I  have never owned a double action revolver. Recently I have been interested in picking up a 3" or 4" .357 mag.  The lgs has a mod 66 4" .357 for $450.  It looks pretty used but seems to lock up tight and has had trigger work.  Double action is very smooth and light and single action is very light and crisp.  Is this a good price and is there anything else i should check out on the gun? I am pretty familiar with single action revolvers just not double action. This would be an informal target/plinking gun with occasional woods carry.

For $450 if it isn't beat up jump on it! That gun should bring $600+

From the new blue book its showing:

Fair price in today's market.  The trigger work would be a concern of mine.  Who did it, what did they do, etc.

Often, dilettantes loosen the hammer spring screw and the 50% of rounds won't go off.

If the sear has been dinked with, it can be unsafe.  With an empty gun, pull the hammer back to full cock and then push on the hammer spur.  If it goes forward, the sear/hammer is fuxored.

There is a 4" 66 on our local backpage for $750 right now.......and a 19 at $650.

I think most sellers are ignoring the blue book these days on anything but current production firearms

I just picked one up at my LGS for $600 out the door. It had the box and an extra set of pachmayr grips. I don't think I did too bad. It's been fired but kept in good condition and I think the rubber grips lived on it most of the time. The target grips look brand new.

I've seen them go for more on gunbroker.

Oh like the people who want $2800 for a $1300 python...I know, but I understand people think a gun is worth "X" amount to them, but in the business of buying a gun no way would I pay some of these over inflated prices people are asking for. On a older gun in good condition, etc... well kept I can see paying 25% above book, but I laugh when I see colt python prices on GB

 

In the case of the Pythons, or any of the other snake guns -- people keep paying up, so the sellers have no incentive to bring the prices down  .    So much so that it has also brought up the price of more pedestrian offerings, like the detective specials and Troopers

The bubble will burst , sure, but the days of getting a near new Python for 1300 may be long past .

Smith's have also gone up --- but their 10% premium for the snub version of the 66 is almost laughable compared to the prices asked for short barrelled pre-lock S&W's    

Just glad i got mine for $375 a couple of years ago (but it has a police rack number engraved on the frame )

this is one stupid post- kinda like "the neck beardshave all the 66's" guns are a luxury you think 66 is nuts try tofind a 3" or snubbiny python if you want a prelock S&W 66, 27,  or a k-43/g-43 or Winchester lee navy your going to have to find one first as they are no longer made.. in good shape its even harder

these are not tavor, scar17, AUG or OBRs being cranked out as we speak if you have one its a sellers market.