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 Surprise Revolver aquisition 
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So I have been looking for a 44 Mag revolver for my hiking gun and in general outdoors Sidearm. I had had a deal lined up for a Taurus Tracker that fell through then had cash ready to buy a Redhawk and the seller backed out. I had shot a email to a guy on armslist with a "generic" looking .44 Magnum Revolver and he agreed to trade for my brand new .22 plus a ton of ammo. He said it was an interarms Revolver, I did research but came up with little about this gun however it looked like a solid and well made gun. When I got home from the trade and really started examining the gun. I found under the rubber Hogue grips a ASTRA Logo and with a little research I found I had actually traded for a ASTRA Terminator .44 Revolver of Dusk Till Dawn Fame.

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Looking Forward it taking it to the range. Does anyone have any experience with these Revolvers?


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Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:41 pm
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That thing is gonna be a handful to shoot. icon_eek

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Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:45 pm
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Surprise revolver is much better than surprise buttsex.

Nice little piece.

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Awesome! Looks like fun.

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Yep that's George Clooney's gun. I put one of these in my soon-to-be-available book.

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Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:57 pm
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I am kinda torn, it is clearly a really nice revolver, super smooth trigger and built like a tank. However it feels like a collectors piece more than a trail gun.


Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:31 pm
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I can't think of a single Spanish made revolver that's collectible. Before the Spanish civilian arms market imploded, they filled the niche that Taurus and Rossi now do...second fiddle to Colt, S&W, and Ruger. Not saying you don't have a great gun, you do, but it's a shooter.

Blued trail guns, best thing to do is get all the oil/grease/lube off the outside, then apply a coat of wax (Renaissance is the best stuff, but even car wax is OK). Then, silicone or lubricant over that. It's a bit of work but keeps you from having a rusty gun here in WA.

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Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:06 am
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Thanks for the tips, I will look into that, All I meant was that these are apparently a bit more valuable than I had thought. I currently use EEZOX for maintenance but I will pick up some wax. Thanks


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