A good buddy of mine is planning on selling his NIB Freedom Arms Model 353 357 Mag, Field Grade, 6" barrel. What would be a fair asking price for it?

Alan

$20 top!

Bfrshooter;
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Did you notice he said field grade or has your opion of them improved?
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Just kidding.
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I'll be running thru beautiful WV soon.
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Have a good one.

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Originally posted by 257x50:
Bfrshooter;
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Did you notice he said field grade or has your opion of them improved?
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Just kidding.
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I'll be running thru beautiful WV soon.
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Have a good one.

Let us know when!

here comes the fa bashers an honest answer is that the 357 is probably the least desireable fa gun and i would guess that in good shape 700 bucks is a good ballpark to start at.

That would be FA BASHER -- singular......

Lloyd;
Not bashing, just saying hello........
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And hello to you Lloyd, haven't heard your name since the mid 90s......heard nothing but fine things back then. And nothing has changed......

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Originally posted by Lloyd Smale:
here comes the fa bashers an honest answer is that the 357 is probably the least desireable fa gun and i would guess that in good shape 700 bucks is a good ballpark to start at.

Ridiculous!! A good ASKING price would be in the $1000 to $1100 range depending on how it is equipped. I'll take a truck load of them at $700.

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:

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Originally posted by Lloyd Smale:
here comes the fa bashers an honest answer is that the 357 is probably the least desireable fa gun and i would guess that in good shape 700 bucks is a good ballpark to start at.

Ridiculous!! A good ASKING price would be in the $1000 to $1100 range depending on how it is equipped. I'll take a truck load of them at $700.

A better ASKING price would be in the $1,200 to $1,300 range, but let's not forget any object is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

I wouldn't pay that much for any .357!

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Originally posted by MS Hitman:

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:

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Originally posted by Lloyd Smale:
here comes the fa bashers an honest answer is that the 357 is probably the least desireable fa gun and i would guess that in good shape 700 bucks is a good ballpark to start at.

Ridiculous!! A good ASKING price would be in the $1000 to $1100 range depending on how it is equipped. I'll take a truck load of them at $700.

A better ASKING price would be in the $1,200 to $1,300 range, but let's not forget any object is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

I guess one can ask any price he wants but I've bought and own over a dozen FAs and I can buy and do see Field Grade 454s selling quite often for under $1000, occassionally under $900, (of course 454s are by far the most common chambering and thus on the low end of pricing) thus my asking price range on the .357. However, one can always go down if the market says his price is too high. However, if it is really NIB then it might bring more than both of us are thinking if the seller is patient. They list for over $1900 now.

BTW, just to show I've got a heart of gold, I'll offer $900 for it shipped.

Why sell a Freedom? If they are so good, the only reason would be the loss of a job or to buy a BFR.
I will never sell any of my revolvers but Freedom guns are for sale all over the place. Wait and you can get them CHEAP! Why does a $2500 gun drop so much? Maybe it is an Edsel!
My friend just put all put of his Freedom guns on consignment. I do not think he will sell any.

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Originally posted by bfrshooter:
Why sell a Freedom? If they are so good, the only reason would be the loss of a job or to buy a BFR.
I will never sell any of my revolvers but Freedom guns are for sale all over the place. Wait and you can get them CHEAP! Why does a $2500 gun drop so much? Maybe it is an Edsel!
My friend just put all put of his Freedom guns on consignment. I do not think he will sell any.

Don't start that again.....

It is true, he had the .357 on consignment for two years and kept cutting the price. Now he has it and the .475 on consignment.
How much will you bet he never sells them?
If you bought one, don't bring it here. I can't help you.

Had you not bad mouthed his .357 so much on every internet site, he might have sold it by now.......he got a lemmon -- a reality of every manufacturer.

I don't like painting with broad brush strokes. Not all FAs are bad, and by the same token, not all BFRs are good, nor are all Rugers, Smith & Wessons, etc.

Remember, nobody knows where he lives, what gun shop or even his full name. And the few on the shooting sights compared to gun owners does not compare. We are really in the minority.
Could there be another reason? I think price might be one.
There are millions of shooters that know nothing about our sites, multiply that over the country and I bet 95% of shooters and hunters know nothing about them.
Count how many of us are here and compare to the number of gun owners in the country.
There is a sucker born every minute and I will continue to bad mouth a bad product if it is not up to standards and I don't care if it is a car, fridge or washer and dryer.
Stop and think how many of you have been saved from buying that poor gun! You should thank me because I know you would hate me forever if I talked you into buying it.
Would you buy it Marko? Just what would you think of me if I talked you into it?
Too bad that some expensive guns need melted down to make Rugers.

Nope, I wouldn't buy it -- I am no fan of the .357......

As I recollect I have seen Colt Pythons going for that kind of price. Whether they sold for that kind of price is another matter. Pythons are not hunting guns, and hence may not appeal to Marko, but I have one, a 4" and it will be one of the last handguns I sell!
My point is that some guns are highly desired, sought after, coveted, collected etc. I am not sure that the FA 357 above is one of these. If not, then you sell it to the folks with disposable income that like the gun and are "looking for a deal". I don't think that buying and selling stuff is rocket science.
Peter.

Let me restate that -- I wouldn't buy a single action .357......

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Let me restate that -- I wouldn't buy a single action .357......

