given my recent experiences, i think it is a crying shame that i have to step up to a freedom arms to get a gun i can depend on. IS QUALITY DEAD? i think that at working mans' price range that it may well be.
i used to think that ruger was the hero for the working man. affordable, dependable guns. sure a little rough around the edges; but good enough for most folks. that many guns with the exact same problem is beyond chance. it signafies a big problem.
as far as freedom arms- a 454 is truthfully a bunch more than i will ever need. my main quarry is targets, when i aint pursueing those i hunt whitetails and bear are in my near future. so the 44 is about perfect. and then i found one for $900. that alone made up my mind about what i was going to do with my present situation. the barrel is longer than i would have liked, but then again it is mag-na-ported, so i will be able to live with it.
nine bills is still alot of coin for a pistol for me; but folks i have come to know here have assured me it is well spent.
and i too prefer the double action recoil verses the single action. but with ruger out of the mix and dan wesson keeps going in and out of business, there just aint alot of options anymore. and i figure that i do shoot enough to justify spending that much on a QUALITY gun. like i said before, one gun i can trust is worth a hundred i cant.
if i had the option of "test driving" one before i i plunked down the money for it i definately would. hey, as site owner and administrater, you have to enjoy a few perks.
