another one we just finished. This is a Uberti
Gary Reeder
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Monday, January 18, 2021, 17:50 (2035 days ago)
Hartford model SAA in 45 Long Colt. Pete Biddle owns it and just wanted us to do the color case on the frame and hammer, nothing else. So that is what we did. Turned out pretty nice too.
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Most underrated revolver out there. Came out NICE...
Huey
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Monday, January 18, 2021, 17:53 (2035 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
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Some guns are worth spending money on.
WB
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Monday, January 18, 2021, 20:42 (2035 days ago) @ Huey
But even some that are not, I sometimes see if I can make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Just for my fun.
I bought this from a fellow that needed some money for $150. I thought it was fair. A pot metal full size SAA Hawes .22 from the 1960's. By golly it shoots! IF you could see the sights. It needs grips too. I'm opening up the rear and have it pretty well centered. It hits 8" low, but that's great! I can easily trim down the front sight to raise impact perfectly.
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It needs grips made then a blast and bake finish. It easily shoots 2-3" groups at 25 yds. leaning against the truck. It's a fun gun and great SA practice.
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Another rescue from my youth. I think the barrel work cost me $37.50. Old Orville Sutton, a Korean War Vet and self trained successful gunsmith. A silly amount to spend on a $50 revolver. I did the scope myself. A friend gave me a .22 Mag. cyl. that dropped right in. Hitting a 100 yd. gong offhand is great delight. If you look close in good light you can see under the Gun-kote "Rem...550" on the 8" barrel.
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I PICKED UP ONE OF THOSE HAWES
JT
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Monday, January 18, 2021, 21:52 (2035 days ago) @ WB
SEVERAL YEARS AGO ALONG WITH .22 AND .357 SHERIFF'S MODELS. ALL SHHOT.
They are not high quality but worked
WB
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Monday, January 18, 2021, 23:14 (2035 days ago) @ JT
An affordable delight back when Westerns and Quick Draw were all the rage, Gunsmoke and Bonanza for me. I think they were only $20 new. This one I'm working on I finally opened up the rear sight notch but the entire groove in the topstrap is too shallow. But I got to a workable level before I ran out of depth to go. I COULD mill a deeper channel and then a really nice rear notch. But this will work. I've already blacked the file work with a black marker. lol
Next will be sawing at the front sight top to move impact up. I found an old Nylon camo Uncle Mikes holster in a forgotten box. It's a plan coming together.
You never know. One day it might be the "first" handgun someone ever shoots. Lured into comfortable submission by the old west looks. It's a good trainer. Load "5", then lower hammer from the safety notch. I never got the one then "skip" thing.
This is about what my eyes see under ideal conditions too.
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Even i can count to 4
steve todd
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 11:54 (2034 days ago) @ WB
Heck, i can even count to 6.
IT's the skipping thing that throws me
WB
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 14:13 (2034 days ago) @ steve todd
I wonder where that style really came into play post 1873? Cap and ball guys ALWAYS loaded all 6 as it took such time. They even made little hammer keepers between the chambers on the C&B cylinders. The load one, skip one, load four, cock, let down, thing might have been a fanciful disclosure of some writer for one of those old west novels. It does sound more colorful than load five, and ease the hammer down. lol
Wonder what the Army manuals taught? What about the Schofield?
When I thought I was gonna need it
Jim Taylor
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 14:40 (2034 days ago) @ WB
I loaded all 6 and let the hammer down between the chambers.
Haven’t tried that
steve todd
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 14:50 (2034 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
But have added one and used the safety notch..
very nice
Lynn
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 20:30 (2034 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
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