highpower3006
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I have been looking for another Colt single action to replace the one I traded off a couple of years ago, but have been unwilling to pay the Colt premium. What I wanted was a shooter grade gun that I wouldn't feel bad about carrying around in a holster all day.
So, I was in a LGS yesterday and came upon this Colt SAA that basically ticked off all the boxes I was looking for except one. Now normally I don't hesitate and I will purchase a firearm that interests me on the spot, but for some reason I went home to think about this one. Well, fate stepped in this morning and I noticed that the stimulus money had arrived in my bank account, so taking it as a sign, I was at the store when they opened and picked it up. I was able to negotiate them down a bit so I feel satisfied that I got it at a decent enough price, think used Vaquero money.
What I got was a 2nd gen Colt SAA 125th Anniversary model in .45 Colt. My research shows that these were made in 1961, making it an early second gen gun. It must have been used by a cowboy shooter as it has oodles of holster wear and a very, very nice trigger. This model is a bit gaudier than I normally like, but the gold plating has largely worn off the areas that got the most handling so that mitigates some of the pimped out look.
The main downside for me is that it has a 7 1/2 inch barrel which is a bit longer than I like. I have located a couple of 5 1/2 inch barrels for reasonable prices, I just have to decide if it is worth it to me to change it out. Besides just leaving it alone and shooting it as-is, my other option is to send it off to Turnbull and have it refinished to look like a regular SAA should look like.
Anyway here is my latest beauty (?) in all it's glory....
So, I was in a LGS yesterday and came upon this Colt SAA that basically ticked off all the boxes I was looking for except one. Now normally I don't hesitate and I will purchase a firearm that interests me on the spot, but for some reason I went home to think about this one. Well, fate stepped in this morning and I noticed that the stimulus money had arrived in my bank account, so taking it as a sign, I was at the store when they opened and picked it up. I was able to negotiate them down a bit so I feel satisfied that I got it at a decent enough price, think used Vaquero money.
What I got was a 2nd gen Colt SAA 125th Anniversary model in .45 Colt. My research shows that these were made in 1961, making it an early second gen gun. It must have been used by a cowboy shooter as it has oodles of holster wear and a very, very nice trigger. This model is a bit gaudier than I normally like, but the gold plating has largely worn off the areas that got the most handling so that mitigates some of the pimped out look.
The main downside for me is that it has a 7 1/2 inch barrel which is a bit longer than I like. I have located a couple of 5 1/2 inch barrels for reasonable prices, I just have to decide if it is worth it to me to change it out. Besides just leaving it alone and shooting it as-is, my other option is to send it off to Turnbull and have it refinished to look like a regular SAA should look like.
Anyway here is my latest beauty (?) in all it's glory....