Well kids . . . we are at special advertisement #15 and it's time to bring out one of the ugliest "Franken pistols" ever made.  This is a genuine original Herters 401.

For those of you too young to remember, Herter's was a shooting/hunting mail-order supply company located in Waseca, MN, that went out of business in the 1980s after almost a century of operation.  George Herter thought he invented the perfect cartridge way back in 1961.  As stated in the original catalogs:  “The fabulous .401 Powermag…is the ideal large caliber revolver cartridge. Will kill any animal on the face of the earth or shoot through the cylinder block of any automobile. It will flatten any human, no matter where you hit him…This is the finest big game or law enforcement revolver…With this revolver you can hunt deer, and all North American and African game…”.

The revolver was made by Sauer & Sohn of Germany to be a copy of the famous Colt Single Action Revolver.  It has a blued finish and a 6.5-inch barrel.  The workmanship was said to be spectacular.  However, it appears the .41 Remington Magnum cartridge and the Gun Control Act of 1968 (the end of mail order firearms) was enough to end the .401 PowerMag and plunge it into the category of long forgotten obsolete cartridges.  Because of that, you may want to handload your own cartridges.

Along with the pistol and holster, I have loaded ammo, brass, and dies for those who make their own.  Over the last few decades, data has been published showing .401 Powermag handloads achieving muzzle velocities in excess of 1,500 fps.  You can by ammo for companies like Buffalo Arms, but it isn’t cheap.

I am not sure if any others are out there for sale, so I am extremely negotiable on the price.  If you are interested and can point me to a real current sale.  So far I have found one full box of ammo - picture added.  I have also included a picture of two boxes of empty factory brass and dies for this gun.

DISCLAMER: I am not looking to sell to dealers, and you must be a resident of Arizona, legally allowed to own a firearm in the state of Arizona, be at least 18 years old for a rifle or 21 for a handgun, and I will be creating a signed bill of sale for both of us.