How much do you want to spend?
Personally I would take a Colt!
Personally, I'm partial to Colt as well.......
Although, I do have a Pietta, too........
Pietta & Colt:
NAA.
Single action revolvers. Your advice?
- Thread starter themarauder
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Personally, I'm partial to Colt as well.......
Although, I do have a Pietta, too........
Pietta & Colt:
NAA.
okcorral1881
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If you read up on these cowboy guns much credo is put into the Colt'ish 4 clicks from hammer down to lockup prior to shooting. The Ruger options do not have this. They are superb guns but they are far from authentic to the original Colt pattern. [I said:The 3 screw ruger blackhawk model was stopped in 1973.
They have the 4 clicks from hammer down to lockup prior to shooting.
I own 2 of them.
If you are a SA fan you should spend some time with one.
Not expensive, look here...[/I]
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=161742620
I would like to add there is something special to a SA fan and owning a gun that does the 4 clicks.
Through the ear muffs you can hear the 4 clicks.
Through your hand you can feel the 4 clicks.
I did not own handguns for a long time.
Then in a short time frame bought 3. A 9mm , a DA and SA revolver.
Not surprising the 9mm got shot the most, at first.
Then the DA revolvers as I went with a GP 100 then 686 then 27 - 2 etc... Easy to shoot well with the houge rubber finger grove grips.
But now I go to SA's
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You guys are killing me with your Colt SAAs. I am selling my Stag AR to fund a SA and may have settled on a Ruger SB, blued, 44mag, 4 5/8 barrel, unfuted. NOW, however I am beginning to question this decision and and once again wandering over to the Colt model P. They are 3x as much without adjustable sights! My o my...decisions, decisions...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog
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I have a pair of Ruger New Vaqueros and three Pietta SA's. Work great right out of the box. I changed the black gunfighter grips on the Rugers to faux ivory.
BrotherRockeye
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I always owned Rugers...price and function at the time were what mattered to me...
gotta love those Colts tho...
gotta love those Colts tho...
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- Eastern Ontario
I'm quenching my western gun bug with my first revolver. Although I loved this 6" SW 686 I borrowed for a while, I thought I needed another .22, so I ordered a SS Ruger Super Single Six convertible. From what I read, you really can't go wrong, and I can shoot all week probably from the same 525 round bulk pack!! I'll call it high blood pressure medication. ;-)
Only trouble it my darling wife might not like it as she thought it was terribly inconvenient to stop shooting the .357 just to load it after six shots!!
Only trouble it my darling wife might not like it as she thought it was terribly inconvenient to stop shooting the .357 just to load it after six shots!!
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Johnn Peterson
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I've had one Colt SAA, a 3rd generation in 45LC with a 7 1/2" barrel. Nice handguns but as shooters, for durability, strength and "bang for the buck" it's hard to beat Ruger.
One of my latest acquisitions is an old model Ruger single six with flat loading gate.
One I have the loan of for an unlimited length of time but hope/plan on purchasing, soon, is a Ruger Blackhawk chambered for the 30 M1 carbine cartridge.
One of my favorites is an old 'Flattop' model Blackhawk in 44 Mag with factory Ruger Staghorn grips. It's collector value has been degraded somewhat as it's been 'diddled' a little and now has a trigger pull comparable to a S&W, but a great shooter.
The most modern of my 'Ruger Family' is an early model Vaquero in 45LC.
A few posting have mentioned stainless but for me and my taste, somehow stainless doesn't fit with the aesthetics of a single action revlover.
One of my latest acquisitions is an old model Ruger single six with flat loading gate.
One I have the loan of for an unlimited length of time but hope/plan on purchasing, soon, is a Ruger Blackhawk chambered for the 30 M1 carbine cartridge.
One of my favorites is an old 'Flattop' model Blackhawk in 44 Mag with factory Ruger Staghorn grips. It's collector value has been degraded somewhat as it's been 'diddled' a little and now has a trigger pull comparable to a S&W, but a great shooter.
The most modern of my 'Ruger Family' is an early model Vaquero in 45LC.
A few posting have mentioned stainless but for me and my taste, somehow stainless doesn't fit with the aesthetics of a single action revlover.
ILoveBigRacks
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I've got a Colt Peacemaker .22lr/.22mag I inherited from my father. Great little SA. Accurate as all get out and you can shoot all afternoon for a couple of bucks. These were discontinued back in the late '70s (I think mine is a '75 mfg). My only complaint is they were built at ~7/8 scale so it doesn't fit my large hands very well. It's not a hinderance, just a little small in my hand.
themarauder
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Wow! Thanks for all the great replies, information and photos guys. Now I'm really eager to get my mitts on a few and try them. I had no idea there was so much variation avaliable in these firearms.
Great thread and plenty of information, thanks!
I have not owned an SAA and would like to purchase one. No denying the good points of Ruger but somehow I am interested in a Colt.
What Colt SAA would you guys recommend to be looking for that do not break the bank?
I have not owned an SAA and would like to purchase one. No denying the good points of Ruger but somehow I am interested in a Colt.
What Colt SAA would you guys recommend to be looking for that do not break the bank?
Johnn Peterson
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The Bisley is probably a great grip style and one of my shooting buddies has a few I've tried but,
it just doesn't appeal to my eye at all.Depends on your definition of "breaking the bank". Virtually any Colt SAA in any kind of condition at all will cost significantly more than any of the clones or other "improved" SAA's.
NAA.
Depends on your definition of "breaking the bank". Virtually any Colt SAA in any kind of condition at all will cost significantly more than any of the clones or other "improved" SAA's.
NAA.
Sorry, should have defined it more precisely knowing that early Colt SAA revolvers are very expensive and would break my bank.
So let's consider newly manufactured Colt SAAs and also comparable clones.
