Hey frizz, yeah, I know the mag wasn' t around back in the 1850-1899 period, but the .44spcl was, and as I' m sure you' re aware, a .44mag is fully capable of chambering and firing the sissy little spcl rounds. I also use my CAS guns for hunting, so limiting myself to a round that doesn' t have to be downloaded for CAS isn' t my cup of tea.

Pretty much here' s the deal, I can either get the 700PSS or two of the others, since the PSS is $800, and a decent glass will be $200, putting me at my grand limit. I could cut this in half by getting the Savage and the W&H, but I' m not too tickled about that combination, and the 1894 and the Vaquero together would push my limit close since he won' t give the a discount on both at once, so I figure it' s one of these options:

1894+W&H or savage
Vaquero+W&H or Savage
700PSS

Judson, If someone GAVE me a 7mm stw I' d accept it, but I won' t ever buy another 7mm unless it' s an amazing deal I could profit from, or a 7-30 waters or 7-08. Long story, but it doesn' t involve me getting ' burned' if that' s what you' re wondering! I have a couple .416Rigby' s, a CZ550, winchester 70, custom bbled Ruger 77, and a custom single shot by someone, it' s worth more than I' d care to shoot, even handle more than to maintain it, was my granddad' s, I' ve only fired it twice, once on his 65th b-day=the day he retired, and the day of his funeral.