COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
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COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
This is my Colt SAA 45 that was made in 1927. I haven't lettered it yet but am sure it has newer than original nickel. Well done though. It has a shiny bore, tight action and shoots really good.
The right grip panel has a little bit of "bark" left that I like.
The right grip panel has a little bit of "bark" left that I like.
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She`s a beauty Ron thanks for sharing.
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I like to see that guns like this are used as they were designed to be. Very nice.
I have a USFA Shootist revolver that we did for the 20th Anniversary. I like carrying it, but it would trouble me greatly to lose it even for a short while if I needed to use it for its intended purposes. I wear it to weddings and shoots with my friends, but it isn't a daily carry gun.
About 6 months ago I purchased another USFA SAA 4 3/4 inch .44 Special. This gun needs a higher front sight and the factory grips are very uncomfortable to shoot the Skeeter load. But if I work out those two issues, I would probably start carrying that gun more. I won't put ivory on this one, but I would like a one-piece grip of Mesquite with bore holes in it like Jim's .480 Achilles.
I have a USFA Shootist revolver that we did for the 20th Anniversary. I like carrying it, but it would trouble me greatly to lose it even for a short while if I needed to use it for its intended purposes. I wear it to weddings and shoots with my friends, but it isn't a daily carry gun.
About 6 months ago I purchased another USFA SAA 4 3/4 inch .44 Special. This gun needs a higher front sight and the factory grips are very uncomfortable to shoot the Skeeter load. But if I work out those two issues, I would probably start carrying that gun more. I won't put ivory on this one, but I would like a one-piece grip of Mesquite with bore holes in it like Jim's .480 Achilles.
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Here’s one that I could carry daily. It’s a Uberti though and not a Colt.
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Re: COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
M.M. What a great looking pistol.
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
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Paco in his book writes of carrying I believe a Uberti for years,
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That's a great old Colt M.M. FWIW, I would carry and shoot the dickens out of it too.
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Never carried anything but the .44 for a very short period.
.44, .45
.44, .45
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Re: COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
Years ago i had a Colt first Gen. but it had a screw that went in the front of the frame to hold the cylinder pin, educate me ?
It was nickle plated paid 300 bucks for it and sold it for 500.00
It was nickle plated paid 300 bucks for it and sold it for 500.00
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Re: COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
All SAAs had that screw to begin with. Colt changed it to the cross-pin latch about the middle of the 1890s. Didn't all happen at once as they used up the parts on hand. Even though the model 77 had the latch in 1877 they didn't use it on the SAA for another decade or so. Fond memories of cheap SAAs. My first one I got for $35 and a Remington cap&ball that was well used. Some call those "black powder" frames but smokeless proofed frames didn't come along until 1907 and is represented by the VP in a triangle on the left front side of the trigger guard. Sometimes when Colt redid a gun they would stamp the VP on it. I have one of those that was rebuilt in 1955. It was made in 1898 so it has the cross-pin latch but wasn't proofed for smokeless when it left Hartford. They re-cased the frame and put a new cylinder and barrel on it leaving it a FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER, (44-40) but with a 5 1/2 inch barrel instead of the 4 3/4 it had in '98.
Experts on these revolvers believe that Colt wasn't doing their own case hardening during this time and probably farmed out the frames as the SAA was not in production at the time.
Experts on these revolvers believe that Colt wasn't doing their own case hardening during this time and probably farmed out the frames as the SAA was not in production at the time.
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Thanks Ron, that`s one i wish i had back
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Re: COLT SAA THAT GETS CARRIED
Nice old Colt. What load is in the gun when you carry it?
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My EDC is one of my SA. 45 Colts..
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Here is a photo of my Colt SAA Artillery, chambered in 45 Schofield, but loaded to the same bullet and ballistics as the 45 Colt. I don't have a letter for it, but the serial number dates it to 1882. It has been totally restored back to tight factory specs. I know this ruined the collector's value, but it was that way when I bought it, and I bought it to be used on remote wilderness canoe trips where things can get wet, muddy, frozen, etc.. It has now seen about 10 years of carry in the wilderness.
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cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
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I hope Old Savage will be called back into action.
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Ron .. I love that Colt!
Old Colts are still my First Love in handguns.
I like the other Colts that are pictured.
They are meant to be used.
32-20 ... made about 1914 ... been buffed until no lettering at all left on the frame ... someone had sawed the barrel off and part of the ejector rod housing. You can see where they cut right next to the screw. I got a period correct barrel from Eddie Janis and rebarreled it. Shot it in Cowboy Action for some time. One-piece grips by Paul Persinger.
Old Colts are still my First Love in handguns.
I like the other Colts that are pictured.
They are meant to be used.
32-20 ... made about 1914 ... been buffed until no lettering at all left on the frame ... someone had sawed the barrel off and part of the ejector rod housing. You can see where they cut right next to the screw. I got a period correct barrel from Eddie Janis and rebarreled it. Shot it in Cowboy Action for some time. One-piece grips by Paul Persinger.
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Old Savage sees a lot of use as well. If I'm travelling ultra-light (backpacking only), then it's the Colt. But when travelling by Car or Canoe, Old Savage is usually along as well.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
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It warms the heart to see such wonderful, older, well-preserved, well-cared-for sixguns being carried.
Have Colts, will travel.
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