I picked it up today... It is brand new, never was fired. They told me a dealer brought in in for a consignment auction. There was no wear on shelf/latch the ejector/extractor or on the hammer where the spur locking screw would bite in; the spur was in a sealed plastic bag. Im convinced it was never fired since it left the factory in 2004. Wonder why he couldn't sell such a "highly coveted" gun? Oh well, I hope to shoot it next week, thanks for the handload recipee Quick, How about a good off the shelf brand of ammo to get me started?