I agree that the Blue Book can be behind the market and it takes them a while to take up the slack, especially when a market makes a move.
I think high grade S&W's are sleepers. Colts went thru the roof, S&W's not so bad. Just look at a high condition Python. I personally like S&W's better, always have. I picked up a near mint Python years ago. It shoots really nice, but I never took a real liking to it. As the value rose to around $1,200-1,400, I was about to trade it when my son let me know how much he liked it. I gave it to him. Otherwise, it may have gone down the road, as it wasn't worth that much to me.
DF
