Uberti SAA 'Swing out Cylinder'

[Jim Watson]

has anyone ever thought about a SAA with the loading gate on the left side of the gun?
would it be an advantage for right handed shooters?

Yes and no, respectively.
Bill Grover of Texas Longhorn Arms built a whole product line of "right handed" SAAs.
There are many articles and threads discussing the liklihood of Sam Colt being lefthanded or on the cavalry technique of pistol in left hand, saber in right.
But when I do a tedious chore like loading a revolver, I want the big piece, the gun, in my left hand, and the little pieces, the cartridges (or caps in Sam Colt's day) in my right hand. That gets the gun loaded with less stuff dropped even though it means changing hands to shoot.

 

[InkEd]

I think it's geared to the lazy cowboy shooter. They can use it like a regular SAA but after they do their run it can be loaded/unloaded easier like a modern revolver.

It would also be good for a woods gun depending on the caliber or a SD gun for those still inclined to use a SA revolver. It's a niche market for sure though.

It's the perfect pistol to go with the Stoeger Tactical Coach Gun. LOL

 

[CraigC]

Nope, I'm afraid that it's not ever going to be as fast.

Nonsense. You can still only load them one at a time so having all six chambers displayed before you only lends the perception that you can load a DA faster. With a DA, you have to deliberately insert each cartridge into the chamber. With a SA, all you have to do is just drop them into the loading port and they find their way home. In actual practice, there is very little difference between the two. The only significant difference is that most shooters don't actually try to build speed with single actions any more. Thus the perception that they're slow.

 

[1KPerDay]

without speedloaders it's faster to reload a single action than a double action

Really....? Kindly explain.

EDIT: you did in the post above this one.


I still would like to see it.

 

[thunder173]

I don't know as it'd be any faster or not,..but that is just sharper thana two pronged billy goat. Can a single round be ejected &l oaded from the gate on the right side as well?

 

[BCRider]

has anyone ever thought about a SAA with the loading gate on the left side of the gun?
would it be an advantage for right handed shooters?

The loading gates on the left would actually be used more by left handed shooters. As already mentioned you want your strong hand doing the task that requires the most manual dexterity, this applies to swing out cylinders as well. You swing out and hold the gun with the left hand while letting go of the grips with the right hand. The right hand either jams the ejector to clear the cylinder or the left hand thumb does that while the right goes for the speedloader, ammo strip or loose rounds. This way the strong hand is doing the job that needs the most dexterity. Same with clearing and loading a SAA, the right hand runs the ejector while the left holds the gun and indexes the cylinder. Once all the spots are clear the strong hand does the fumbling with the ammo.

So really southpaws need SAA's with the loading gate on the left side and DA hand ejector guns that swing out to the right instead of to the left.

 

[Red Cent]

http://www.ocyoung.com/Merwin.htm

There has been talk of a "new" Merwin Hulbert being produced. In my last Blue Press, the last page advertises the new revolver. I would prefer an Omi-Potent or a Merwin Hulbert.The swing out single action seems (to me) like a fake.

 

[goon]

Texas Longhorn Arms used to make SAA clones with the loading gate on the left hand side.

 

[InkEd]

Perhaps loading is about the same but there is no contest when it comes to unloading the empty cartridges. The swing out cylinder wins it.

 

[goodtime]

I gotta side with BCRider on the reloading debate; he broke down his assertion to bare elements, and it's hard to argue against him -- to paraphrase: he is able to load the rounds two at a time, so that's three actions to load, plus only one prior action to clear the empties, so that equals four actions to clear and reload a DA versus 12 actions to clear and load a single action.

Besides, speed loaders do exist, and with them, there is no contest.

While its fun to debate the merits of each, I think the speed of reloading is not of much importance with this piece though. It is just a very slick, unique revolver, and I think I must have one eventually.

 

[BCRider]

I wasn't actually aiming at the reloading debate. But since it was brought up I typically do reload my swing out hand ejector guns two rounds at a time as it's pretty easy to pick them out of the ammo trays that way.

When I'm shooting my .22cal nine shot revolvers with the swing out cylinders I've often been able to pick up THREE rounds and load them all at once.

It all goes pretty slick as long as I don't fumble too badly.

 

[snooperman]

I called Uberti , 1-800-264-4962 and no one there...

knows anything about this swing-out cylinder single action revolver. I also tried AWA Nurnberg 2010 also with no results. Hmmm, was this at the SHOT-SHOW?

 

[CraigC]

There is no contest when it comes to unloading. That is not in question, although there is not as much difference as some would think. There is no contest when it comes to using speedloaders. That is also not in question. However, like I said before, cartridges must be deliberately held between the fingers and inserted into the chambers of a DA. Even if done two at a time, there is very little difference between loading the two because when you're grabbing two, I'm grabbing five or six. I don't know about you guys but I'm not talking about combat. So my statement about speedloaders will be that they do not load themselves. I've spent a little time with S&W's, this ain't theory.

 

[Red Cent]

Dexterity. Other than having this, it would be close. Reload is a once in a while requirement in cowboy. Sometimes, all five. I punch out the spent cartridges and grab individual rounds from the right front of my gun belt. Being able to index the clylinder with the left hand while, at the same time, do the reloading with your right may require some to spit out the chewing gum.
'Course in cowboy, ya gotta come up shootin'. Thats when I do the Clint Eastwood spin.

 

[CraigC]

I'm a little different in that I'm right handed but actually load with my left. Probably because while I started with single actions, I first started trying to build speed and skill with S&W's and then came back to single actions. Maybe anyway......