cmh
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Post by cmh on May 3, 2016 21:12:12 GMT -5
Thanks Ill check him out
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Post by cmh on May 3, 2016 21:31:57 GMT -5
Checked him out and he has quite a few 97s and 83s... just everything has a short barrel 10" barreled revolvers just arent overly popular with most folks....
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Post by Alaskan454 on May 3, 2016 22:02:35 GMT -5
Well, have you checked here? www.freedomarms.com/dealers.htmlIt's funny, when I was looking for short barreled guns all I could find were long ones. Hopefully you can find "the one" for you!
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Post by Thunderjet on May 4, 2016 9:38:06 GMT -5
cmh, Just contact any Freedom Arms dealer and order the revolver exactly the way you want it.
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cmh
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Post by cmh on May 4, 2016 9:41:30 GMT -5
Yes Sir but ive waited a long time to be in the position to buy a brand new one... I did find a model 83 41 magnum.... although it has a short barrel.... might just look into seeing what it would cost to have a 7 1/2" or 10" tube put on... because the 41 magnum is what I really want
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Post by faca454 on May 4, 2016 19:24:20 GMT -5
I think any of the Model 83 FA's are a no brainer. IMHO the 454 with a 45 Colt spare cylinder should be your first choice in either 6" or 7.5' barrel length.The 357 and 41 magnum guns are probably the most accurate revolvers you can have in these chamberings (ask John Taffin).
The 475 Linebaugh and 500 WE are awesome but unless you reload ammo...
Basically it's up to you and how much recoil you can tolerate.
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cmh
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Post by cmh on May 4, 2016 20:54:11 GMT -5
Yes Sir.... If all goes well ill end up with a model 83 in 41 magnum I found NIB. It has a 6" barrel which is a bit shorter than I originally wanted but if I get it out and shoot it and want longer I know FA would be more than glad to put a new one on for me Thamks again, Craig
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Chip
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Post by Chip on May 8, 2016 7:05:51 GMT -5
I went with the 44 mag, when I bought one.
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Post by rjm52 on May 8, 2016 10:58:15 GMT -5
Glad you were able to find a 6"...for an all-around gun it is a lot easier to tote around than a 7.5"...and like you said, you didn't have to wait a year and if you don't like the 6" it only takes 3-4 weeks to have it changed out...
Bob
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cmh
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Post by cmh on May 8, 2016 16:19:50 GMT -5
Thanks Bob I appreciate that. Im anxiously awaiting a deposit so I can purchase it. Im seriously thinking about picking up a FA in 475 linebaugh as well.... you only live once
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Post by craigd on May 9, 2016 16:36:02 GMT -5
Given that I have had a 454 for the past 15 years or so, I just got another FA-83 in 44 mag. This gun is a real hoot to shoot with powder coated CB's and 10 grains of Unique.
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Post by lange1 on May 9, 2016 18:04:14 GMT -5
It depends on what you have already. I think the 454 is suffering in the vote because many may have it already. I bought my first 454 in 1999.
I think it's the most versatile.
You can load it light or ultra-heavy. You can hunt just about anything with it and it'll do the trick. It will accommodate light or heavy cast, and light or heavy jacketed, and you can load the all-copper too, to about any velocity range, from original 45 Colt levels to levels closing hard on the 460 S&W.
It's accurate as just about anything, although the 41 and 475 may be just ever-so-slightly more accurate. And by "ever-so-slightly more accurate," I mean tenths of an inch at 50 yards. Off a bench. Gun to gun variations are more meaningful.
You can get 454 ammo and components just about anywhere, load data is really plentiful, and if you don't have data, you can extrapolate without too much worry because it's so strong. The only components as readily available are for the 44.
I've had almost every caliber of model 83, and the 454 is the one I reach for most often. I am really confident with the 454, I can hit anything with my 6 incher. It's the last one I'd get rid of, and the first I'd buy if I had to start over.
But if I had a 454 already and didn't have a 475, the 475 would probably be second on my list, followed by the 44. If I didn't have any other revolver and I was looking at a FA-83, it'd be between the 454 and 44, with the edge to the 454.
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Post by Thunderjet on May 10, 2016 10:20:44 GMT -5
Previously I owned FA's in 454 and 475 Linebaugh. Then after selling both of them went with a 44 mag. The 44 has a lot going for it as well as the fact it can kill anything in the lower 48. I spent a good portion of my life acquiring revolvers that had more power than my last one. Now over the last 5 years I find myself going full circle and going back to what I started out with, the 44 mag. My 480 Ruger Bisley has never even been shot and my 500 JRH just sits in the safe. One of these days both will go on the auction block.
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cmh
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Post by cmh on May 10, 2016 13:38:07 GMT -5
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Post by cmh on May 12, 2016 22:28:01 GMT -5
Just bought my first FA!! NIB model 83.... 44 magnum with a 10" barrel. Im excited
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