Which replica firearms would you like to see available?

[Books OToole]

WHICH Model 3, Slim?  

1st Mod. American
2nd Mod. American
1st Mod. Russian
2nd Mod. Russian
3rd Mod. Russian
New Mod. SA
New Mod. Target SA
New Mod. Turkish
New Mod. Frontier SA
3" to 8" barrels (depending on model)
Blued, nickel, or two-tone (available on some models)
Maybe a dozen calibers, including the one you want (available on some models)

All Model 3 Smiths.  I prefer a 1st Russian, all nickel, 8", in .44 Russian.  At your price range I'd take a pair in a heartbeat.

The New Model 3 SA or DA or either one with optional target sights. ( The eyes are geting tired.)
Some barrel length options would be nice. (31/2, 4, & 5)

Books

[Drydock]

http://www.spanamwar.com/hotchkis165.htm

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I'll bet you could manage a "clean stage" with one whiff of cannister from that l'il Hotchkiss!  30 musket balls from 200 yards should clean out the whole bay!  Better make sure the Posse is well back of the gun when you pull the lanyard.

UBIQUE!

[Montana Slim]

WHICH Model 3, Slim? 

1st Mod. American
2nd Mod. American
1st Mod. Russian
2nd Mod. Russian
3rd Mod. Russian
New Mod. SA
New Mod. Target SA
New Mod. Turkish
New Mod. Frontier SA
3" to 8" barrels (depending on model)
Blued, nickel, or two-tone (available on some models)
Maybe a dozen calibers, including the one you want (available on some models)

All Model 3 Smiths.  I prefer a 1st Russian, all nickel, 8", in .44 Russian.  At your price range I'd take a pair in a heartbeat.

I'd draw to 'bout any of these....Similar tastes here I reckon....an "American" model, with 8", in .44 Russian would be a good one for me.

[Montana Slim]

Proper engineering of a new replica can reduce a lot of the hand fitting. Also note Colt & USFA are located in a high labor cost part of the country. Signifacantly lower production costs elsewhere including southern regions and even Chicago (of all places).

Regards,
Slim

[Roscoe Coles]

Forty Rod got me thinking, a S&W American would be pretty great. 

[Will Ketchum]

Forty Rod got me thinking, a S&W American would be pretty great. 

The problem is that to be correct it would use a heeled bullet.  How many would want to deal with that?   That's whuy I would prefer a New Model number 3 in 44 Russian.

Will Ketchum

[Forty Rod]

2nd American and 1st Russian are the same gun except for caliber.  I can buy .44 Russian ammo pretty easily and fairly reasonable, but I have never seen commercial .44 American at less than collector prices and it's as scarce as eyebrows on eggs.

In my not-so-humble opinion, the most elegant of all cartridge single actions. (Like the 1860 Colt for percussion revolvers.)  I can close my eyes and see the one I described with ivory grips and fairly plain black gun belt and slim-jim holsters with one of Will Ghormley's oval buckles.  Lawdy, Miss Claudy, that would look great.

[Ottawa Creek Bill]

2nd American and 1st Russian are the same gun except for caliber.  I can buy .44 Russian ammo pretty easily and fairly reasonable, but I have never seen commercial .44 American at less than collector prices and it's as scarce as eyebrows on eggs.

In my not-so-humble opinion, the most elegant of all cartridge single actions. (Like the 1860 Colt for percussion revolvers.)  I can close my eyes and see the one I described with ivory grips and fairly plain black gun belt and slim-jim holsters with one of Will Ghormley's oval buckles.  Lawdy, Miss Claudy, that would look great.

I like the way you think...Forty Rod......and I can do the heeled bullets too!

Bill

[Forty Rod]

I suppose I could be too, but I have this highly developed laziness reflex.....

[Montana Slim]

2nd American and 1st Russian are the same gun except for caliber.  I can buy .44 Russian ammo pretty easily and fairly reasonable, but I have never seen commercial .44 American at less than collector prices and it's as scarce as eyebrows on eggs.

Yep, hence my prior remark of "American" Model in .44 Russian. Officially, this may be a 1st model Russian revolver (no trigger-hook gizzie).
On the commercial ammo for the Heel-based bullet .44 American...my Pa had a box of "Gads custom cartridges" in this calibre..but I think he shot some/all of it up in one of his other .44s. Turns out the extra bullets he had with them to re-load works marvelously in his .44 Rimfire reloads (using the .22 RF primed cartridges)) for a Wesson C.W. Carbine.

Gads "44 American" brass is simply trimmed .41 magnum brass...a bit sloppy trim job at that, but it did go "bang".
If anyone would be interested in the fired brass, shoot me a PM with offer & I'll forward along.

The .44 American cartridges were to be used as substitute for .44 M-H. I think they're all fired now, but never know, some may be left.

Regards,
Slim