I think this is now my favorite video of yours, which is tough to say because they are all great. Loved seeing the melon and shaving cream explode like that! That's pretty cool that it was your first revolver. I owned two 1851s and a '47 Walker first, but my first centerfire & rimfire revolvers were a pair of J.P. Sauer & Sohn's. I still have 'em and won't ever get rid of 'em. I can tell them apart easily, but to many they would look identical. One is the "Texas Marshal" in .45 and the other is a "Western Six-shooter" in .22lr both imported from Hawes. I've had 'em for many years now, and yet I still can't get over how accurate they are! I've hit ridiculously far objects with both of 'em, and always get really tight groups when shooting paper. Each is an absolute delight to shoot. The .22 is great for teaching beginners. I enjoyed them quite a bit this past weekend celebrating Independence Day a little early
So I have three questions,
1) Duelist, where'd you get those pearl grips for yours? I've never even tried to buy grips for mine as I've never been sure if Colt SAA-frame grips would fit it. My .22 has a fine crack and a chip on its panels, I'd love to get replacements for it.
2) is there anywhere at all, book or internet, that I can check my serial numbers and see what year mine were made? I search every so often with no luck, not knowing how old they are has always bugged me. I bought them private sale from a fellow in his late 30s or older who didn't know, he just knew his dad had them since he was a little kid.
and finally when I load mine, I usually do the load one, skip one, as you did in this video. My question is even though the firing pin is 'floating' in frame and not mounted on the hammer, is it the same in regards to carrying on a loaded chamber being dangerous? I've always assumed yes.
here's a shot of my Texas Marshal .45 from this past weekend, the .22 looks just like it, but with a smaller rounded front-sight