Ya, the price on those things made me choke. I found an 1886/71, stainless, for a third of that. Now they're right up there though. Missed the boat whilst discussing it with the wife. There's the Marlin GG's, but they just aren't tripping my trigger. The fit and finish is pedestrian at best. Oh well, I'll keep looking. Maybe I'll stumble across an SBL Guide Gun that doesn't suck.To be honest, I didn't even look at the price of the Big Horn until a few minutes ago. HOLY SHEEIT! 2700 is the base price. Hell no. Not when the 45/70 is available in various rifles for far cheaper. And you can load the 45/70 HEAVY if you wanna. Sure, it ain't .50 cal but who cares at that point.