your opinion us arms abiline

[thunderbutt]

haven't bought it yet buy there is a us arms ablilne in 44 mag. rough looking but he wants $200.00 for it but i need to drive 125 mi to his place . so what do you think on the gun it's self ? any ammo other than 44 mag i could use in it.

oh my first post cool site

[Deleted]

Is it mechanically all there? If so I'd say $200 is a fair price. Others on this forum can tell you more about Abilenes and their outshoots like the Eldorado and Seville. From what I know of them they're good revolvers.

[Mark Terry]

Welcome to the forum. Price sounds fair.

I have never personally seem a Abilene other than in pictures ( I keep looking) and I'd probably be on the road tomorrow early.

[thunderbutt]

.the ejector rod and assy is missing but shoots good and locks up good according to him. i like the looks of the style. have no idea why i want a 44 mag for ;D

[vonfatman]

With the parts missing...$200 might be the max you'd want to go...I would not want to depend upon a supply of parts out there to bring it up to speed (assuming you might want to do that at some time in the future).

I LOVE Abilene revolvers....(I just have two and I'm NOT an expert on anything) but I am kind of a snob and stick to the Riverhead, NY manufactured guns for no reason other than I want to...just me.

They are very cool and I suspect you will enjoy the gun if you make the deal.

Good Luck.

Bob

[CraigC]

Great sixguns! Better made and finished than Rugers. Parts are not easy to come by. I would not pay $200 for a well-worn example with missing parts. Unless it was just for parts. Not too long ago there was a good supply of them NIB for well under $300.

[thunderbutt]

going to pass on this pistol. his price plus a 250 mile round trip drive just not worth it. he is not willing to drive some to save me some miles. so i'll keep looking around.
thank you very much for your help.

[shadow]

I think Abeline's are definitely "under valued" for some reason, considering their outstanding quality. You made a good decision, in any case, to pass on this rough .44 Mag with missing parts. You can shoot .44 spl rounds through any gun chambered for the .44 Mag. If you can find a decent Abeline, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. It's a well made and very durable revolver.

If you want to learn more, you're on the right site, and Lee Martin is the man that compiled a very accurate and detailed history of the Abeline, Seville & El Dorado for the benefit of all enthusiasts and forum members. To get to that article, rather than clicking on "Forum", click on "Sevilles", and a new window will appear, now under Sevilles and El Dorado's, click on "The Article", and there it begins.

Shadow

[thunderbutt]

i'[ll keep looking. like to have one in .357 over a .44 mag

[edk]

Jul 17, 2011 1:15:26 GMT -5 shadow said:

I think Abeline's are definitely "under valued" for some reason, considering their outstanding quality.

I sort of thought so too. When I first saw mine it was in unturned/unfired condition in my dealers' case and the deep blueing attracted my eyes like a magnet. Putting a Ruger on one end of a scale and a Colt Python at the other end I'd estimate the Abilene is 90% of the way toward the Python. Then, the nicely styled hammer and half-cock, recessed cylinders and near-FA lockup sealed the deal in my mind. Still cautious I came home and proceeded to find Lee's great site when researching them. I couldn't get back to the dealer fast enough worried that it would be scooped up. While I'm very happy with it I'm surprised at the number of folks that have commented that $300 was too much to pay. Funny how it was nestled in amongst a bunch or worn Rugers none of which were under $375-400