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Post by Rimfire69 on Jul 10, 2016 8:48:21 GMT -5
Just shoot it and enjoy it, 4 3/4" SAA are in a league of there own. Will you change the grips, or leave as is.
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Post by Robster on Jul 10, 2016 18:02:13 GMT -5
I will probably change the grips. might look good with bighorn sheep on them. Also kicking around the idea o getting a .44 special cylinder for it. I heard that is something that can be done.
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Post by kings6 on Jul 10, 2016 18:09:13 GMT -5
Robster, that bisley hammer now lives on a different USFA with one piece carved ivories and it is at Bowen's getting his lightweight treatment along with engraving by Brian Pawley.
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jul 10, 2016 18:10:50 GMT -5
I will probably change the grips. might look good with bighorn sheep on them. Also kicking around the idea o getting a .44 special cylinder for it. I heard that is something that can be done. Yes you can do that, but you really should shoot it in the 44-40 first. That caliber is usually the most accurate in the colts. That and the 38 SPL. Who knows you might want to keep it in 44-40 for awhile.
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Post by Robster on Jul 10, 2016 18:25:11 GMT -5
That's a good tip, I will probably do that and spend the $$ on a Doc shuck and some sheephorn grips.
Kings6, pics will be mandtory!!!!!
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Post by Frank V on Jul 10, 2016 19:15:15 GMT -5
I did have a Turnbull kind of similar to this one. the serial # is: SA 916xx Now i just need to get some .44-40 rounds and see how she shoots!!! Grips are kind of blocky. if they are original, they shrunk a bit as they are not flush with the bottom of the gripframe. Doesn't bother me one bit, just an observation [/quote robster that serial # is well before Colt warranted their guns for smokeless powder which was 192,000, year 1900 & later. If you shoot smokeless in that gun you are risking destroying it. A lot of people do, but it's not good for the gun. I don't think Colt did any all blue SAAs in the first generation, the screw holes look a little dished out suggesting over polishing. It would be a good shooter, but only with Black Powder. The pressure curve is WAY different with smokeless & Black powders. Even low pressure smokeless loads will put your gun in danger of blowing the cylinder. If it were mine I'd shoot only black powder in it. The .44-40 is a neat cartridge & a lot of fun, it's actually quite powerful. Enjoy, but I'd only shoot Black in it. Thanks.
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Post by jayhawker on Jul 10, 2016 22:35:50 GMT -5
It is an SA prefix serial number.
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Post by Robster on Jul 11, 2016 3:46:54 GMT -5
Yes, it is an SA prefix which shows it to have been made in 1988. so it is only 28 years old. Which makes it a 3rd generation. I was going to call up Colt and see if they could give me any information on whether it left the factory blued or case hardened.
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jul 11, 2016 7:26:23 GMT -5
Yes, it is an SA prefix which shows it to have been made in 1988. so it is only 28 years old. Which makes it a 3rd generation. I was going to call up Colt and see if they could give me any information on whether it left the factory blued or case hardened. Robster you can also pull the cylinder out, and see if there is a bushing for the base pin All 3rd gens have them. I did not blow up the pics to see closer but it is my guess that this gun was CCH at one time, and has been refinished. But hey, if you paid shooter money for it, then good, and go shoot it. Too many people don't want to pay the money for CCH when they start on a project gun. Actually there is some people that don't like CCH.
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Post by Robster on Jul 12, 2016 4:20:11 GMT -5
Yes, it is an SA prefix which shows it to have been made in 1988. so it is only 28 years old. Which makes it a 3rd generation. I was going to call up Colt and see if they could give me any information on whether it left the factory blued or case hardened. Robster you can also pull the cylinder out, and see if there is a bushing for the base pin All 3rd gens have them. I did not blow up the pics to see closer but it is my guess that this gun was CCH at one time, and has been refinished. But hey, if you paid shooter money for it, then good, and go shoot it. Too many people don't want to pay the money for CCH when they start on a project gun. Actually there is some people that don't like CCH. I don't 'see' a base pin bushing, but then again, I'm not really sure what I am looking for.
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jul 12, 2016 8:07:22 GMT -5
It's in the cylinder.. It comes out from the front of the cylinder.
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Post by Robster on Jul 12, 2016 8:33:01 GMT -5
My mistake, I will check again at home. Thanks
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