I do not think you can go wrong with spending that kind of money on a working Model Russian 3rd. That one has a replaced screw, a missing lanyard ring, and was buffed to within an inch of its life. It will never interest many collectors, but should be fun to shoot at the range.
I no longer use black powder in these revolvers, mainly because I hate dismantling the gun every time I shoot it, due to the black powder residue getting everywhere, even inside the mechanism. I hand load to 600 fps with Clays and cleaning is a breeze. Less recoil, less speed, less cleanup, less pressure, cannot be bad on these 140 year old boat anchors. All I lack it a pair of giant hands so I can cock the gun without changing my grip to do so.
Clumsy, heavy, ugly to many, an ergonomic disaster, stiff action . . . but puts a smile on the face of anyone who shoots them!
