Your thoughts on this gun trade By DrRocco (Read 487 times)

[DrRocco]

Hey guys,  I need some input here.

 I have a S&W M&P 40, nearly brand new.  I've put less than 200 rounds through it.  It's in clean as a whistle, mint condition and comes with the original plastic case and two 15 round mags.

I posted it on a local Facebook gun sale/trade group and asked to trade it for a decent hunting shotgun and a revolver.

I've only had one response so far but I think I may be on the losing end of the deal.  The dude has a brand new, never fired, still in the box, Remington 870 Express Super-Mag.  He wants to trade it straight up for my S&W, with no other gun included in the deal, but he says he has between 100 and 200 shells he'd throw in.  

New, there's about a $200 difference in the price of the two guns.  Mine is used of course, so I'd say there's probably a $100-$150 dollar difference in the value of the two guns.  Throw in the value of the shells, which I'd say is between $30 and $60, and we could be as far off as $120 or as close as $40.

My plan is to trade my pistol for his shotgun, verify that 200 shells are included, and instead of meeting the guy half way between his place and mine, have him make the full 180 mile round trip to make the transaction.

Your thoughts?

[Deleted]

Go for it, The worst he can say is No.

[richardv]

With less than 200 rounds through it your gun hasn't even broken in. That takes about 400 so, it has not decreased in value at all. But if the shotgun is a better choice for you then I say go for it the way you want.

[cyborg]

Yes go for it

[royldoc]

They are both good guns. It depends on what each one is worth to you. I personally would never trade my .40 for a shot gun, but that is just me and I have several already. Then again with the price of ammo it makes the deal just a little sweeter. Your S&W is still practically brand new and not even broke in with only 200 rounds through it.I Think you you are on the short end of this deal.Just my 2 cents.

Roy

[davec]

I'd ask which gun would you rather have/ use?
Price is comparable
ammo/mileage isn't a factor.

Personally, i got a couple autos, a revolver and a shotgun.
I don't sell/trade, i just buy what I want.

Good luck

[DrRocco]

I'd definitely use the shotgun more. I enjoy hunting and skeet shooting, but my only shotgun crapped out a few years ago so I've been doing without. I like my 40 a lot; I just don't use it. I don't get to the range much and fortunately I don't have a home invasion problem I have to handle regularly. I think I just might go for it.

[JR]

Jun 13, 2014 18:45:57 GMT -6 DrRocco said:

I'd definitely use the shotgun more. I enjoy hunting and skeet shooting, but my only shotgun crapped out a few years ago so I've been doing without. I like my 40 a lot; I just don't use it. I don't get to the range much and fortunately I don't have a home invasion problem I have to handle regularly. I think I just might go for it.

If you have the shotgun loaded right you won't have a home invasion problem with it at anytime. :-[You won't have a hunting or skeet shooting problem either unless you're hunting elephants and in this case you would need my Belgium made Browning 300 magnum automatic.

Myself if the guy with the shotgun is true to his word he's the one coming out on the short end of the stick, but that's just how I feel about it because I have no use for hand guns or pistols. I keep my Browning limited edition gold trigger magnum shotgun ready with my own hand loaded buckshot for home security. Never was any good with a pistol.

JR

[DrRocco]

I'm with ya, JR. I feel like it's a pretty fair trade. When you consider I only paid $250 for the gun (long story) brand new, I think I'm definitely the winner here.

I ended up making the deal with the guy. Swap guns, plus I'm getting 150 rounds of Winchester bird shot, a Remington duffle bag, and I'm driving 20 miles round trip instead of 90 to make the trade. I'm meeting him in a couple hours. I'll post pics and let ya'll know how things go when I get back home.

[cyborg]

Good dog Doc!!! an extra bone in your bowl tonite!!!!

[DrRocco]

[cyborg]

Just went on bass pro shop's site $545 +dros+tax,,,$40 in rounds,,,duffle $30,,,you're gettin a deal,,,and never fired in as new condition,,,deal o rama,,,just look it over good,,,look at the bolt face,,,that will tell you how many rounds are thru it,,,don't get all excited and weird,,it's business

[cyborg]

how'd the deal go??

[DrRocco]

Couldn't have gone better, Pete. I misunderstood the guy in regard to the duffle bag. He actually had a soft sided Remington gun case, which I would prefer anyway. Saturday morning, my daughter and I headed south of here a few miles and met the dude in a parking lot. As promised, he had all the state-required paperwork ready to go. The shotgun is as described, brand new. I couldn't be happier. Generally speaking, gun people are good people and this was no exception. Shotgun, soft case, 150 shells (100 @ 7 1/2 shot and 50 @ 6 shot), and the cardboard box, choke tool, trigger lock, and warranty registration paperwork.

[cyborg]

GOOD ON YA LADDIE!!!!!!,,slug barrels are cheap too,,,got yourself a great allround gun,,,if you only can afford one this is it,,,it will take anything in north america,,,,and a couple 3 years ago someone took an african elephant with one,,,slug,,,one shot,,,went thru 16" of cellulous bone,,3" slugs are nasty business,,,