Thinking about getting a COLT Single Action Army

[colts]

I'd hate to buy a near 2k revolver and it having timing issues right out of the box.

Are there things I should check for? I'm fairly new to revolvers.

Your going to shoot it ? Just kidding.
They wont let you play with them so how do you know? I say get one. Cardboard blue boxed ones are generally nicer. I look at the cc. and overall fit and finish. I don’t think they will make these forever. Im kind of surprised they still do. They are somewhat hard to get.

 

[Gimmebackmybullets]

And its only money. Right.You will always be able to get pretty much what you paid for it. If thats what you want, get it. But I do reccommend only loading 5 as opposed to 6 like @Dawgfan1988 suggested.

 

[BenKenobi2]

Your going to shoot it ? Just kidding.
They wont let you play with them so how do you know? I say get one. Cardboard blue boxed ones are generally nicer. I look at the cc. and overall fit and finish. I don’t think they will make these forever. Im kind of surprised they still do. They are somewhat hard to get.

This one has a plastic blue case that it comes with. So much temptation!

 

[BenKenobi2]

And its only money. Right.You will always be able to get pretty much what you paid for it. If thats what you want, get it. But I do reccommend only loading 5 as opposed to 6 like @Dawgfan1988 suggested.

why load only 5?

 

[Cat Herder]

The hammer rests on the primer of the cartridge in front of it. You pull back the hammer to half cock, load one, skip one and load four. Pull the hammer all the way back and lower it with your thumb. It will rest on the empty every time. Only way the gun is safe.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

why load only 5?

So the hammer isn’t resting on a live cartridge.

 

[NewLeaf]

Good info to know .

 

[Gun Guru]

When I get a SAA it goes straight to Joe West in Dahlonega. Best man to time a Colt. I've got a few if you wanna come shoot one. I load 6 grains of Titegroup over a 200 grain LRN bullet. Both of these are Second Gens.

 

[BenKenobi2]

The hammer rests on the primer of the cartridge in front of it. You pull back the hammer to half ****, load one, skip one and load four. Pull the hammer all the way back and lower it with your thumb. It will rest on the empty every time. Only way the gun is safe.

So the hammer isn’t resting on a live cartridge.

Ah I remember doing this on my peacemaker 22 here and there but I was not really worried about safety on that gun. On a 45 colt I probably should do this. Beautiful and dangerous all in one.

 

[BenKenobi2]

When I get a SAA it goes straight to Joe West in Dahlonega. Best man to time a Colt. I've got a few if you wanna come shoot one. I load 6 grains of Titegroup over a 200 grain LRN bullet. Both of these are Second Gens.

Is it necessary to get it looked at for timing? I haven't spent 2k on a single gun since I purchased my FN SCAR 17. 2000 is a lot for me to put up just to have to bring it to someone else to insure that it is timed right from factory. As a matter of fact, I will probably be putting this on layaway.

Thank you for the reference though! I'm glad I've got a name now to refer to instead of bringing it to just any gun smith. Does he specialize in SAAs?

Those are beautiful. Did SAAs come with those handles from factory? My eyes can't make out whether they are bone or ivory. I'd love to come shoot one but I've watched some videos last night. The recoil looks manageable with two hand shooting. I don't think I'll ever fire a 45 colt revolver one handed because if I lose hold of it there goes the finish haha on a nice collector's piece. Thank you kindly for the offer though.