I worked the local gunshow last weekend.
I am always on the lookout for a 41 Mag (the gun or Brass or mold or whatever).
I did get some used brass and a set of old RCBS steel dies which appeared to be NIB
Anyway, no guns at the show the got me excited, But I was told by someone that the LGS in that town had a used BLackHawk on the shelf.
I went there yesterday, and the only 41 they had was NIB for $550...more than I was looking to pay.
...BUT, this isn't what this post is about.
I owned several BlackHawks in the past, but currently don't own one. I'm thinking I'd like to have one again, but I'm not liking the looks (metal finish) of the new ones. It seems the older ones (from the 1980s???) had a more polished finish.
...ANYWAY, while I was at the LGS, they had a older used Black Hawk (6.5" I believe?) in 357M. It had some sort of a small bluing blemish (slight pitting maybe) on the outside of the barrel (muzzle end)...like you'd see if a drop of blood was there or something? Also, the frame had been removed, evidenced by the boogered frame screws and blacking scraped off the aluminum frame from incorrect sized screwdriver bit. They had it priced at $399. I didn't buy it, but I've been thinking about it.