Is the SAA a fun gun? How many do you think are lost in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico?
>>64461744yesnot enough for me to go looking and find one
>>64461744>Is the SAA a fun gun?yesif you load it with hot .357 or 44magif it doesn't try to rip your arm off, the reloading process just seems like a waste of time
>>64461744Of course. There's a reason why they have remained popular despite being rendered obsolete years ago.The time you spend looking for one that would have rusted into a solid lump of red iron by now would be better spent saving money for a Ruger Blackhawk. It is a departure from a true SAA copy, but readily available and far more durable.
>>64462074>It is a departure from a true SAA copy, but readily available and far more durable.Not only that, it's also safe to load and carry with 6 cartridges, unlike the traditional SAA, which can only be carried with 5 and an empty chamber under the hammer.
only if you are a pretty good guy
>>64462085>pussy carrying because some boomer told him SAAs are dangerousthe absolute state of reddit
They're fun because in the 45 colt chambering you can shoot a 300gr bullet at 700fps, not necessarily because of the gun itself
>>64462085>>64462112To be fair, most SAA clones have a rebounding hammer so you can carry them fully loaded but Ruger's transfer bar system has a significantly higher degree of safety.
>>64462074Is the Blackhawk the same size as a SAA?My dad has a .44 mag Blackhawk. That’s a big iron, lemme tell ya.
>>64462932I think the 44s are Super Blackhawks which have a larger frame. You really need it for Uncle Bubba's Pissin' Hot Reloads he put together while blackout drunk on bathtub gin.
>>64461744>How many do you think are lost in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico?Thirty-seven.
>>64462971Ah ok. When I was looking at SAA clones, I was checking out the Uberti’s. They’re pretty reasonably priced and are true to the Colts in design it seems. Granted a less desirable finish unless you get a nicer version.
>>64462984I advise proceeding with caution on those. They look very pretty but the actual mechanical quality is iffy. I used to work at an LGS and we had a batch of Ubertis to move that were constantly having problems either new in the box or right after being sold. Perhaps there are certain models or times where they made better ones but those things were a complete nightmare to deal with.There are CASS shooters who do tune them up and run them though, so it is possible to make one work as good as it looks. I'm just not sure if that requires skill, luck, voodoo or some combination of the above.
>>64462074>readily available and far more durable.Yes, you can find them everywhere because people like inexpensive trinkets, but "far more durable", c'mon anon.
>>64463042I appreciate that heads up, friend. When I get one I may go with a Ruger Vaquero. Heard anything bad about those?
>>64462085>>64462112>>64462135I do wander the desert with my SAA and I am here to warn you.I have a 1973 Ruger Blackhawk, which WAS upgraded, and a bullet in my leg.Check the year of your Blackhawk before you carry 6.Otherwise, great guns.More accurate than I am, very reliable, be sure to tighten the screws every now and again, or loctite them if you're the peculiar type.
>>64463136Show bullet leg.
I dont know revolvers. Is there a SAA look-alike thats double action?
>>64461744Fun?ITS THE GREATEST HANDGUN EVER MADE.
>>64462135those ones dont have the iconic 4 click cocking sound though making them soulless
I love my Standard Mfg and Rugers. I would love a real Colt tho
>>64463599Colt 1877.
>>64463587Here it is today, almost 5 years later, dark spots are shrapnel still under the flesh.Bulge on right side is the mass of scar tissue that surrounds the shrapnel.I'm the luckiest man in the world.I was wearing waxi boots and the bullet struck the buckle, and turned into shrapnel, then peppered my leg.I have a ton of fragments still in there, but it didn't hit the bone and I can still run/climb/crawl/sprawl just fine.
>>64464942and here it is shortly after the accident, cleaned up pretty good all things considered. still have nerve damage there but oh well, who needs to feel BOTH of their feet anyways?
so remember /k/unts, dont be a fucking retard goofball with cowboy revolvers
>>64463136>>64464942>>64464953coolhow was the experience? greentext?
>>64461744They are fun, I had one in 9mm but it fell apart on me after about 120 rounds and that really soured the experience for me + the one I had had a really sharp trigger bow at the bottom so I couldnt spin it without shearing off a layer of skin. Easily replaceable but I did have to send it back in for repairs and when I got it back I sold it. It was fun owning one but I learned that my Ruger Wrangler gives me the same joy as using a real bigger SAA for a fraction of the weight and ammo cost so I just roll with that
>>64462085Probably caliber dependent but I just stick the firing pin in-between cartridges, and it works just fine.
>>64463042This. If you're going to buy spaghetti revolvers, buy them from an importer that does their own independent QC like Taylor. They have gunsmiths that will tune them as well.
Single action revolvers are pretty cool.
SAA is gay. Colt should have ignored the army and submitted the Colt 1871 open top in .45 long colt.
>>64463075But they are, both in wear resistance and in ability to tolerate stoutly loaded ammunition.If you want to slander the blackhawk, slander it's looks but not it's results
I collect single action revolvers. My favorite are rugers. I have become pretty knowledgeable on the subject of ruger single actions.This is my 1976 super blackhawk in 44 magnum.I would like to pick up an older blackhawk in 357. Either three screw unconverted or a pre 77 one without the warning billboard on the barrel. I currently have a 1993 blackhawk with the 4.6 inch barrel. Its probably my favorite one to carry on the property and plink with but the warning label is unsightly.My most recent purchase was a poor flat gate single six from 56. It was rusted to hell and the finish is nearly gone but it had stag grips and it was hella cheap. Its a project gun.
>>64469250Nice, I had a '76 SBH that I sold because the trigger guard banged the shit out of my hand when I shot it. I wish Ruger was doing a "250th Year of American Liberty" this year.
