SAA questions

[CraigC]

I'd start with Gunbroker. Here's a Turnbull model just like the one from TenRing for $200 less. There's also a nice flat-top target on there.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=268855057


An earlier USPFA (Uberti parts fitted and finished in Hartford, name changed to USFA in 1997) for quite a bit less but it has a cylinder ring from mishandling.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=268168162

 

[vanfunk]

That's gorgeous - it's not a .45 though. If you'd consider .44WCF, an equally noble chambering in a single action, then that USFA might be just right.

vanfunk

 

[ozarkguy]

Very funny and SO true about buying guns seen in movies. I bought several this way myself!

 

[1911Tuner]

If it were me...and I wanted a true 1873 SAA clone...I'd forego the fancy colors and go with a Rodeo. They may be on hold, but somewhere, there's a distributor sittin' on a dozen that he'd love to move.

If the Simon Pure mechanics aren't an important consideration, and you intend to shoot it a lot...Ruger New Vaquero.

Incidentally, I have three Uberti/Cimarron Model P revolvers...all in .44 Special caliber. I like them a lot.

 

[CraigC]

That's gorgeous - it's not a .45 though.

The picture is a .44-40 Frontier Sixshooter but the listing is for a .45Colt.

I'd forego the fancy colors and go with a Rodeo.

The Rodeos are really sweet sixguns in their own right, both versions. Everything's the same but the finish. After a quick spring swap, mine is slick as butter on glass! USFA's are the only single actions I own that I've not had to do any stoning of the action.

 

[AFDavis11]

Boy, that is pretty!

 

[Quoheleth]

I realize the Uberti is a low-end SAA, but on GB you can find the Hombre for $250 + shipping and FFL. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=269028271

I bought one in .45 Colt, 4 3/4" barrel, and love it. FWIW, Academy had the same gun in .38/.357 for about the same price.

It's a good enough gun for me - a range blaster and a walkaround gun when I want a cheap field gun that shoots incredibly accurate for $250.

Q

 

[coolluke01]

What's the consensus on EAA bounty hunters? I would like to get in with the nickel finish.

 

[MCMXI]

I bought my Rodeos from Jim at www.longhunt.com for $595 each and that price included consecutive serial numbers. I just checked his website and he's no longer selling USFA products. Not sure what happened there but the Rodeos are worth every penny and would be my recommendation if you don't want to spend a lot more for a nice finish.

 

[BSA1]

IMHO USFA is a Colt wannabe. For a little more than a $1,000 you can buy a brand new Colt SAA which will hold it's resale value. USFA is expensive and for what I have seen doesn't hold it's resale value as well.

As for the Uberti SAA's go to the SASS website and ask about it. Those fellas send a lot of lead downrange.

 

[CraigC]

IMHO USFA is a Colt wannabe.

Hogwash, USFA is what Colt should be. Hands down, USFA builds a better SAA than Colt has in a very long time.

For a little more than a $1,000 you can buy a brand new Colt SAA which will hold it's resale value.

More like $1200. For $950 one can have a comparable USFA. Or for that same $1200 you can buy a USFA Pre-War which is what a real SAA should be.

...Colt SAA which will hold it's resale value. USFA is expensive and for what I have seen doesn't hold it's resale value as well.

The nonsense that gets repeated about resale value is just that, nonsense. Shoot a new Colt and it will depreciate like any other gun and at a comparable rate. Shoot a USFA and it will do the same. Big difference is that some people believe a new Colt will appreciate in value but it's just not true. Colt's have been $1200 as long as I can remember, except for that short period when they were $1950 MSRP. Accounting for inflation, a Colt SAA you bought ten years ago is worth less than a new one. And the new one is a better gun to boot. Don't go believing all that internet lore about Colt SAA's appreciating in value. Want an investment? Buy a 1st or 2nd generation Colt. Want a bunch of empty promises and the famous Colt name on a 2nd rate replica? Buy a 3rd generation Colt. Want the famous Colt name on a good but still overpriced sixgun? Buy a new Colt. Want to own and shoot the finest SAA money can buy but aren't mystified over a name? Buy a USFA.

 

[Pantheragem]

I really like my "Great Western II" from EMF Company. It's basically a tuned Pietta. The action jobs on these are superb, and they are a great company to deal with. I liked it enough that I just bought a new Colt, can't wait to pick it up next week. I'm not getting rid of my "GWII" though, like it way too much.

http://www.emf-company.com/store/pc/Californian-c65.htm

 

[MCMXI]

IMHO USFA is a Colt wannabe. USFA is expensive and for what I have seen doesn't hold it's resale value as well.

I doubt you have much experience with USFA products. The fit and finish is astounding even at twice the price. USFA has shown that it's possible to make a superb product in the USA and that people are prepared to pay for that quality.