Reeder Custom Guns - The old Colt loading gate is a smooth surface

WB
The old Colt loading gate is a smooth surface
Sunday, January 10, 2021, 06:44

It has no exposed spring tip or anything like Rugers. The entire recoil shield is flat and smooth for no hang ups. It does not seem to need a case head to stay in place. Of course there is even less recoil than a .38 Special. The gate opens and closes like oiled glass. The lock work and sound of operation has a unique feel and character. I’m used to Rugers, it’s notably different.

Holding a tip of front sight up to see it seems valid. I’ll shoot some more to see if I need to regulate the load to hit a different POA. 3 gr. Bullseye with a 115 bullet is about tops, I can drop to 2.5 gr. to raise impact or switch to a 100 gr. and lower the impact. AA#7 gives another. 100 fps at the same pressure. I think Trail Boss would drop it by at least that much.

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