally, shipping intra-state cannot happen, even FFL x FFL. Something to think about.

[stevie]

I would try to talk him down to 700 - 750 range.

[SVGUY]

To all the vintage SW owners, Do you shot your vintage SW guns and how often ?

[Wyatt Burp]

To all the vintage SW owners, Do you shot your vintage SW guns and how often ?

At the range not long ago I shot a 1980 nickel Model 19 .357 and an early 1890s S&W New Model #3 .44 Russian that was converted to .22 in. The 1920s. Both great shooters though the sights on the old one are very small yet precise.

[highpower]

Recently I took my 1901 Model 1899 Target Model out and ran a few rounds of wadcutters through it. At the same outing I shot a couple of cylinders of .357 magnums through my ’64 Model 28.

I have to admit that since my newest Smith was made in 1984, it would be hard for me to shoot one that isn’t vintage.