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Do any of y'all have one? Have you even heard of one? I just acquired one. The dealer said that only 15 had been made and 10 of those had passed through his hands. Anybody hear tell any differently?

Wonder if it will be scarce. Kinda afraid to shoot it if it really is that uncommon.

The .44 Special chambering is actually fairly recent. That's probably the biggest reason not too many people have them. Had it been available when I bought my steel framed Henry, I wouldn't have gone with .44-40.

Dan

I shoot the heck out of mine! It's the best darn SASS rifle I've ever shot. Mine was imported by Cimarron Arms. It has the 24" octagon barrel, color-cased receiver and lever, and a straight gripped non-checkered stock. Don't know if it's RARE, but I do know I haven't seen many in that caliber, most are carbines. I snapped it up the moment I saw it on the dealer rack. I've got a brace of .44 special Colt's that I shoot matches with and this rifle is the cats pajamas to team them up with.

I'll assume that you are planning on keeping that '73 you acquired, but if not...drop me a line, I might know someone interested in it.

Sorry. I saw the thread and started to click on it, then realized it was mine. lol I got rid of that gun last fall as I didn't use it much and wanted another black gun and stuff I'd use more. They are nice guns though. Glad you like yours.

Oh, well....I've got a buddy that REALY likes my rife....and I'm not about to let MINE go! Keep me in mind if you run across another.