Does/did anyone make a SAA/Peacemaker-"style" revolver in double action?

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Hey guys,

A friend asked me the above question the other day, and it stumped me, I couldn't come up with any suggestions. He loves the look of the old Single Action Army aka Peacemaker, and wants to get one for plinking and such. I don't think he's too particular about caliber or manufacturer (I think he'd be perfectly happy with one of the cheap .22 versions out there), so long as it has the classic lines of the SAA. Unfortunately, due to an old injury, he can only shoot double-action revolvers (it is extremely painful for him to cock the hammer manually). To my knowledge, all the various SAA-inspired guns are true to the 'Single Action' part of the name, even some of the newer ones with incorporated safeties and such. I am guessing that it is difficult (impossible?) to squeeze all the extra components required for a double-action trigger into the space constraints of a SAA frame/grip. I am hoping for his sake that one of you guys can prove me wrong. If anyone has heard of a SAA-style gun with a double action trigger, please let me know. Thanks!!
 
RCModel,

Thats EXACTLY what he's looking for, thanks so much!! I actually had heard of the M1877 trio, but was looking for something of a more recent production, he wants a plinker and range toy, not a collectors piece.

As for his injuries, he suffered severe burns to his hands and forearms a number of years ago. His right hand was severely damaged (only half his pinkie and ring finger remaining) though he can grasp some objects, or use it to stabilize something. He had to retrain himself to shoot from his left shoulder/hand, and while he is one hell of a shot, he has limited flexibilty in his good hand from the scarring. He's tried shooting the Heritage Arms Rough Rider (SAA-style .22 revolver) I bought for my mom as her first gun a while back, and stretching his thumb up enough to pull back the hammer was a no-go. Using his right hand to cock the hammer just resulted in pulling the gun out of his hand,as he usually doesnt wrap his thumb around the back of the grip (again, limited range of motion in his thumb).

All the above makes it even more embarrassing that he usually outshoots me, both for accuracy and time.
 
Someone willing to invest that much of themselves in retraining how to shoot with such limitations is NOT someone I want shooting at me - he's gonna hit. :) Send him a salute from me, sir. You/he should do a video about "If you want to badly enough, you can".
 
The Colt Model 1877 was not as close in appearance to the SAA as the Model 1878.

Jim
 
a lot of those old guns develop timing issues, i'd recommend an older style smith mod 10, and you can still find the colt new services in really good condition, it will give you a nostolgic "wild bunch" area set of toys to play with.......1900 to ww1 add a gi syle 1911 and your in the period
 
I'd have to suggest that he's best off with something like a pencil barrel S&W M10 if he wants a classic looking gun.

I had a Double 9 for a while. Fun gun for sure. But the DA pull was HELLISH! ! ! ! I swear that it was about 25 lbs to pull that thing to fire it. And no one who was honest with themselves desputed that the DA pull would fire it but you would want to have the target within arm's reach since the spread of the group would be that bad due to the pull. So effectively it was actually a SA gun even though it COULD shoot in DA if one REALLY had to.

Some of the early Colt models mentioned so far sound good until you realize that no one has made replicas of them. So he would have to pay the going collector prices.

... all of which brings us back to what CAN he get which he could shoot. And that ends up being the more modern looking DA guns.

One option just might be a Bisley model. The spur on the hammer is a lot lower so he may be able to manipulate it within his limits of motion. Check out pictures of the regular looking SA's and the Bisley at the Ruger website.

Then there's the possibility that he could install a Bisley hammer on the Vaquero gun to build a hybrid which suits his needs.

And just another echo of encouragement to him for not giving up on having fun despite life kicking him down for a while.
 
BCRider, you must have had a bad one - the Double Nine I learned to shoot with was no trouble for my 10 year old hands/fingers for that DA pull.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, VERY helpful. I now have a few different options I can give him to look into and try out at the next few gun shows.

And I will definitely pass along your very friendly support and 'atta-boys' to him. Awhile back I actually suggested he start a blog or similar website for disabled shooters or something (he is very IT and computer savvy) but he insists he wouldn't want to 'scare people' by putting pictures/videos of himself on the internet. Really I think he' still self-conscious about his wounds/scarring (understandably). I keep trying to convince him he really lucked out. Between money from his injuries and some side jobs (IT work, odd design jobs, etc) he makes more than he did before the accident, and only spends maybe 5 hrs a week working. A VERY SIGNIFICANT portion of the rest of his time is spent at the range, at the reloading bench, and with his kids. When I call him "Lucky" he just gives me the evil eye :D
 
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