kooz
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Post by kooz on Aug 2, 2017 20:50:32 GMT -5
I bought a pre tuned Long hunter USFA several years ago . The springs were so light it was ridiculous , it literally did not require any pressure to pull the hammer back , while in the holster, if you brushed the hammer up against anything it would go to either the safety notch or half-cock . This was their regular action job . I specifically asked not to have a overly light cowboy action job and told them I would be using the gun in the field as a back-up protection piece . They may be ok , but only for cowboy action it seems .
I recently bought one of the Uberti Patrons, which is a factory tuned gun . The springs feel just right to me , timing is spot on and the gun shoots excellent, very accurate . Has .453 cyl throats , proper bbl/cyl alignment and a front sight that is plenty high for any reasonable load .
I like Colts for the fact that they are an American made legend and their rich history and I have a few , but not one of them was ready to go out of the box, all had WAY over size cyl throats which varied is size in the same cylinder .455-461 for the .45 and .434 on the spl. and every one had to short of a front sight and they were all oversprung, every one had to be sent to Alan Harton to be made into accurate and shootable guns . These are .45's and one .44spl all very early third gen,they were finished very well, dimensions were just not right, so you may have better luck with other calibers or maybe a second gen gun atleast in .44spl, but the 2nd gen .45's will all have big throats also , but atleast they will usually be all the same size and typically .455 or .456 so you can load to the throats and get them to shoot ok. Like someone has already said, if you have the sixgun sickness like most of us here do, only a Colt will scratch the Colt itch .
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Post by CraigC on Aug 2, 2017 23:33:50 GMT -5
If all you want it for is to shoot, the Italian copies are just fine. BUT! They are not a Colt and there is a difference. Over the years I have owned and shot several Italians, six or so Rugers, and more than a dozen Colts. I have kept two Rugers, the Italians are all gone, but I still have and shoot the Colts. Nuff said... IMHO, 3rd generation Colt's are overrated and the replicas are closer to the original 1st generation guns. Luckily, this one already had $500 worth of tuning and grips when I bought it. The white-sided hammer and hot salt bluing just don't look quite right on a $1200 (now $2000) SAA. ![](http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/sixgunsiv/large/IMG_5480b.jpg)
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JM
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Post by JM on Aug 3, 2017 10:45:31 GMT -5
I've seen some SAA action work done by Bob James in Arizona. Nice guy & a good job. www.jamesguns.com
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Post by eskimo36 on Aug 3, 2017 11:40:42 GMT -5
My Model P Jr was done by Longhunters. It has a very crisp, light trigger. It was done when i purchased the gun.
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lah
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Post by lah on Aug 3, 2017 14:40:37 GMT -5
Maybe I'm not going the right places but as I cruise the net I find no one bragging about their Colt & posting small groups they shoot & game they shot.
As a postscript I once loaded a 1000 rounds of 45 Colt for a elderly man who came by for his ammo. His firearm was a Colt Cowboy. He asked to try the loads so I placed a target in my yard at 20 yards, threw a rug over some concrete blocks I had there & the old man knelt to his knees on the concrete firing off the rug. I walked to the target & closer I came the better it looked. This was many years ago & I no longer have the target but it wasn't much over an inch if that. I know it wasn't a SAA but it was a Colt.
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Post by towboater on Aug 6, 2017 23:18:04 GMT -5
Cant beat what ya get for the money with Uberti.
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Post by seak89 on Aug 7, 2017 2:25:21 GMT -5
Doesn't the Pietta use the Ruger system hand spring. Seems that would be a big plus,I was aways breaking hand springs of the colt style.
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Post by CraigC on Aug 7, 2017 8:30:01 GMT -5
Uberti switched to a coil/plunger hand spring several years ago.
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Post by seak89 on Aug 7, 2017 13:19:51 GMT -5
Thanks Craig,guess its been awhile
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Post by CraigC on Aug 7, 2017 13:55:51 GMT -5
They're also supposed to have a removable firing pin bushing now but I haven't checked the flat-top yet. My aged guns from last year don't.
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Post by taffin on Aug 7, 2017 14:56:57 GMT -5
Maybe I'm not going the right places but as I cruise the net I find no one bragging about their Colt & posting small groups they shoot & game they shot. As a postscript I once loaded a 1000 rounds of 45 Colt for a elderly man who came by for his ammo. His firearm was a Colt Cowboy. He asked to try the loads so I placed a target in my yard at 20 yards, threw a rug over some concrete blocks I had there & the old man knelt to his knees on the concrete firing off the rug. I walked to the target & closer I came the better it looked. This was many years ago & I no longer have the target but it wasn't much over an inch if that. I know it wasn't a SAA but it was a Colt. SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU PICTURES OF GROUPS SHOT WITH .32-20, .38-40,.44-40. AND .45 COLT FOR YOU TO POST.
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lah
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Post by lah on Aug 11, 2017 21:21:14 GMT -5
I'm sure you've shot many & seen a few of them in books & such. I also know how you feel about the Colt compared to the clones. Still I don't see these handguns & their accuracy hyped. Maybe I need to look more.
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Post by nolongcolt on Aug 11, 2017 22:15:34 GMT -5
I think JT would also agree that the internals of a COLT will outlast the Uberti or any other Italian stallion gun. Italian parts tend in my view towards early wear and then sloppiness. Not really knocking them, have owned several and like them a lot, but a Colt will not only hold its value over time but will last longer as well with equal amounts of shooting. Just an opinion.
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Post by jamesjames on Aug 12, 2017 8:43:44 GMT -5
Bought Colts and USFAs during the last decade. The USFAs are brilliantly machined. But the Colts have a heritage and a soul. I received a Colt SAA in .44 special for my 50th birthday from my brother. It is my prized possession. I shoot it, carry it, and treasure it. Occasionally I sit in an easy chair and fondle it in the evening with a drink in my hand and (often) with one of Taffin's books open in my lap. A Colt is one of life's great pleasures. If you are 35-45 years old and can't justify the expense of a Colt, I get that. When you have arrived at a good place in life, and can make the Colt happen, get the Colt. Nothing is more satisfying than a Colt.
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oldlog
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Post by oldlog on Aug 16, 2017 21:12:54 GMT -5
I have a really nice Cimaron Thunderball in 357. great buy for the money
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