I stopped by a local pawn shop last week, and he had three or four 455s still in stock, including the .22LR/.17HMR combo American, and one with a threaded heavy barrel in a fancy stock, and another in one of the Magnums (.22 or .17HMR). A threaded American in synthetic stock followed me home. After fooling with the little snubby Scout guns, I'm totally sold on the shorter barrels for my wants/needs. I have four (now five) of the 16.25" guns and they seem to shoot better than the longer guns, probably due to the stiffness of the barrels. They carry pretty good, too.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
