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Shieldbreaker
02-10-2008, 17:25
Yep, I've been looking my arse off for a year or more...Now that I found one, I am floored by the price.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=92073182
SAWMAN
02-11-2008, 13:43
.....that caliber also. they were fairly cheap 15(or so) years ago when MR offered it.

As you probably know,it is simply a .50A&E necked down to .429/.430. Don't know for sure but would probably get another 100-150fps over the .44mag DE. That appealed to me.

The Gunbroker weapon advertised is waaaaaaaay to "pimpie" for me. What they are trying to sell is the finish and I would not want that.

The weapon will NEVER be worth even 3K no matter how many were made. I can't imagine even a "collector" picking this one up. -----pruhdlr
Shieldbreaker
02-17-2008, 09:47
Auction is almost over!!!! If anybody wants it, they better hurry.
SAWMAN
02-17-2008, 11:56
That weapon will not end up selling for 2K.

If so, the buyer needs to contact me. I have property for sale in "south Florida".
Shieldbreaker
02-17-2008, 12:12
That weapon will not end up selling for 2K.

If so, the buyer needs to contact me. I have property for sale in "south Florida".



:embarassed: How did you know my offer? lol.
SAWMAN
02-17-2008, 15:24
The ONLY other DE that I would have a remote interest in would be a all stainless weapon.

But then I figure that I used mine in the remote areas of Maine,Florida,and others,during hunts of three days or more. This,while my DE stayed wet for the whole time and never gettin' so much as a wipedown. And it has never had more than a couple small spots of surface rust on it.

Mine is the MK1 with the black oxide(?) finish and it is very durable. It doesn't even scratch very easy.

I feel that what has saved my DE is the same treatment that I give to some of my other "working" weapons. Strip 'em down,blow 'em out with a light mist of WD-40 pushed by 60psi,then followed by dry air at 80-100psi.

Some people bad mouth WD. Those are the people that gunk it on and allow it to dry. My system has worked for me for the past........well........more years than I can count.

I would also be interested as to how the Ti finish was applied to that DE. -----pruhdlr
bac1023
02-17-2008, 16:18
:wow: