When the ban ends I'm planning on buying a pair of colt single action armies. I really would rather real colts and not reproductions. I haven’t decided on barrel lengths. Want 45LC. Second Gen would be ideal. I don't even know what they would cost? But uberti might be more of a reality.
What will you buy when the ban ends?
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Nice choice!
I want to shoot cowboy action and I can't help but notice most currently shooting cowboy action are using the shorter barrels. I would love to be able to shoot both and compare.
I've had lots of guns over the years but I've never had real colt single actions. I'm thinking at my age they are not going to get cheaper and if I'm going to ever do it I better soon do it because of my age it's not like I will be able to do it 30 years from now.
I have both a 4 3/4 inch Pietta and a 7.5 inch in .45 Colt. I have extensively chronographed the two using both smokeless and black powder loads. There is remarkably little difference between the two. In Blackpowder loadings, a 35 grain load of compressed 3Fg and a 255 grain bullet gives me 915 fps average out of the 7.5 and about 900 out of the 4 3/4. With Unique loadings of 8.0 grains and the same bullet I was getting more or less the same velocities out of both -- but that was a hot day in the Okanagan. With 40 grains of 3Fg and the same bullet on the same hot day I got around 950 out of the 7.5 inch average and 935 out of the shorter barrel, but interestingly enough the highest velocity out of 10 shots fired -- 5 from each gun -- was a 967 out of the shorter barrel. A compression die helps a lot if you want to make 40 grain loads in 45 Colt and maintain OAL with a 255 grain RNFP bullet. I use SPG or Black Powder Gold (now discontinued) lube on those loads.
I read an article from John Taffin years back where he had reported noticing the same thing in Peacemakers produced by various makers, but had discounted it until it happened to me. Interestingly enough, a friend's 5.5 inch Uberti Peacemaker chronoed about 25 fps slower than my 4 3/4 inch using the same loads. Hmmmm.
My two Piettas came hitting a bit low -- like three inches low and to the left -- like four inches left at 25 yards. By careful filing the top of the front sight I have been able to raise the POI to the 25 yard hold I like (slight 6:00 O'Clock) and by carefully filing the right side of the rather wide front sights I have brought POI back to Dead-On with the 4 3/4 incher and to within an inch of where it would be dandy with the 7.5 incher. A bit more careful filing this summer should leave me with a front sight of about .075 thickness to be dead-on as well.
If I were to buy a new Peacemaker in .45 Colt (and I may well do so, but for down here in Mexico. I am in Salamanca right now as I write this, so I cannot run and photograph my chronograph log for you, you'll have to take my word I'm afraid). I would buy a Pietta in 45 Colt with the color-casehardened frame and the 4 3/4 inch barrel. But that's me. Cimarron sells an Old Model Pietta Frontier in .45 Colt that is identical to these two models, but with the old Black Powder Frame and I think it would be neat to have one here. I will have the Stork that brings the babies bring it for me.
My 7.5 inch Pietta Peacemaker with some Colt-style Mexican Eagle grips I fitted onto it. I bought it from a forum member and he sent it to me with a Colt basepin, which is much better than the factory Pietta part. It generates the velocities that the originals were supposed to generate with the blackpowder loadings of the day, so I think it's "on".
My 4 3/4 inch, which I consider to be my wife's although it's registered to me. Guady and flashy, the little beast really roars with 40 grains of black, and wants to fly out of your hand. Here in Mexico, guns aren't sportin' toys, they're for real use and this little monster would sure do the job.
And the two together on a rug.
I hope my answer gives you food for thought in your decision.
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If the consevatives get in I believe they will fix some of the damage done by libs . BUT the problem with gun and gang violence is so out of control . That come the first election in 4 years time . The libs ndp will get back in , by saying what the conservatives did , just made crime worse and canadians will vote them right back in for a another 15 -20 years of misery . if the conservatives get in , in reality it just gonna postpone a painful realization / final step in the plans by 4 years
A Taurus Raging Judge Magnum.... And then a .410 or .45LC lever action to go with it. No reason. Not practical. Just think it's neato.
oh, and one of those 9mm 2011s that take Glock 17 mags. For IPSC, I'd love to compete with one.
oh, and one of those 9mm 2011s that take Glock 17 mags. For IPSC, I'd love to compete with one.
I went pretty hard during the panic got a few of my dream guns on the list, I'm actually quite happy with what I have now, but I did always want one of these EAA highpowers, never seen any come into Canada before it got shut down. last one on the dream list was a S&W 1006 10mm.
Hope one day.
Hope one day.
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Probably a Pietta 1858 black powder replica
A 1851 36 caliber black powder or the .44
A 1911 9mm
A FK BRNO polymer frame with calibers kit. To bad the steel field model is so expensive....
Not decided on a 5,7x28mm handgun but the tisas looks good.
And a .22 semi pistol either a Browning or Ruger
A 1851 36 caliber black powder or the .44
A 1911 9mm
A FK BRNO polymer frame with calibers kit. To bad the steel field model is so expensive....
Not decided on a 5,7x28mm handgun but the tisas looks good.
And a .22 semi pistol either a Browning or Ruger
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