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Swindler1 · May 15, 2011, 11:24 PM

While not new to single actions ( Rugers and USFA ) I am just getting my feet wet on import SA. I bought a Taylor/Uberti runnin iron and really like it alot.

Yesterday I picked up a new Cimarron SA, birdshead grip, 4.75. The gun was tagged as a Frontier and the barrel is marked Thunderball 8 45 colt on the side and Cimarron on the top. The salesman told me that the gun was indeed Uberti. When I got it home I found a Pietta 1873 SA manual in the box.

My question is what did I buy?

I cant find any mention of a Thunderball 8 on anyones web sites. Old model maybe?

Pictures in post 11

May 15, 2011, 11:24 PM	#1
Swindler1 Member Join Date: December 25, 2007 Posts: 38	Cimarron not Uberti ? While not new to single actions ( Rugers and USFA ) I am just getting my feet wet on import SA. I bought a Taylor/Uberti runnin iron and really like it alot. Yesterday I picked up a new Cimarron SA, birdshead grip, 4.75. The gun was tagged as a Frontier and the barrel is marked Thunderball 8 45 colt on the side and Cimarron on the top. The salesman told me that the gun was indeed Uberti. When I got it home I found a Pietta 1873 SA manual in the box. My question is what did I buy? I cant find any mention of a Thunderball 8 on anyones web sites. Old model maybe? Pictures in post 11 Last edited by Swindler1; May 19, 2011 at 11:49 AM.