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Post by dogwood3 on Jul 11, 2012 18:36:30 GMT -5
I have my funds together for a new Colt single action. I had planned to get a N. F., however I am wavering. I have always been a crank for adjustable sights, so I am pretty much ignorant as to the usefulness of fixed sights. Are the fixed sight Colts pretty much all that is needed for plinking, hunting, and general use?
John M.
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Post by nolongcolt on Jul 11, 2012 18:42:09 GMT -5
I like fixed sight guns, especially when they shoot where they aim. Unfortunately they often do not and must be tweaked. One of my favorite guns is the Ruger Bisley Vaquero in .45 Colt. The first one I had shot to POA. I then sold it to finance something else. I have bought 3 more of them and none of them shot as well or to POA like the first. I would be tempted to go with adjustable sights for what you want to do.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 11, 2012 18:46:48 GMT -5
Nothing looks or balances like a Colt SAA but it is hard to deny the utility and usability of adjustable sights. For a serious using sixgun, I'd recommend the New Frontier. Not just for adjustability but because the sight picture is soooooo much more user friendly.
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Post by usajon on Jul 11, 2012 18:53:12 GMT -5
if you shoot a lot in 45 long colt/know your gun sights do not matter much barrel length now that's a question... other calibers I would go with NF
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Post by cable on Jul 11, 2012 20:19:59 GMT -5
i shoot my New Frontiers more often, and look at my SAAs more often.
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Post by jdpress on Jul 11, 2012 21:29:48 GMT -5
The current Colt SAA New Frontier production is superb, both in fit and finish and is a beautiful revolver.
It is one of those rare times when you can have functionality and sheer beauty at the same time.
I have a late production (2009) Colt SAA with black powder frame that will only shoot to point of aim at about 18 yards with a 255 grain cast bullet and a compressed load of black powder. With smokeless rounds, regardless of the bullet weight and powder load it will not impact at the sight picture but this is not an issue for me personally.
I would go for the New Frontier, however, bottom-line you cannot go wrong with either model Colt SAA. They both are some of the best quality Colt SAA models ever produced from my viewpoint.
J.D. Press
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Post by robl on Jul 11, 2012 22:15:28 GMT -5
The correct answer is a couple a three or four of each.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 11, 2012 22:21:50 GMT -5
Buy the SAA, and a file. The Colt SAA is an American ICON and part of our heritage as Americans, as gun owners, as hunters and as men. Its the gun that tamed the west and thats pretty damned cool. Its a piece of the American West, an ideal that is fading away like a sunset. I'll own one some day, its on my bucket list! NOTHING says tumble weeds, a campfire, hot coffee and a picket line like a Colt SAA, with a 7.5" Cavalry barrel of course!
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Post by toroflow on Jul 11, 2012 22:49:25 GMT -5
I'd get the NF with adjustable sights. But I only shoot at targets 75 yards + away...that's adjustable sight territory!! To each his own tho!
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Post by sagebrushburns on Jul 11, 2012 22:52:38 GMT -5
I have both and like them them all. My fixed sight SAAs hit close enough to point of aim to not worry about it. The adjustable sights of the New Frontier are certainly easier to see. Both handle wonderfully. You won't go wrong either way.
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Post by wildwillalaska on Jul 11, 2012 22:54:37 GMT -5
Ultimately, you NEED both. I started with a new frontier, but didn't like the 7.5" barrel so parted with it long ago. Haven't picked up another one since, but really want one with a shorter tube. Love my SAA's, do not think you can go wrong with either.
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Post by bobwright on Jul 12, 2012 10:45:57 GMT -5
I'm looking for a New Frontier.
Having adjustable sights doesn't mean you're constantly fiddlin' with the sights. It DOES mean it is easier to sight in.
And, the Eliason sight, as well as others, offer a much better sight picture than the rounded topstrap of a fixed sight gun. This is especially true as the range increases.
Bob Wright
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Post by dogwood3 on Jul 12, 2012 18:06:48 GMT -5
Originally I told my dealer to order me a N.F. .44 special with the 43/4" barrel. I thought that would be handy for carrying. Has anyone had experience good or bad with the shorter barrel? n Years ago I had a 71/2 inch N.F. .44, but I thought at the time the long barrel was unwieldy.
By the way, he said it would take 6 months to a year to get my revolver.
John
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Post by magman on Jul 12, 2012 20:07:01 GMT -5
I've been waiting for 5 months for my NF 5.5 inch barrel. I personally like adjustable sights.
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Post by bobwright on Jul 12, 2012 21:28:48 GMT -5
Currently this is the closest thing I have to it, a Ruger Blackhawk .44 Special (ex-.357 Magnum) that has become my daily carry gun. This is one of my favorites, and I'd expect nothing less from a Colt. Bob Wright
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