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Mojave Lever Crew
Gripmaker Sack Peterson has been looking into the history of the Italian SAA clones for a few years and has composed a page of interesting info on the subject here.
I had been looking for a single action in .357/.38 as a plinker and as companion sidearm to two .357 chambered lever carbines; an 18" Marlin 1894CS357 and a 16" Rossi '92. My other centerfire SA's are Rugers and are chambered in .41 and .44
This relatively inexpensive example of the Inter Continental Arms Dakota chambered in .357 Magnum was made in 1965 by Armi Jager in Loano, Italy. I found it at my dealer when I simply stopped in to drool over a Freedom Arms Model 97 I had seen awhile back... The FA was long gone, but then this 53 year old Italian lady caught my eye. This early version of the breed is interesting to me because it has no unnecessary safety mousetraps and it has a four-click hammer draw. Load one, skip one, load four, cock the hammer then lower it on the empty chamber.
She shoots to point of aim (when I have the daylight to see the rear sight notch) and locks up tight. The trigger, while a little heavier than it need be, has very, very little creep and a clean break. Funny how some of one's most inexpensive acquisitions can be some of the most fun to own and shoot!
Hope you might enjoy these photos taken with my Sam.sung cellular communication device. One day I might get a real camera. Heehaw.
I had been looking for a single action in .357/.38 as a plinker and as companion sidearm to two .357 chambered lever carbines; an 18" Marlin 1894CS357 and a 16" Rossi '92. My other centerfire SA's are Rugers and are chambered in .41 and .44
This relatively inexpensive example of the Inter Continental Arms Dakota chambered in .357 Magnum was made in 1965 by Armi Jager in Loano, Italy. I found it at my dealer when I simply stopped in to drool over a Freedom Arms Model 97 I had seen awhile back... The FA was long gone, but then this 53 year old Italian lady caught my eye. This early version of the breed is interesting to me because it has no unnecessary safety mousetraps and it has a four-click hammer draw. Load one, skip one, load four, cock the hammer then lower it on the empty chamber.
She shoots to point of aim (when I have the daylight to see the rear sight notch) and locks up tight. The trigger, while a little heavier than it need be, has very, very little creep and a clean break. Funny how some of one's most inexpensive acquisitions can be some of the most fun to own and shoot!
Hope you might enjoy these photos taken with my Sam.sung cellular communication device. One day I might get a real camera. Heehaw.