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More 44mag than .357, .357 models bring ~1k or so if they're pristine. 44mag is more common, prices range 500-750, sometimes more, but not usually. Centennial editions, and box/paperwork are all bumps in price as well. These were made by Miroku for Browning.   I paid 440 for one a year and a half ago, but it's because the seller and I are friends. I've had offers north of 600 to buy it, but have passed on all. It's just too much fun to shoot. It will be one of the last I sell, if I ever have to.

Picked it up as a teenager after a broken arm.   I was sick for a month. Pretty much lived on the couch for the first week and a half. Glad you're on the mend; walking pneumonia... well, it sucks.

What's your budget?   I don't know of a semi-auto that's less chunky than a Browning SA22.

so, closer inspection:   Upper has some blems in the finish, uneven anodize I guess.   Also, the flash hider/comp looks a bit longer than the standard A2 on my BCM upper.

OK! So, as promised, here are some potato pics of the receiver as it came, packaging, and where it lives, for now. A man in a brown suit visits your office. He leaves this, you sign a strange pad. No words are exchanged. Carefully opening your blade, you slice through the package's seams, revealing wadded paper. And one sheet that wasn't. Seems the packer got lazy. (in reality, it was very well packed, despite being the dreaded wadded paper. Enough to provide security from bouncing, not so much as to have paper spring forth from the box as I opened it.) Digging through the wadded paper, you find a long object, wrapped in foam paper! Once again with the knife! (Upper so fancy it has to be wrapped twice! So you have to unwrap it, and it still ain't open.) After the tape holding the foam paper yeilds to your blade, you open it slowly to find this! A lonely barreled upper. So barren. So alone. So you dig through your spare parts, which you have had lying around for months now, and find it a mate! Now it's almost complete! Just need to get a bolt carrier group, shove it in there, and head to the range. Then we'll see how things work. In other news, everything looks to be in good order. Nothing appears to have been beat to crap. Front sight taper pins probably could've been installed a bit further, but they're all the way through. we'll see what happens there. If anyone has questions about certain areas, I'll do my best to answer. But I'm certainly no AR guru.

You're right on the use with 45/70; it can also be used for 45-90 and 45-120.

  I'd put those on the shelf, doubt that old .22LR will go off, and the Yuengling is probably ruined being that old. Neat conversation pieces though...                 ... JK! Nice find, bet they're fun rifles. I love old .22's!

Thanks for the info! Got a 20" on the way. Will post back when it gets in.

  ROFLMAO

  Heh, sounds like the OP in reverse:   My Greatest Fear is that one day my wife will found out how many I've bought and what I paid for them, and I'll die.   :rofl: 

  Then move on to the Whiskey!     You'd better stop wasting that bacon on posts! Majiks are enough to get info here! Ration your stores man!

  Most commonly.308 win. But they can come in a bunch of other flavors.

Guessing none of you saw the Duck Dynasty episode about the vineyard purchase then, huh?

Tonight was tortilla soup, homemade. A small glass of Crown XO before I finally bed down.   Tomorrow breakfast will be fried venison backstrip, eggs, biscuits, and gravy. Dinner will be whatever, probably light sandwiches. Supper will be homemade Tamales, rice, beans, and guacamole salad.

  Snap. I just ate dinner... and one mention of hashbrown casserole and I'm hungry again.

  A note of clarification: Martyn Ashton was the original rider in Road Bike Party 1, who was paralyzed earlier this year. The rider in this film is Danny MacAskill. Check out Danny's "Imaginate" series. Some of you may know his video "Way Back home"

  Don't forget about the obrez! Most tactical of the mosins. Concealable too!

    Heh, I dunno bout lumens, but I am addicted to quality reflectors. I really like a good balance between throw and spot on most lights, and on a few - I like a really, really tight beam that's almost all throw.   Though it is really cool when someone pulls out a light that can illuminate a treeline 200+ yds away

Main light is a streamlight protac 2AAA, thin, light, and bright (or dim) if need be. Other lights include a mag 2d led, surefire 6px pro, surefire 6p halogen, petzl tikka headlamp, rayovac headlamp, and a 6v lantern. I've owned, given away, and lost more lights than I can remember.

I'd say it's time to get a longslide or "practical tactical" :stir:   Get some time hands on a G34 or G17L - I love the way my G34 balances, and especially how it shoots. Super smooth pistol.

  Whelp, got an extra safety selector detent. Better build a new rifle.

When I'm looking to purchase ammo, I generally stow it in a backpack so I don't have to tote it around the show by hand. I've also brought multiple pistols with me in the same way - cased and in a pack. Don't see why bringing ammo would be much different.

Middle finger, right hand. point along the frame with your index finger.   Be aware, one handed it will be harder to control recoil, and you run the risk of your index finger getting caught up in the slide. On a revolver it's not a good idea because your index finger will get some nasty burns from the exhaust at the cylinder gap.   It's doable, I've tried it and it works. It takes more getting used to than I wanted to put forward.   Good luck, and here's to a speedy recovery!

Pinfire reloading ... heh... as Caster said... not for a normal human being! I also agree with this: find the other visual pieces and build a nice display box. With an ejector installed, you could turn the gun loading gate down in the box and the missing pc would be hidden from view.   As far as finding parts, you're going to have a difficult time, and just as hard a time finding someone to work on it.   My first inclination is to give the fellas at Dixie Gun Works a call - they might have an idea. They even have a few up for sale on their website.

Looks neat for sure! It is an old Pinfire revolver. Designs similar to this are, iirc, referred to as Lefaucheaux revolvers - attributed to the designer and his son. The design was used by many different manufacturers of the time.   That long thin piece of metal appears to be the mainspring. It would fit in the open area of the frame/grip.   Your revolver also appears to be missing the its loading gate and ejector.   I'd find someone much more familiar with these than myself and have them look at it.   Original pinfire ammunition is collectible, if you come across some, don't try to shoot it - the primer compounds are most certainly degraded. There are methods for reloading new cases - be aware it's tedious and not the safest ammunition. Loose ammo could potentially detonate as the pin is what strikes the primer and can be conveniently found sticking out the side of the cartridge waiting on just the right bump.   Parts may be hard to come by, and you'll almost certainly need them hand fit and then tuned to work properly. Once you've got it where you want it - build a display box and enjoy as a neat heirloom piece.