Finally, A Single Action Revolver - Page 2

rclark · May 10, 2013, 05:54 PM

Joe .... you've had your new SA a few days now .... So .... How does it SHOOT

. Impatiently waiting for your range report

. I got out today a put quite a few .22 and .45 Colt downrange with a Single Six and one of my Ruger medium frame Flattops. Was good 'medicine' to a long work week and a nice afternoon for shoot'n!

Joe_Pike · May 10, 2013, 07:12 PM

Well, no ammo to run through it just yet. I ordered some 250gr LRNFP from Georgia Arms last night (500 rounds for $265 + shipping) but I don't know when I'll get it.

Sarge · May 10, 2013, 08:03 PM

Fine looking sixgun, Joe!

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 10, 2013, 05:54 PM	#26
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,618	Joe .... you've had your new SA a few days now .... So .... How does it SHOOT . Impatiently waiting for your range report . I got out today a put quite a few .22 and .45 Colt downrange with a Single Six and one of my Ruger medium frame Flattops. Was good 'medicine' to a long work week and a nice afternoon for shoot'n! __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

May 10, 2013, 07:12 PM	#27
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	Well, no ammo to run through it just yet. I ordered some 250gr LRNFP from Georgia Arms last night (500 rounds for $265 + shipping) but I don't know when I'll get it. __________________ Stay Groovy

May 10, 2013, 08:03 PM	#28
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,457	Fine looking sixgun, Joe! __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

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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.