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Seville 357 Maximum
A friend of mine called me this morning and asked if I wanted to accompany him to the LGS. Not having anything better to do (retired from the rat race), I agreed. Upon arrival to the LGS, I went to check on the consignment guns. There on the bottom shelf, on the very end of the row, half hidden under a S&W model 29 was a Seville 357 Maximum. I asked the salesman if I could inspect it and he agreed. It has a 7 1/2" barrel, was manufactured by United Sporting Arms (then based in Tuscon, Az.) and in virtually new condition. Based on the serial number and location of manufacture it was probably made in 1983.
The 357 Maximum being one of my favorite cartridges of all time (I won my first State Silhouette Championship with one in the same year), still having components and dies for it was a bonus.
The pistol appeared to have been lightly used as the front of the cylinder showed slight carbon staining and the forcing cone and bore had a slight carbon wash and no fouling.
Best of all the asking price was ridiculously low, it was listed at $250.00 LESS than a standard Blackhawk they also had on consignment. Needless to say, I almost broke my arm pulling out my wallet to buy it.
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You got a great deal and 357 maximum is an awesome cartridge
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Nice find and a great deal!
Some of those lesser known revolvers can be a real buy.
Enjoy!
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Great serial number too, sort of matching a Freedom Arms.
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That was THE revolver for the 357max. You had one of those, you had something. At our LGS, one day a guy brought in 4 Sevilles. All in 9mm mag. One for each of the barrel lengths offered. All brand new and was asking what they were worth.
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I had a Seville back in the 80's that I shot silhouette with. It was a great gun, but somehow,
I let it slip away from me and replaced it with something else. Looking back, I made a great
big mistake.
leadhead
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That is a great looking Seville !
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Sweet handgun !! And a great caliber to boot ! Now I’m jealous! Happy for you , good shooting!
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I had one in .44 Mag. until just last Sept. Sold it to help finance a new water well. I thought it to be just a bit better in every way than the Super Blackhawk.
DG
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Congrats! I would of snapped that up also.
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Wonderful find and a great serviceable revolver. Thank you for sharing . Just about my favorite cartridge.
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I had heard of them in print but never saw one in person. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Great looking revolver. james
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That's a great find on an awesome revolver.
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A classic example of stuff that never happens to me.
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Love it.
When El Dorado Arms started up locally (Chimney Rock NC, they came along after the Sevilles) I used to visit them occasionally. I always wanted on in either .45 Colt or .357 Maxi. I'd love to find one like that too!
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Ruger did away with their 357 Max guns because they were flame cutting the top strap and quite rapidly, as I recall. Did the construction of the Seville have a work around?
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I had a Seville 357 for a while that I traded off for some thing else I didn't need. It was super accurate, but awfully heavy. IIRC, it had a 6 or 6 1/2" barrel. A friend of mine reminds me that you can't own 'em all. Dang it.
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The Seville was one of the firms that Ruger's Pine Tree Castings made/provided frames for.
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