[Siggyboy]

Lately I've been havin' a hankerin' for a SAA type revolver...trouble is, I've never owned one and don't know anything about them. I'm thinking about getting one with a 5 1/2" or 7" barrel, deep blue with maybe a case hardened frame, wood stocks and would like to keep the price below $600.

Anyone who knows something about SA revolvers have any recommendations for me? What are the best/most respected brands in that price range? What calibers should I consider? What features should I look to have or avoid?

Thanks!

[AUTIGER04]

Take a Long hard look at the RUGER.

[P95Carry]

Seeing as you didn't mention a cal of choice .. the house is wide open!!

I'll endorse tho .... Ruger!! I have the Single six in .22lr (which has .22 WMR cyl as well) ... and a Super Blackhawk in .44 mag ... these are TOUGH guns at good prices. BTW, the grips on my SBH are not standard.........

You'll have plenty of change to go stock on ammo!:)


http://www.bedford.net/design/cb_gun2/single_six02_s.jpg


http://www.bedford.net/design/cb_gun2/sbh_s.jpg

[Jim March]

We just did this subject in exhaustive detail:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42868&perpage=200

:)

[P95Carry]

Well remembered Jim .. danged if I did!!:rolleyes: :p

[Siggyboy]

D'oh!! Thanks guys.

[Cortland]

My vote is for a Ruger .45 Blackhawk Convertible. First of all it's a Ruger (all you really need to know). The Blackhawk convertible allows you to shoot cheap and plentiful .45 ACPs or some serious .45 Colts (which you can load to .44 Magnum levels in a Ruger) using two different cylinders. There's also a .357/9mm Convertible, a 10mm/38-40 convertible (no longer made), and a .32-20/.32 H&R Mag convertible (limited production). They also used to make a stainless steel .45 convertible, but alas that is no longer made either :(

[Jim March]

Siggyboy: don't feel bad for not using the search engine first, as you were asking a very general question.

When people jump on and ask, fr'instance, "what's the opinion on NAA minirevolvers" or some other specific gun type without checking the archives, that's a bit annoying.

I put quite a bit of effort into that other thread, why I remembered it. Feel free to ask any question not covered in there!

:)

[kumma]

what ever you do dont buy a ruger, i bought one last year and danged if i cant figure out how i have 3 in the safe now.:D

latest was a super blackhawk hunter .45, talk about a hand cannon i love it.

[G. Glock]

Looks as though the suggested thread covers most of the subject; however, it really does come down to what your going to do with it, how historically oriented you are, etc.

I shoot mine in cowboy matches on occasion, and I shoot them here at the "ranch" a little almost every weekend. I shoot BP cartridges and clean/treat with Ballistol, so my SAAs get very little wear.

They are all Colts, as I'm partial to the original size and weight of the original 1873 Colt SAA. My second choice would be, and has been, some of the nice Colt clones; however, the Colts just feel better and seem better made.

I've also owned and fired Rugers. They are very nice and very strong; they're just so different from the feel of a Colt or Colt clone that I cannot get past that. If I decided I were going to dedicate myself to being the top cowboy shooter in the state or country, I'd buy some Rugers because there would be an incredible volume of shooting involved.