Colt New Frontier in 45 LC low SN - Should I buy it?

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Ok, here's my dilemma. I have the opportunity to purchase a Colt New Frontier in .45 LC with a 7.5" barrel. It is from the early 60's with a SN lower than 3000. I'm not entirely familiar with the quality of Colt during this time period. Should I buy it?
 
netguy1999 said:
Ok, here's my dilemma. I have the opportunity to purchase a Colt New Frontier in .45 LC with a 7.5" barrel. It is from the early 60's with a SN lower than 3000. I'm not entirely familiar with the quality of Colt during this time period. Should I buy it?
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Yes of course, great quality but it depends the condition and if you're comfortable with the asking price.
Make sure there is not a 0 in front of the serial number because that would make it a 3rd generation....some people mix up the 2 gens' serial numbers.
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netguy1999 said:
Ok, here's my dilemma. I have the opportunity to purchase a Colt New Frontier in .45 LC with a 7.5" barrel. It is from the early 60's with a SN lower than 3000. I'm not entirely familiar with the quality of Colt during this time period. Should I buy it?
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I thought about it and I am almost certain that the Colt you are talking about was made in 1979 and starts with a 0, as the the first one produced in 1961 was number 3000NF..if that's the case run and buy it. Do you have pictures? How much is it?
 
Ok, so what I've found is that it is actually a 3rd generation manufactured in 1978. Is this still a fair price? Any issues with these revolvers that I should be aware of?
 
It is an excellent price and if you want a Colt then buy it. If you want a SAA that you are going to shoot a lot then look at an Uberti SAA. You will get excellent quality for a lot less money. The one thing the Colt has is the name Colt and you are not likely going to get one for that price any time soon.

Take Care

Bob
 
While you are waiting you might want to consider re-loading for 45 Colt if you want to shoot it very much,last time I bought factory ammo it was very close to a dollar a round.
The 45 Colt is very easy to re-load and the cases seem to last forever, it is fast becoming my favourite calibre. With the money you save you can buy a Pietta or Uberti SAA to save wear and tear on the Colt.
 
Skinny 1950 said:
While you are waiting you might want to consider re-loading for 45 Colt if you want to shoot it very much,last time I bought factory ammo it was very close to a dollar a round.
The 45 Colt is very easy to re-load and the cases seem to last forever, it is fast becoming my favourite calibre. With the money you save you can buy a Pietta or Uberti SAA to save wear and tear on the Colt.
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Good idea! As for the wear and tear on the Colt, that's why I have two Ruger Blackhawk 50th Anniversary in .357 on the way ;)
 
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