But because it was a Series '70s, a Colt and a Goldcup to boot when I sold it the idiot who bought it knew what he was buying and told me that all Goldcups are finicky, that all it needed was a little stoning on the sear, trigger, and a heavier Wolf spring and he would be shooting through one hole. It misfired or hangfired at least once in very 7 rounds-absolute crap. If it fits in the box they'll ship it and they've been doing it since I bought my first Colt Goldcup in 1969. Probably the worst company for quality control is Colt. The closest thing to perfection I've found in the last 15 years are anything made by Les Baer and Freedom Arms.
I've bought many guns in the 17-2000 dollar range that had to be sent back to the factory for minor thingslike cracked frames, bent firing pins. If you want one of those you look for the words Custom Shop and add another 4-500 dollars. Just look at Glock, Kahr, Springfield armory in particular because they are ugly, bulky, plastic and are not made of expensive parts.And a cheap one goes for 6-700 dollars and they're not tack drivers. Attached is a photo of the later model.All guns are overpriced. stamps on the left side of the frame were made with a single stamp. These revolvers are both 7 1/2 inch barrel and are in. Greer) ordnance inspection cartouche on the left wood grip. The date is still visible in the JEG (Capt.
Keep in mind that during that time the Army was of a very small size. Only about 37,000 were shipped from Colt to government facilites in almost two decades. 45 Colt caliber was accepted by the Army. Army officers and cavalrymen in 1873 when the new. The second one is in the 48,000 SN range and was made in 1878. The SAA was first adopted as the sidearm for U.S. This was a time when Colt didn't give any fucks about customer service, or the consumer market. I recall the rep sitting around fairly embarrassed. Even at their display at the world championship SASS matches, the Colt display guns were horrible. That one is a dual sub-inspection model with both W.W. The Uberti will work better out of the box than any Colt SAA that is new. The earliest is in the 17,000 SN range and was made in 1875. Even a Colt 3rd Generation will go 1000-1200 and a 2nd more than that.
It's mfg in 1881 with Serial # 69527 and has US inspection stamps. I've been toying with the idea of a 45 SAA just as a shooter. Im in the market for an investment gun, but one I still can take out on nice days to my range and shoot. 16 Colt: 44 Special : 1 in 18 Charter Arms: 44 Special : 1 in 20 Colt SAA 64. Hey guys I just wanted to get some feedback from the members on this forum regarding your opinions on the Colt Single Action Armys.
Click on the link to my collection on My earlier post to see the one I have. machining angle 20 MOA taper Archive - Benchrest Central Forums. So at least the US government purchased them into 1890's and into the 140,000 range. And I have seen some later US issued ones in the 140,000 range. The US government purchased the 7-1/2" bbl Colt SAA's up to and into the early 1890's. New, or very good > excellent condition, you can expect to pay around 2,500 and up for a 3rd generation Colt. Gary, are you sure you're not thinking of the Schoefeld revolver? As the purchase of Schoefeld revolvers by the US ended in 1876. Any original Colt SAA is more than likely going to be expensive and like any other gun that has a significant collectors value is better off not being fired.