I now have several.. and plan to get more.. they are just plain fun to have and shoot. Like you, I wanted a Colt 1873 my entire life.. Got one last year and now got this one.. My father-in-law has quite an extensive collection of them.. but not 1,000 like the guy who had this collection..

One of our resident gunsmiths to this site, Tinker, is currently working on one for me..It is a Ruger Vaquero..having it upgraded a bit.. barrel, sights, etc..