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Hello. Beautiful SAA, but I just ran into some troubles... Brand new gun. My first 50 rounds fired without a hitch, no problem. The following box, I got many, maybe ten, FTFs, light primer strikes. I blame the new hammer safety idiocy they implemented. Yes, I did pull the trigger all the way...

A pre-War "22 Service Model Conversion Unit (Floating Chamber)", mounted on a Rock Island frame.

The right side slide marking of a pre-War "22 Service Model Conversion Unit (Floating Chamber)"

Here is a Fitz Special we built at our shop on an old .38 Police Official. We gave it the full documentary treatment with some history and info on Fitz and his creations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQhNoUggAQ

Picked this up today at the LGS. Arrived yesterday. Shooting report on Tuesday.... The finish/polish is much nicer than these pics - a lot of reflection, not flaws. Will post better ones later. I was pleased with the DA on this one: the rebound is more positive than on the new...

Hello. Has anyone noticed that some Vihtavuori load data is pretty hot, even excessive for the max loads? Last week I reloaded some .38 Special for my new-to-me Detective Special, 5gr of N340 with a 158gr SWC. The average starting load from VV is around 5gr and max around 6gr, so 5gr seemed...

Hello. I saw this Colt D.A. for sale online, which has a puzzling peculiarity, or maybe it's normal, you guys might be able to tell me: Where there should be the patent dates (I'm assuming...) There is... Nothing. Nothing was apparently erased and it came from the factory like that, or so the...

Hello. Now I can preserve my original Colt SAA (.38-40) and eventually wear out this new El Patron in .45 Colt. I really wanted a Pietta, but could not find any in France right now, except in .357. I almost went for it, would have if I didn't already own a 586. My first Pietta SAA had a timing...

Happy Friday all! I am making this post to reach out to other owners of new gen Colt Python revolvers, I have had mine for roughly a month now and have taken it on a couple trips to the range. Honestly I couldn't be happier with the revolver, it looks great, feels well machined as it can get...

Hello. I just 3D-printed a loading lever clamp for my 1851, to prevent the lever from dropping under recoil when using heavy loads. It sure looks goofy but should work fine. The file is on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6112897

Hello. Please help me choose... I used to own a Pietta .45 Colt SAA clone and still have the RCBS 45-270-SAA mold, reloading dies and a bunch of cases, so I'd like to get another 45. I also have an 1897 SAA in .38-40 so I'm very familiar with the Colt's ergonomics, which I love. Is the size of...

I was randomly reading about the development of the 1911 after seeing this meme: In reading about the 1911, I read about Colt working on a .41 auto cartridge until they realized the army was only going to accept a .45 after their screw-up with the .38. Searching for that brought me to this an...

PXL_20220402_205448904 by ColtCollector785 posted Apr 4, 2022 at 1:07 PMPXL_20220402_205456496 by ColtCollector785 posted Apr 4, 2022 at 1:07 PMPXL_20220402_205512747 by ColtCollector785 posted Apr 4, 2022 at 1:07 PMPXL_20220402_205519389 by ColtCollector785 posted Apr 4, 2022 at 1:07 PMHello...

Good afternoon! I just finished installing a Wilson Combat firing pin spring, as well as a #18 recoil spring and “Shock buff,” on a series 70 Colt 1911 (1971). I just recently acquired the Colt, which was most definitely shot and carried quite a bit in its time. I decided it would be best to...

Here are some pics of my Engraved Paterson Revolver. Not sure when this was manufactured.

was wondering if anyone has documented the "life span/round count" of the Walther/Colt 1911 22lr. how many rounds have you gotten thru it and were they any issues, breakages, wear, replacements or is it still holding very strong so many rounds later? i see a ton of very detailed posts of the...

Why do so many treat the design and manufacture of double-action revos as if they're akin to designing and building space satellites or high tech automobiles? If you really consider a DA revo from a machine design/product engineering standpoint, they're not that big of a deal. Particularly...

OK, now that I have your attention, I present a couple of pictures of my recently acquired Savage Model 1907 in .32 ACP. Honestly, I wasn't even looking for/didn't know I needed one of these when I came across this example. I thought my Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless was adequate for my...

Just picked this bad boy up today, and man is it sexy. Some may say that the divide between barrel and frame is ugly, but I can't help but admire the entire look. If anyone can provide anymore history on these types of hybrids, I'd appreciate it.

Howdy everyone, My uncle passed away and left me this handgun. Since this is my very first revolver, my knowledge is quite limited and would appreciate your help/point-of-view. Here are some facts: Brand: Colt. Model: Colt .38 Army Special. Year: 1923. My questions: Given the current...