If bugs deal doesn't work out I agree with checking with Grizzly, also check Enco and MSC. RLB mentioned some of the things to consider. When I bought mine I was tight on money and space so I bought a small lathe only capable of handling a 20" barrel and I bought one of the smaller mills. I've regretted it from day one. The small machinery is just enough to handle what I do with revolvers but I've had several breakdowns with lathe. I personally next time would go with a 36"+ lathe. My mill is fine other than being a little under powered but it has a small table. Something else you'll find is that different companies sell the same equipment under their names. My lathe is sold by Grizzly, Enco, and Harbor Freight as is my mill but the prices vary by 400.00 on the lathe. I was just looking at my Enco flyer and they have a 13"X40" Geared head gap bed lathe, 18speeds and comes with a 6" 3jaw chuck, 7" 4 jaw, steady rest, follow rest, 10" face plate, 3mt dead center for the tailstock, spindle uses 5mt or 3mt with sleeve, 1 1/16" spindle bore, 4 way tool post, set up tools. The lathe is 2599.95 and the stand is another 200.00 but shipping is free on this particular lathe. Grizzle also has two gunsmithing lathes one is about 3500.00 and the other 7000.00. I guess it depends on how serious you want to get. The nice thing about buying new is you get the accessories which are expensive to buy seperately, you get a warranty and you get all the pertinent paper work and manuals. One other thing to watch on the Mill is drive speeds, you want to find one that will go down to at least 60 RPM as that is where you'll do alot of your reaming work, alot of mills only go down to 80 to 120 RPM's. Hope my long winded reply helps. You might just get hold of the companies I mentioned and have a catalog or flyer sent out so you can better compare prices on what your getting if you do go used.
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