I have been wanting a Colt type SAA

and I like them, they serve a purpose in my collection. But they are not used all that much for "fun", and they chuck my brass in the bushes!

The Colt Clone for the $500 price range pushes several buttons. The mechanical enjoyment of all the clicks, and the click-clickety-click of all the locking points coming into time. The historical aspect of the rig with no external safeties is a pleasure. And the little cartridge is a fun one. The fixed sights have never really been a hamper for me as I can regulate them or the load.

I kind of have been wanting a shorter barrel version but the 5.5" is a close second. Most of my sixguns seem to have longer barrels and a change might be nice. I'm not sure if it would like .309" slugs or prefer .312" but either is doable. .314 is only a paint coat away too.

I think with the market as is I can clear a trade easily and come out favorable.

and it would have died even further were it not for the advent of the 10mm and .40 S&W. New interest and some tooling to make the bullets in correct diameter.

It was quite popular it seems for leverguns, single shots, pumps even. The 180 gr. SP or cast bullet at a nominal 1000-1100 fps smacks pretty hard. No telling what all has been killed with them! Simply because it was what was in hand.

I am about to order a .32-20 Taylor's. The local gun guy just showed me a Colt Army in .32-20 that was about 70% original finish but mechanically perfect. But no sneaking up on him, $795 to start. But it's a DA. On a $500 budget I can do the spaghetti wheelgun and not worry about wearing the blue on it.