Now that makes perfect sense!
Peter.

im not a 357 fan myself. I think most who will pay the going price for a FA are guys who want them for hunting guns and the 357 is lacking for big game hunting. As to not being able to sell one. Just watch the classifieds. A 475 will usually sell overnight. the 454s are a bit slower and dont bring the same money. Why? probably because there are just so many of them sold. Bottom line is not everyone wants or needs a rolex either. Selling one is a bit tough because there just isnt a big market for expensive finely crafted things in this country. I had a 480 bfr i bought right from magnum research years ago and because i bought it from them paid a bit to much for it. I traded it off at a local gunshop and it sat there for 2 years with a price tag of 600 bucks on it. I dont know how many rugers were sold in that same shop for about the same price before someone bought that one. So you bfr guys, i hate to bust your bubble but there not all that great of an investment gun either. FA guns arent a gun you will buy new and make money off of. Your going to loose for sure. But no more then if you have linebaugh or bowen build something and decide a year later you dont want it. Guns in general are poor investments if your looking to make money.

Lloyd is making sense. But then there are a million or so hunters that can't handle even a .44. I seen too many of them for sale with almost a full box of shells because recoil surprised the guy too much. The average guy will not buy a .475 and if he does, it will scare him so much it will be on sale again at a loss.
Some of us can take the recoil and even love to shoot the big guns but a guy that reads a gun rag and buys one is in for a big surprise.
That means the .357 should be a great seller. I would never own another and Whitworth does not like them, we are not the average public.
Look at the other side of the coin. Some here have tiny guns made in huge calibers and maybe one shot is enough or the gun is so scary it is never shot. Too much spending money and bragging rights from guys that would chamber a .50 BMG in a 2# revolver.
Anyway, get real. If I have a gun that will not shoot, I will never sell it to a friend. I will sell it to a guy that thinks 7 yards is a long shot.
I have had guys ask about the .357 on sites but NO, I will not be a part of a sale, deal with the owner and take your chances.

I like 357 mag in DA configeration. I espescialy like the S&W M-19's. I used and liked the Ruger Blackhawks in 357 years ago, but have become to prefer the DA action 375's at the present, because IMHO the DA makes for a better personal defense weapon and is still a good fields hunting weapon

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I like 357 mag in DA configeration. I espescialy like the S&W M-19's. I used and liked the Ruger Blackhawks in 357 years ago, but have become to prefer the DA action 375's at the present, because IMHO the DA makes for a better personal defense weapon and is still a good fields hunting weapon

tu2

I have to agree with you John, the .357 is and always will be a great self defense gun. It is a fun gun in the field too.
I just do not need one now and if I lived where I needed a carry gun, the S&W would be my choice.

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That would be FA BASHER -- singular......

You guys can say what you wish, but I will take a 357 and a 200-grain bullet like the RCBS 35-200FN and hunt deer and pigs all day long.

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Originally posted by Doubless:
You guys can say what you wish, but I will take a 357 and a 200-grain bullet like the RCBS 35-200FN and hunt deer and pigs all day long.

A 160 grain will work as well

I have posted this before:
My S&W 686 with barrel weight:



And a target shot with it at 50 yards (my hunting load, 180 gr. jacketed):



Peter.

I am going to give mr BFR a bit of "ammunition" with this post, but I have a scoped 7-1/4" 357 Redhawk that will shoot my own 180-grain truncated cones into one ragged hole at 50 yards. There is nothing I am going to hunt with that bullet that will live over being shot with that bullet, if I do my part and put it where it belongs!

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Originally posted by Doubless:
I am going to give mr BFR a bit of "ammunition" with this post, but I have a scoped 7-1/4" 357 Redhawk that will shoot my own 180-grain truncated cones into one ragged hole at 50 yards. There is nothing I am going to hunt with that bullet that will live over being shot with that bullet, if I do my part and put it where it belongs!

No one's take the tiny hole-producing, .357 mag bait, Doubless!

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if I do my part and put it where it belongs!

I don't think that anyone doubts this. The issue is, what happens when you don't. The larger diameter bullet does give (it seems to me) some margin for error. Here is the question: If you can shoot a 44 magnum and a 357 magnum equally accurately which one would you choose. I would choose the 44 mag. Same for the 44 mag. and say, a 475 Linebaugh. If the shot goes where it belongs, quicker kill. If it doesn't, more likelihood of a humane kill.
Just my 2 cents.
Peter.

Most guns are like cars, buy a new one and when you leave the dealer, the car has lost value.
Pay $2500 for a gun and unless you store it for 200 years, it is worth nothing. Cut the price in half and it still will not sell.
I do NOT buy a Ruger or BFR to make money on, I buy them as shooters and do not want to sell them.
Any gun for sale has a reason for the guy to sell it. He needs money, the gun does not shoot good or the recoil is too much. You better know the reason when you buy one.
If I have a bad shooter, I will NEVER try to sell it to a friend or anyone on any site I go to.
I still feel bad selling it to a complete stranger!

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Originally posted by bfrshooter:Any gun for sale has a reason for the guy to sell it. He needs money, the gun does not shoot good or the recoil is too much. You better know the reason when you buy one.
If I have a bad shooter, I will NEVER try to sell it to a friend or anyone on any site I go to.
I still feel bad selling it to a complete stranger!

You're such the humanitarian!