SAA Replicas?

Skinny 1950 said:
i have 2 Uberti SAA's with 5 1/2 inch barrels the top one in the picture is a cap and ball .44 cal. (made for the European market where center-fire handguns are banned) it has the common blued..case colour finish. This one has a spring loaded cylinder pin release button.
The bottom gun is .45 Colt with the Antique finish ie; no finish. notice that it is also a 'black powder frame' with a screw to release the cylinder pin.

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Very nice, I especially like the top one.
 
Yes there is a good market. And USFA had a great reputation for making good firearms.

But the head honcho of USFA is apparently a bit of a flake and turned his and the company's focus totally over to making a useless little offering called the "Zip". It's got a bucket load of issues and hasn't caught the rimfire market by storm as he/they had hoped and frankly I doubt if the company will be around for long at this point.
 
what ever you do get one!! :D

I shot Skinny's a little while ago. It was so much fun!! I shot his second one, in his first post. Its smooth, great trigger, and accurate! First time shooting a SAA, and first time shooting his, and I was able to put 5 out of 5 in a softball sized target from 20m. Very nice pistol.

My 2 cents on the topic is, after some consideration, I will be getting mine in .357mag, because it also shoots .38 special, which is cheaper and easier for beginners(read my wife) to shoot. Also it can be shot at the indoor range.
 
This is a great thread, Keep the info going. I personally have a bit different taste as I really like the look of the old Remington 1875, and will sooner or later buy one, so, not to hijack the thread but if anyone has info on these. It will also give the op another option of period firearms!
Cheers Bob
 
bobdbldr said:
This is a great thread, Keep the info going. I personally have a bit different taste as I really like the look of the old Remington 1875, and will sooner or later buy one, so, not to hijack the thread but if anyone has info on these. It will also give the op another option of period firearms! Cheers Bob
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Tried one of these in a Uberti model 357 Magnum chambering a couple of weeks ago. Seemed to be quite accurate, and the trigger broke very nicely.
 
JR Hartman said:
what ever you do get one!! :D

I shot Skinny's a little while ago. It was so much fun!! I shot his second one, in his first post. Its smooth, great trigger, and accurate! First time shooting a SAA, and first time shooting his, and I was able to put 5 out of 5 in a softball sized target from 20m. Very nice pistol.

My 2 cents on the topic is, after some consideration, I will be getting mine in .357mag, because it also shoots .38 special, which is cheaper and easier for beginners(read my wife) to shoot. Also it can be shot at the indoor range.
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Same is true of 44mag. And 44 Special is pretty much a true cowboy cartridge.
 
One thing with a "proper" cowboy period SAA clone is that they have fixed sights. That means there is going to be a limited number of bullet to powder charge loads that will shoot to the POA of the sights. If anyone reading into this thread wants to shoot combinations of low and high power loads then the better alternative is a Ruger Blackhawk of some format to get the adjustable sights.

I bring this up again because I'm seeing lots of mention of magnum chamberings being shot using lower power "special" loads. So a reminder that the POI for Magnum and Special is wildly different and the sights will only handle one or the other once trimmed to suit your load of preference with a file and some touch up blueing.
 
I own both a Colt SAA and a Uberti Cattleman. Both are 5.5". I can confirm the Uberti doesn't make four clicks when cocking the hammer where as only a genuine Colt spells C-O-L-T when you pull back the hammer. My Uberti was made in 2005 maybe they've changed since then.

IH
 
My Uberti Cattleman was made in 2012, It has a hammer mounted firing pin, and has 4 clicks when cocked.

Could have been changed since '05...

The new production Pietta I handled recently has a transfer bar and makes 3 clicks.
 
enefgee said:
Lately I've been looking at the one type of handgun I've never owned, the Single Action revolver. I've been around guns all my life, but never had one of these. I had the opportunity to fondle one the other day, and I think I might take the plunge. So, here are the questions - which ones are closest to the original, what barrel length is the best for general plinking and are there any reasons to buy one in a caliber other than 45 LC. I do reload (a lot), so cost won't be much of an issue with regard to ammo. This would be primarily a toy for me. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Heh. What a coincidence. I've been interested in getting one for a while and finally pulled the trigger this weekend. A new Pietta in .45 Colt with 5-1/2" barrel from Marstar. From what I read somewhere the 5-1/2" was the most common back in the old days, so that and .45 Colt were a must for me.

Then I realized that even if I buy the cheapest ammo I can find for it (factory reloads at Budget Shooter Supply), it'll cost me 70 cents a shot! Ouch! So I went a little nuts and ordered shellplates, dies, bullets and primers for both .45 Colt and for my .38/.357 Magnum (had been putting that one off). For brass I just bought factory reloads from Budget Shooter Supply - only 8 cents a shot more than buying empty new brass. I don't know how .45 Colt brass stands up, but if it's anything like .45 ACP then it should be reloadable for a good long time.
 
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Definitely 4 clicks is the way to go.

Any ideas/thoughts on the Ruger Vaquero? I like the basic look of it, and its the same basic idea as a SAA Colt I think.

I want mine in .357mag and they make them in that caliber
 
Anyone know who has Uberti inventory. Looking for an El Patron 5.5# .357mag. PM me if it is not a sponsor of this site if you don't want to name the source in a post.

Take Care

Bob
 
JR, the internals of the Ruger Vaquero are fully modernized. Well, that is unless you shop around for one of the older original "3 screw" models. Those were the old style "4 click" actions. The new Ruger actions have zero in common with the old original Colts and modern Colt clones. On the outside the guns most certainly look the part. And there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with the new style actions.

It becomes a question of modern with the looks or your desire to fully experience what the old original Colts felt like.
 
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