I am an accumulator of fine firearms, not a collector and have a number of brands, calibers and the like because I cannot make up my mind. I used to swap, trade, and sell guns because I wanted the newest and greatest - - and now I do not do that any more. I love my Python, and I love my two (2) Model 27's. There's enough love to go around, and they don't mind if I cheat on them with my Ruger Security Six.
This is one of a number of topics that can argued from now until end of time, and hopefully will never be settled.
Other topics that fall into this catagory are:
45 ACP vs. 9mm vs. 357 mag vs. 44 mag etc, etc, etc
revolver vs. self loading
bolt action vs. single shot
blondes vs. brunettes vs. redheads vs. bald (bald always looses)
So long as we can appreciate individual preference and differences of opinion we should have fun with this.
Annnnd once it is decided we can move on to a really important topic:
Charcoal vs. gas.
But finally, to put my hard earned $0.02 into the answer, supply, mystic, and ever present intangibles that make collecting the sport it is. There is not a lot of reasoning going on with some of these prices.
This is one of a number of topics that can argued from now until end of time, and hopefully will never be settled.
Other topics that fall into this catagory are:
45 ACP vs. 9mm vs. 357 mag vs. 44 mag etc, etc, etc
revolver vs. self loading
bolt action vs. single shot
blondes vs. brunettes vs. redheads vs. bald (bald always looses)
So long as we can appreciate individual preference and differences of opinion we should have fun with this.
Annnnd once it is decided we can move on to a really important topic:
Charcoal vs. gas.
But finally, to put my hard earned $0.02 into the answer, supply, mystic, and ever present intangibles that make collecting the sport it is. There is not a lot of reasoning going on with some of these prices.
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