Finally, A Single Action Revolver

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Joe_Pike

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Well, I have been tossing around the idea of a SA wheelgun for quite a while, even asking a few questions here. I originally had decided on a Ruger Vaquero in .357 since I have a Marlin 1894C in .357. But, work slowed down and I didn't want to spend the money, so, I quit looking.

Anyway, I decided that maybe I would trade something that I had and didn't shoot for something in a SA. I decided on trading the Sig P238 that I had never shot. It was an early one without night sights that had only one magazine that I paid $409 for. So, after lunch I stopped by the LGS and eyed a new Uberti Cimarron Model P in .45 Colt. It wasn't a .357, but I somehow felt that my first SA in a larger caliber should be a .45 Colt. They had it marked at $479. I asked what they could do on a trade and after a bit he said, "How about we do a straight up trade?" Well, I am now the owner of the Uberti Cimarron Model P in .45 Colt.
 
Good job! You will enjoy the Uberti more. I hope you got a cool one!

45 Colt is the better SA round.
 
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Ya know, it's funny, how some folks look at gun values...........

Some don't realize that any gun isn't worth a darn thing, until you can find someone who wants it, and who''l also pay you for it.

In you case, you got a spanky new .45 hogleg w/o breaking a sweat !

Isn't it sweet, to have a plan come together ? :p

Now - How 'bout some pics of yer new trophy ? :D



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Remember that, unlike the New Model Rugers, you need to keep an empty chamber under the hammer if you're going to carry it.
 
It has a 4.75" barrel and a color case hardened frame. Nice looking gun over all.

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Good on you. I have one with the 5 1/2" barrel and I absolutely love it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine.
 
I'd take the hog leg over a Sig any old day. Now, go find yourself a Lee reloading press and start saving some serious money on ammo.

I have the same model in .44 Special. I'm developing a taste for single actions.

Bob Wright
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Are you sure you aren't in the advanced stages of developing a taste for them? :D
 
I'm fairly sure Bob's got terminal single-action-gun-arreah, like more than a few of us.......... .
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Yeah, I've had it for a few years now. Can't seem to shake it.

It's one of those things like "you can't be too rich or too thin", you can't have too many single actions.

Bob Wright
 
Congrats! You are on your way! Nothing better than a SA .45 Colt especially if you reload.... The .44 Special cartridge comes very close in SA... but just doesn't quite make the top grade :D . It will always be the 'undersized' brother to the .45 Colt in my opinion. Only DA revolver I now own is a .44Spec Bulldog due to size for CC. My semi-autos (22s) don't get shot much. But the SA collection continues to grow (just picked up a .45 Colt Bisley on Saturday) and they get used a lot..... Conclusion: Ready for this? Be VERY careful.... This could be the start of a serious addiction. My addiction started as a teenager and I am now 48 and no sign of getting over it. Beware. :)
 
I have to disagree, in these platforms, the .44Spl has it all over the .45Colt. The big .45 case is impressive to look at but is just a lot of wasted space at this pressure level (~22,000psi). The .44Spl launches a bullet of comparable weight to similar velocities with 20% less powder. On the top end, it beats the .45Colt by at least 100fps. The .45Colt is definitely more popular but objectively speaking, the .44Spl is really the better cartridge for the platform and is not plagued by the .45's ambiguous cartridge/chamber/throat dimensions.
 
In the same sized revolver, that is, a Colt Single Action or sixgun of similar size, the .44 Special has a slight advantage in having thicker cylinder walls.

But in the big Blackhawk MR44 frame, the .45 Colt can be loaded to near, or even with, .44 Magnum performance. It really shines with 300~350 gr. bullets.

Bob Wright
 
Don't get me wrong I like both the .44 Special and the .45 Colt. I tend to agree that the .44 Special is 'perfect' for the medium frame platform and Ruger seems more consistent on throat size in the .429 caliber and you can load the .44 Special to its potential.... But the .45 Colt does very well in the platform as well and makes bigger holes with heavier bullets. Take the latest handloader (#283) article on Black Bear hunting with the .45 Colt medium platform flattop by Brian Pearce. The 285g bullets pushed to 1050fps did very well on the Blackbear and didn't have to get up to sceaming velocities to do it either as a .44Mag or a hot .44 Special at 1200fps+. As Brian puts it "reduced recoil, less muzzle blast and noise, less pressure, notably better pentration and housed in a more compact sixgun". Be that it may, I do like both and shoot both a lot, but just prefer and like more the .45 Colt :) and it does all I want/need a handgun cartridge to do . Whether in the medium platform or the large platform. Comes down to personal preference...
 
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I love the .45 for one reason

Outdoors those bullets let you know where you are hitting. You don't always get that with the lesser calibers.
 
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