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CSG · May 12, 2013, 04:41 PM

I've had a pair of the Cimarron Arms old style (1896-1940) frame SAAs in .45 Colt. I shot them a lot when I was into CAS and they both had trigger jobs to slick them up a bit. The only way to shoot a lot of those big cowboy calibers is to reload (unless you're rich). They've held up even better than I'd hoped.

I like the original style SAAs far more than the Ruger copies (which aren't even copies other than some styling cues. But when I got started with CAS I wanted to shoot guns as they shot them in the old days. My compromise was the second gen frame. Supposedly a bit stronger.

I never carry a round under the hammer and it was flat out not allowed at any of our matches - five rounds with an empty chamber under the hammer.

May 12, 2013, 04:41 PM	#29
CSG Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 1999 Location: Out West Posts: 176	I've had a pair of the Cimarron Arms old style (1896-1940) frame SAAs in .45 Colt. I shot them a lot when I was into CAS and they both had trigger jobs to slick them up a bit. The only way to shoot a lot of those big cowboy calibers is to reload (unless you're rich). They've held up even better than I'd hoped. I like the original style SAAs far more than the Ruger copies (which aren't even copies other than some styling cues. But when I got started with CAS I wanted to shoot guns as they shot them in the old days. My compromise was the second gen frame. Supposedly a bit stronger. I never carry a round under the hammer and it was flat out not allowed at any of our matches - five rounds with an empty chamber under the hammer.