J.P. Sauer & Sonh Revolver

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TheNatureBoy

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I purchased a J.P. Sauer & Sohn 45 Colt, nickel plated for $230 the other day from a friend of mine. Its in really good condition. Smooth action with 1 pound of trigger pull. My friend had the pull adjusted when he purchased it years ago. I'm a reloader (rifle) and was wondering if It would be worth it given the fact that I don't intend to shoot it a lot. It will be on my hip when I go hunting or target shooting on the power line that runs down my friends property. Also, what grain bullet do you recommend I purchase if the advice is not to reload. Thanks:)

#don't know jack squat about revolvers.
 
The first thing I recommend is that you get that trigger fixed and reset at no less than 4#. If you truly know nothing about revolvers, the last thing you need is a 1# trigger on a sixgun.

A 250 grain SWC at 800+ fps is never a bad choice in a 45 Colt.
 
I removed the hash tag "don't know squat about revolvers" because its a little misleading. That statement was in reference to reloading. I've owned a S&W 629 Classic and a Ruger Bisley 44 or 45 caliber (can't remember cause its been a while). Not a expert but not a novice either. I do appreciate the advice about the trigger pull on the other hand. I do intend to do something about that. I also appreciate the advice on the ammo.
 
I will add my approval on the 250 gr. SWC @ 800~900 fps range.

I have a .357 Magnum Hy Hunter made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn. These were successors to the American made Great Western guns made in the late 'Fifties. Good, stout sixguns.

Bob Wright
 
I've had three of these over the years, two .44's with a .45 Colt between them. The only one that gave me trouble was the last .44, which broke a cylinder bolt spring and could utterly NOT be disassembled and nut-buster, heat, nor any of the standard 'locked threads' remedies had the slightest effect. That one got scrapped for parts.

Overall though, they were nice, strong revolvers with slick actions. All of my Hawes-Sauers shot to the sights to 50 yards or so with 240-250 grain bullets. Execution, bore, finish and consistency of chamber mouths was excellent. I'd buy another and I wish I had kept the .45 Colt.
 
I can't remember if the Hawes is built with the old Colt/Ruger actions (three screw) or with the transfer bar system.

If it's the former, just remember to load one, skip a chamber and load 4 more,
then pull hammer all the way back and let it down on the empty chamber.
Do not carry six!
 
Hawes .44 SA

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Mine from yrs ago. Wish I still had it but .44's are expensive to shoot if you don't reload.
 
NO, NO TRANSFER BAR, so you have to load five.

Do a search on "Hawes Western Marshall"
I have a bunch of threads on my JP Sauer and Sons Hawes six shooter.

These are built HEAVY DUTY!
Mine has a VERY light trigger and is super reliable as well as extremely accurate.
Mine is a .357

But for my .454 Alaskan, I load with trail boss powder for light target loads.
Both for .45 Colt and in the .454 cases.

Good deal on the JP Sauer. They are great guns and way unrated by most.

(IT'S THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM!LOL)
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Thanks for the responses everybody. My friend discussed the loading procedure (load one, skip one and load the other 4) a number of times. Thanks again.
 
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