I bought one at a gun show a little while back, looking for any one of the following for a decent price; redhawk 44, smith 44mag, python, anaconda, any freedom arms high caliber revolver, or a bfr in 450 marlin, 460s&w or 45/70. Almost everything there was outrageously priced, and after searching around for a good three hours, I found the anaconda, in pristine condition, being sold for about the lowest price you could find on gun broker at the time. I don't know what these people were on but that guy had the only decent prices for revolvers (at least the ones I was after) in the whole place. I checked it over thoroughly and after finding absolutely no reason not to, bought it for $800 (talked him down from 1k), after looking at a USED stock red hawk for the same price at the table next door. Unlike the rest of the thread, I am quite fond of mine and don't regret the purchase for a second. its extremely accurate, feels great in my hand and has a very smooth action and trigger pull that seems to me better than my 500s&w. It may not be quite as sweet as a python (which I am currently saving for to be the next revolver purchase) but I won't let it go.