thanks for that, I put in a offer for $2800 solid. I’ll wait them out. It’s been sitting there for 5 months now, two of them with consecutive numbers. Thanks for the replyCall Freedom Arms and ask them if they still support the forcing cone bushing - I don't think they do. This is an early gun and doesn't have the replaceable firing pin (can be retrofitted for a couple hundred $ incl shipping). The firing pin's are subject to breakage. Don't know what "EXP" is unless it's express rear sight.
On the plus side the gun has an aux 45 colt cylinder (a plus to me not to others who say it isn't needed), and micarta grips.
New list price is $3,350 without the 45 colt cyl and without micarta grip upgrade.
Here's one that's similar without 45 colt cyl and no micartas for $2,100 (shipping included but transfer fees would add to the cost). It also has the forcing cone bushing and probably no replaceable forcing cone. No 45 colt cyl and no micarta grips.
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I bought 2 other guns from the collector collection. He was definitely a buyer and not a shooter.Sorry, missed the action job.
Empty? I believe it’s a 5 shot. not drop safe?Whatever you pay, remember the hammer rides on an empty chamber.
$1500! AMAZING what thing cost in the 40’s! lolI was going to say, probably somewhere around $3k. The .45Colt cylinder and micarta grips definitely add to it. It's obviously unfired. I'd like to have one just like it with ivory micarta instead of black.
That said, I paid $1500 for a used Field Grade with two cylinders.![]()
Play Russian Roulette and pray.This was 2016.
Empty? I believe it’s a 5 shot. not drop safe?
Just as Sam Colt intended it to be. Instructions are hard to follow for some people, such as that dude that blew his leg off.Freedom Arms wants you to carry the 83 with an empty chamber under the hammer.
WOE!!!!The defect? A hammer on a loaded chamber. The 1870s outlaws knew better than that...go figure!
Honestly, I don't know if they changed the design. Other users can chime in.
Mind your legs!
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I’m just jealous! $1500 then - now $3,000! ouchThis was 2016.
It means, "I want to be compensated for my own stupidity, just to come to the sad realization $600,000.00 don't grow a new leg"What in the world does “draw fire and snap fire” mean?
WOW! I thought FA was the almighty gun maker with no drama but that 83 for sure is for the Bad Boy! I like it!Freedom Arms wants you to carry the 83 with an empty chamber under the hammer. (A lot of people apparently ignore that with impunity, but there you go.) One of the very few things that I don't like about the 83 is that it is, at least according to FA, a four-shooter.
The 97, for what it is worth, has a transfer bar.
Dang! $600,000 was it for blowing your legs off! You get that from hurt feelings in Seattle! lolJust as Sam Colt intended it to be. Instructions are hard to follow for some people, such as that dude that blew his leg off.
what ya paid for your FA 25 years ago?I like it. I've owned a similar revolver for about 25 years now. I was shooting and loading a lot of .45 ACP back then, so I ordered it with an extra ACP cylinder. Mine hasn't seen a lot of use over the years, but I've never regretted buying it..
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$600,000 I would not even want to lose a fingerIt means, "I want to be compensated for my own stupidity, just to come to the sad realization $600,000.00 don't grow a new leg"
The drama comes from those who follow Hollywood movies instead of manufacturer's instructions...WOW! I thought FA was the almighty gun maker with no drama but that 83 for sure is for the Bad Boy! I like it!