Reeder Custom Guns - I shot the 120 yr. old Colt SAA today

WB
I shot the 120 yr. old Colt SAA today
Saturday, January 09, 2021, 20:48

No surprises it worked as it was supposed to. My load was 115 gr. cast FP pushed by 3 gr. Bullseye. I think it was running maybe 900 fps? I think it was hitting right to point of sights elevation and windage. I have serious visions issues and the sights are almost invisible. Looking through my bifocals I can focus a little on the sights. My groups are two shots about 2-3" apart then a wild one opening to 6" at 25 yds. The gun can shoot, the problem it's all me. I think I could do pretty close to that just point shooting. lol

The camera did a nice focus on the front sight that I cannot!
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It's not a Vaquero. The sights were a bit of an after thought on the old Colt. No way could I mod them on such a fine old iron. I'll just enjoy it as it is.

Load one, skip a hole, load four, cock and ease down the hammer. With that fixed nose pin on the hammer it's sage advice. I'm having fun. With coated bullets you miss the "burnt crayon" smell of shooting traditional cast bullets.

I shot the 120 yr. old Colt SAA today - WB, 2021-01-09, 20:48
- Learn to shoot it by feel... point shooting .. - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-10, 16:27
- SCOTTY FIND AN EYE DOCTOR WHO CAN - JT, 2021-01-10, 07:30
  - The guy I've been using is a shooter - WB, 2021-01-10, 07:43
    - Find a different doctor! I take my handguns - JT, 2021-01-10, 10:13
      - Yep, I go to my optician who makes my glasses - Grover Sr, 2021-01-10, 11:03
    - Find a different optometrist... - ~JM~, 2021-01-10, 07:51
      - This sounds like it might be worth looking into - WB, 2021-01-10, 08:12
- Let me ask this. Are colts different than Rugers in that - Blake, 2021-01-10, 06:22
  - this may sound like blasphemy but I have shot - gary reeder, 2021-01-10, 16:14
    - Loading gate issue - John K., 2021-01-10, 18:07
  - COLTS DONT SHOOT THE HEAVY RECOILING ROUNDS (nm) - JT, 2021-01-10, 07:29
    - Yep. That I am aware of. Thanks (nm) - Blake, 2021-01-10, 07:38
  - The old Colt loading gate is a smooth surface - WB, 2021-01-10, 06:44
    - Good info thanks (nm) - Blake, 2021-01-10, 07:37
  - I guess on a ruger it would be the first - Blake, 2021-01-10, 06:25
    - You can leave an empty as the “skipped” round - steve todd, 2021-01-10, 08:31
- I think you are on to something - steve todd, 2021-01-10, 00:02
- Those sights are tiny. Love it, though. (nm) - Stuart in GA, 2021-01-09, 23:07