Colt SAA help

Buy to Rope & Ride

  • $1200 Colt Montana

    Votes: 2 11.8%

  • $1500 Colt Samuel Special

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Don’t buy

    Votes: 9 52.9%

  • Both Guns cuz 2 is 1 & 1 is none

    Votes: 6 35.3%
  • Total voters
    17
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hawg said:
So?
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They will cancel me and Uber will cancel me, then I’ll be out of Gun Money!

crazy that I can’t talk about my politics with my neighbors, they would probably Red Flag me and the socialist would oblige! with full force. Just 5-8 more years here and I’ll be in free state. Here for the Retirement Money
 
Mark_Mark said:
everyone says, I won’t have another chance. So. I’m getting the Crome Colt Wednesday, and the Montana a few weeks later. if the Montana is still there
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I don't think you'll even come close to being disappointed.

People don't buy Colt SAA's for any other reason, really, than because they just love the gun. It's not only iconic and chock full of history, it's simply a gorgeous gun. Owning one had been a childhood dream of mine as far back as I can remember, and given that I was born in the early 60s, that's been a while. I finally achieved that dream in 2014, 200 years even since the birth of Samuel Colt. A Colt SAA, color case hardened, 5 1/2" barrel chambered in .45 Colt.

It's not a carry piece...not really practical in today's world with so many better options to choose from for many reasons. But it's simply beautiful, fun to shoot, and brings back so many childhood memories.

What kid, born in my era, didn't dream of a Colt and belt/holster rig?

That said...when you finally get yours, I expect to see you post some nice pictures!

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AlexanderA said:
The Stagecoach boxes, in good condition, are worth at least $300. The reproduction boxes were selling for $200.
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Really?

I have several Colts, but this is the only one that came with the box. It is a 2nd Gen that shipped in 1973.

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The box is in pretty good shape, but certainly not pristine. It came with the instruction manual too.

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Of all my Colts, this one is probably the most pristine. The case colors are still strong and the blue is unblemished.

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Driftwood Johnson said:
Really?

I have several Colts, but this is the only one that came with the box. It is a 2nd Gen that shipped in 1973.

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The box is in pretty good shape, but certainly not pristine. It came with the instruction manual too.

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Of all my Colts, this one is probably the most pristine. The case colors are still strong and the blue is unblemished.

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the Montana Colt is color case too. Did they use old style CC harden techniques in 64?
 
Mark_Mark said:
Did they use old style CC harden techniques in 64?
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Frames of the Colt Single Action Army have always been Case Hardened. From 1873 right up until today. The old fashioned bone Case Hardening, no modern fake colors.

Case Hardening iron or steel is a method of surface hardening the metal by infusing extra carbon into the surface with heat in the presence of carbon rich materials such as bone or leather. This is an earlier method than modern hardening of steel all the way through. The hardened 'case' is only a few thousandths thick, the rest of the metal remains relatively soft and ductile. The colors of true Case Hardening are just a byproduct of the process, they have no real purpose. But the swirling colors of real Case Hardening proved to be very appealing to the public, so each manufacturer developed their process to produce the most brilliant colors possible. Be forewarned, the colors of true Case Hardening are fragile. They trend to fade over time. They will also fade if subjected to harsh chemicals or even strong sunlight for very long. The colors may fade, but the hardened surface remains.

This 1st Gen Bisley Colt shipped in 1907. The colors are still quite brilliant.

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This 1st Gen Bisley shipped in 1909. The Case Hardening colors have almost completely faded away, and the blue is almost all gone too. Even though the colors are gone from the frame, the surface hardening remains.

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Driftwood Johnson said:
The box is in pretty good shape, but certainly not pristine. It came with the instruction manual too.
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My 1974-vintage SAA came with a Stagecoach box, in about the same condition as yours. Being a perfectionist, I threw the box away, as not being up to my collecting standards. Big mistake.

There was a guy in Tennessee making almost perfect reproductions of the Stagecoach boxes, and selling them on ebay for $200. And apparently he sold a lot of them. Some collectors liked them, and other collectors raised a fuss (because it was devaluing their original boxes). The last I checked these were no longer available.

I have a question about checkered grips on SAA's. It seems to me that the SAA is a design that should "roll" in the hand upon recoil. If that's the assumption, then smooth grips would be more comfortable than checkered grips. Anyway, I found that the checkered Eagle grips were "biting" my hand. The one-piece smooth walnut worked better for me.

The latest Uberti repros are tending to use checkered wooden grips. I don't understand this.
 
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