ealier this spring i spotted an 18 in a local gunshop. owner wanted $630 plus tax. the original owner had brought this gun and a winchester rifle he had bought in the same year (1958).

I loved the gun but thought the price was too high. I left and came back 2 weeks later (45 mile round trip) and was glad to see it still there. I believe the only reason it was still there was because it was a shop that specialized in modern slide guns, not old wheel guns. I got him to give it to me for $625 out the door but would have gladly paid the full price.

if you want it, buy it! five years from now it is an $800+ gun.