About forty years ago, I bought a 14 1/2 in .44 from an older gentleman, who probably was not near as old as I am now. I paid all of $75 for it, and got a Winchester 42 for $135 and a Winchester 61 for $65. Probably had to float a loan with the credit union to cover it. After discovering that the Remington would not feed reloads, I sold it to a local dealer, who was also a gunsmith. He thought it would be a great rifle for hogs. He discovered that the bore was so oversize that a bullet big enough to fit the bore could not be loaded and chambered. He loved the rifle, and just stashed it in his closet.