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They are getting as scarce as hen’s teeth. Look closely at the forcing cone and the top strap directly above the barrel/cylinder gap. There were about 11,000 made before they were removed from production because of flame cutting problems. The only reference book I can find at the moment is 10 years old and it says very good-$375, excellent-$450. They are highly sought after by custom gun makers and folks who want to make up a very powerful handgun. I should think the prices now are $600 or better
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Would you believe $800? I sent you an e-mail let me know if you don't get it.
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I always was amazed how well those Anaconda's shoot considering they only have one locking point for the cylinder. Definitely the best revolver Colt has made in modern times.
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I’ve owned Lugers and Rugers.
Lugers are wonderful to behold with their archaic articulated engineering, but the caliber can best be described as puny and they spend their time in the safe and get trotted out once a year or so to display to someone who may never have seen one.
Rugers on the other hand, operate in the real world where the rubber and the road intersect. I have shared the same woods, and at times the same camp, with half-ton predators. Bill Ruger (God rest his soul) has provided me a measure of comfort that Georg Luger could only dream about.
The Luger is gone, but you can bet there is a Ruger or two occupying the same space.
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I know a bunch of people who couldn't tolerate the recoil of a 444 Marlin from a rifle and you are basically shooting the same thing from a handgun. No wonder you are getting a little recoil sensitive.
Those calibers are a little too much "fun" for me.
My limit is warm 44 Magnum or hot 45 Colt loads. With the right bullet either will penetrate a large critter from his lips to to his teakettle and I kinda like the idea of getting more than one shot off.
I knew a lot of folks in Alaska who packed around a 454 Casull, but there wasn't one of them who didn't end up with the gun rocked back in their hand and the whole assembly up over their head with the first shot.
Not a very good fighting stance if you missed the first shot or even if you hit him and Yogi doesn't know he is dead yet.
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I can tell you why the 40 S&W "took off".
1)It fits in a 9 mm platform,
2)It comes in a Glock,
3)Police issue pistols must nowadays be sized to the lowest common denominator (female hands)
4)Ignorant police administrators think it is more defensible in court than a 45 which is viewed as overly powerful
5)It exactly matches the ballistics of the reduced police load offered with the original 10mm
6) It works. It has excellent "one shot stop" numbers, especially with the 155 and 135 grain loads.
PS.. no I don't own one, and didn't carry one as a cop. But after watching a few bazillion rounds go downrange as a trainer, it is about as much gun as a non-enthusiast can effectively use.
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AC5ZO... If you are truly interested in a 7-30 Waters, I can make you a much better deal than the above prices.
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You ought to see what it costs to ship a small tractor to Alaska. Average cost is 50 cents a pound.
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The Super Redhawk has considerably more mass than a Freedom Arms single action. My comments were directed at the Freedom Arms 454.
The Super/R's massive frame and heavier weight make it much easier to shoot but conversely, one probably would not pack one on their hip while hiking in the mountains. Well maybe Schwarzenegger might.
The Freedom Arms is much more packable but very much harder to control for that second shot.
I lean toward a combination of portability and controllable power.
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No 10's I'm afraid, though I am not philosophically opposed to them, except for maybe for the Colt Delta Elite. Little to much rock and roll for a 100 year old design.
On duty, and off duty for that matter, I carried a 45 ACP Revolver.
Occasionally, some newbe with a Glock and a high opinion of his own skills would sneer just a little and then I would have to take him to the range and embarrass the hell out of him.
You simply cannot reload a Glock as fast as wheel gun with full moon clips.
Anyway, after we hit some tough times a couple years ago the 45 ACP inventory thinned out dramatically.
Presently there is a full sized Kimber (first year of production), a Smith 625-6 and a pristine Brazilian contract S&W 1937. And there is my "Poor-mans Thompson" a Marlin Camp Carbine. It takes 1911 magazines and is as accurate at 100 yards as my Kimber is at 7 yards.
In the same bore size I have a Redhawk in 45 Colt and an Old Army with a drop-in 45 Colt cylinder.
Rounding out the big bore pistol line up are a couple of 44 Specials and three or four of 44 Magle-ems.
I used to have a Freedom Arms in 50 AE, but it went away in some long forgotten trade.
Revolvers and Lever guns. Gotta love 'em.
Wanna talk big bore rifles?
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