Single Action Revolvers

[buckyjames1]

Ruger Bisley:
I was in the same boat,few years ago I had no single actions.
Went to the shop looking for something to make into a keepsake. Colts were too expensive and that Ruger Bisley kinda looked funny, until I actually held and fired it, come to find out it was really nice and fit my hand very well. I made a deal on a 5.5in .357 Bisley and a .22/.22mag Ruger 10 shot. Absolutely Love them. I went with the stainless .357 and the blued .22. Even the .22 feel like a high dollar gun in the hand.

They just feel "Right" in my hands, nastalgia, weighty, classy, you name it. Single actions are like Smiths, buy one you'll get hooked.

 

[Wyo]

I have a pair of USFA's that have benn excellent. I've also had a number Colt's and these are every bit as good if not better. Trouble is they're getting about as expensive as Colts these days.

 

[Alpo]

That's an unreal bargain! Are your guns "Peacekeepers" or "Longhorns"? I have more than that in each of mine!
f.t.

Tom, when Peacekeepers came out, they were extremely expensive. Like about 800 bucks. I believe that's what mine cost - 5 1/2 nickel 45 Colt.

Then Colt sued 'em, because, you know, PEACEKEEPER is absolutely identical to PEACEMAKER, so poor dumb people would buy the 800 dollar gun thinking they were getting a bargain on the 1200 dollar gun.

I don't know if the lawsuit is the reason, but AWA went out of business.

A few months later several AWA-employees started it back up.

And the new Peacekeepers were quite a bit cheaper than the old Peacekeepers.

 

[Hellraiser]

I have a pair of USFA's that have benn excellent. I've also had a number Colt's and these are every bit as good if not better. Trouble is they're getting about as expensive as Colts these days.

Hey, Wyo... back in the heyday of USFA... they were the stuff of dreams. Don't care what anybody says... (or said).... USFA's quality control was second to none. Some of the finest-made SA firearms on the face of this earth. If you still have 'em... they are gettin' more pricey than Colts. That... is a fact.

USFA... the only firearms I missed out on... mucho regretfully so.

 

[deanodog]

I also love single actions. Always wished S&W would build some.
I also love Rugers.
44 mag

357

45/45c

 

[boykinlp]

Here is mine:



With Colt's recent troubles, they may become worth a whole lot more!

 

[Qball]

Love these single action revolvers

 

[PALADIN85020]

In my opinion, the finest single action revolvers ever made that accurately emulate the Colt SAA were the U.S. Firearms guns. Absolutely impeccable workmanship. This one (the "pre-war" model) was made in 2006 under the old Colt "onion dome" in Hartford. Doug Turnbull did the case hardening, and it puts the genuine Colts to shame. Sadly, USFA went out of business. Today good specimens of their guns have risen in value dramatically as more and more people appreciate how truly outstanding these guns are. If you can find one, nothing's better. Ruger's guns are work horses, but these are thoroughbreds.

John

 

[Semper Fi 57]

You might want to google Cimarron Arms. They have a wide collection of SA's in various calibers & barrels. Not too expensive. Well made weapons.


Jim

 

[ladder13]

I have a pair of USFA's that have benn excellent. I've also had a number Colt's and these are every bit as good if not better. Trouble is they're getting about as expensive as Colts these days.

Regrettably I only bought one. 44 SP

 

[Hellraiser]

In my opinion, the finest single action revolvers ever made that accurately emulate the Colt SAA were the U.S. Firearms guns. Absolutely impeccable workmanship. This one (the "pre-war" model) was made in 2006 under the old Colt "onion dome" in Hartford. Doug Turnbull did the case hardening, and it puts the genuine Colts to shame. Sadly, USFA went out of business. Today good specimens of their guns have risen in value dramatically as more and more people appreciate how truly outstanding these guns are. If you can find one, nothing's better. Ruger's guns are work horses, but these are thoroughbreds.

John

Amen, Brotha!

 

[Chipmunk6]

4 .45 Rugers & 4 Uberti .44spl opentops

 

[Alpo]

In my opinion, the finest single action revolvers ever made that accurately emulate the Colt SAA were the U.S. Firearms guns. Absolutely impeccable workmanship. This one (the "pre-war" model) was made in 2006 under the old Colt "onion dome" in Hartford. Doug Turnbull did the case hardening, and it puts the genuine Colts to shame. Sadly, USFA went out of business. Today good specimens of their guns have risen in value dramatically as more and more people appreciate how truly outstanding these guns are. If you can find one, nothing's better. Ruger's guns are work horses, but these are thoroughbreds.

John

Yep, they don't get much better.

 

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Eric.... didn't even know Uberti had a stainless... that's one fine-lookin' pistola. I would like to buy one like it... if I can find one. Thanks for postin'!

BTW... [email protected]... do you have an email address? (joshin')

They came out with the stainless recently and I stumbles into this one (long story) but its not the normal stainless, it has the engraved cylinder and is called "El Patron Belleza". They are available now, the store I got this in had at least two.

 

[S&W38]

I used a pair of Uberti-made Taylors & Company Gunfighters: 1873 Colt-style fixed-sight Peacemakers with 5 1/2 inch barrels, colored frame, all other metal blued, .357 Magnum, 1860 Army grip frame, dark walnut (?) grips. I used them for Cowboy Action Shooting, firing light .38 Special loads. The revolvers were tuned by Tom Mason, gunsmith and Cowboy Action shooter (his handle is Doc Dag), 816-804-7135. I asked Tom to remove the Hammer Safety from each revolver, so I used them only as Cowboy Action revolvers.

With all that said, both of those revolvers shot where I looked and had no malfunctions or breakdowns as I shot 300 or so rounds through each of them.

That 1860 Army grip is what makes the Peacemaker usable in my hands. I haven't shot the Colt Bisley grip enough to be sure, but I don't believe that it would work well for me. Certainly the standard Colt Peacemaker grip is too short for me. I haven't fired the Ruger Bisley-style grip, but it seems usable when I dry-fire using it. Yes, I have strange hands!

 

[Wyo]

Regrettably I only bought one. 44 SP

Yes, but you showed excellent taste and judgment!

 

[tug700]

check the Bisley Blackhawk. It comes in many different calibers configurations and gives you the adjustable sights with the comfortable bisley grip. I have the 5.5 inch SS Bisley Blackhawk in 41 magnum and load to my tastes.

 

[CCantu357]

Thanks fellas. Quite a few good looking revolvers I have seen so far. I think for my uses a Ruger will fit the bill best. I have been looking at both the New Vaquero Bisley and the Bisley Blackhawk, as well as the normal models. I suppose my next decision will be either .357 Magnum, .44 Special, or .45 Colt.

 

[Rangerpat]

Living in LA you might want to consider getting a stainless steel revolver if you plan to take it hunting and fishing.
My Ruger SBH in .44 mag is a great revolver and shoots .44 Special loads with hardly any recoil at all.

 

[CCantu357]

Living in LA you might want to consider getting a stainless steel revolver if you plan to take it hunting and fishing.
My Ruger SBH in .44 mag is a great revolver and shoots .44 Special loads with hardly any recoil at all.

Great point. I really like the Bisley in Stainless, but it only seems to be available in the Vaquero. I sure wish they made the Bisley Blackhawk in stainless. With the various weights in .357 rounds, those adjustable sights sure are handy.