Gary W. Strange
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2018
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- 385
Back in the early 90’s when my kids were home and required all our extera money, I mowed yards on the side to save for a Freedom Arms in 454 Casual. At the time l finely got one, I though a Freedom arms revolver must be to revolver men, what a fine English double gun is to a shotgun men. It was a field grade with a 6” barrel. It was and is still a very fine revolver. I will never part with it. I am getting older now and just can’t carry it in the woods like when I was a young man.
Early this week I was looking on the Freedom Arms website on the instock gun page and seen they were showing to have a model 97 in .44 Special with a 4 1/4” barrel and wine wood grips in stock. A quick call confirmed they did. I called my dealer as soon as I got off the phone with Freedom Arms and ask him to order it for me. I picked it up Friday afternoon. It is just perfect. Fitted and finished like a Swiss watch. As a comparison, I ordered a Colt New Frontier and waited over a year, received it and was somewhat disappointed. Colt is by all means not what they once were in the quality department. The Freedom Arms makes the Colt look like a Ruger.
I decided on .44 Special because it has always been one of my favorite calibers. I growed up reading Elemer Keith, Skeeter Skelton and Sheriff Jim Wilson and just seen the .44 Special as just enough gun for my needs now. I plan to reload the 255 grain gas check at around 1000-1100 FPS. Needless to say I am tickled with it. Expensive but you get what you pay for.
Early this week I was looking on the Freedom Arms website on the instock gun page and seen they were showing to have a model 97 in .44 Special with a 4 1/4” barrel and wine wood grips in stock. A quick call confirmed they did. I called my dealer as soon as I got off the phone with Freedom Arms and ask him to order it for me. I picked it up Friday afternoon. It is just perfect. Fitted and finished like a Swiss watch. As a comparison, I ordered a Colt New Frontier and waited over a year, received it and was somewhat disappointed. Colt is by all means not what they once were in the quality department. The Freedom Arms makes the Colt look like a Ruger.
I decided on .44 Special because it has always been one of my favorite calibers. I growed up reading Elemer Keith, Skeeter Skelton and Sheriff Jim Wilson and just seen the .44 Special as just enough gun for my needs now. I plan to reload the 255 grain gas check at around 1000-1100 FPS. Needless to say I am tickled with it. Expensive but you get what you pay for.