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Originally posted by Lowell W
Tim,
Good analogy. If I might make a small analogous contribution: Few people would mistake a Ruger New Model Blackhawk for a Colt SAA. However, shooters looking for a stronger, safer, more dependable, less expensive and virtually maintenance-free version of the SAA likely would opt for a stainless Blackhawk-and one could even call it a ".45 Colt" if it were chambered in .45LC. The Colt has the name, the looks, the feel and the "clickety clickety" sound; the Ruger has the attributes listed above. Is one "better"? Depends on what you want to do with it. A collector might turn up his nose at the Ruger but I think it's safe to say that serious shooters burn a lot more powder through their Blackhawks than their Colt Single Actions. And then, of course, there are the Freedom Arms guns... So if it just has to say "Colt" on the barrel: Fine; the choice is simple. Just decide how much the name is worth and go ahead and impress everybody by paying as much for a gun as you might for a car-and then don't shoot it because it's too valuable! On the other hand, if you're less concerned with the name than you are with performance and "bang for the buck", there are some excellent alternatives.
Oh yeah...what I've NOT seen at gun shows is some guy jumping up and down going "Yeah, but this is a Colt!...Yeah, but this is a Colt...". We know, we know...
The Ruger and Freedom Arms detractors, usually those who don't shoot very much, tend to slant the picture to their liking. 
Lowell
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I Agree with you Lowell,on the ruger being stronger and safer,more accurate and a better value for the shooter. i've said for ever ,If I wanted a cool car to drive the crap out of,bang for the buck and maybe fastest I would want a non donor built FFR ,I think they rock as a driver ,may be the best or close to it at least and 30k will put you at the top of the food chain.I still want a one dammit !! lol
Some of the other post I just think take this thing too literal.I have never said or thought CSX4000's are Historicly significant,or Identical to CSX3000.I really dont see what that has to do with anything .I am stating They are the "Current Production"of a Shelby Cobra ,end of statement ,no other insinuations or puns intended or meant .Although I will say this,good or bad ,again im not saying they are better than anything and i certainly respect many of the other cars as much as i do CSX,but in 20 years when they dont make any of these things and we walk thru the pederson or some like museum by the shelby display there will be a csx 4000 car there .Come to think of it,,I may even bet there will be a Shelby museum by then.
Oh,,and yes,,AMF damaged HD by trying sell harleys to the mass market .Any one deep in harleys knows the pre amf shovels were a bit better .Im not sure who did the tooling but the truth is the bikes werent that bad.the headache came from trying to put average Joes on harleys .It just didnt work since you had to be a biker and know how to wrench them to ride one .It took the evolution engine to make them a main stream bike for the masses.I do claim a bit of knowledge about these things.
I know were way off topic,but thats my story and Im sticking to it.Ill make one other analogy I head once that seems fitting here.
You'll hear lots of guys saying size dosent matter ,but you never hear a guy with a big Johnson wishing he could trade down.,,,T