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Picked this up today after getting it at a local gun show Saturday.

A dealer that I buy from a lot had this NIB Beretta Stampede in 45 Colt, I ran the serial number on Beretta's website and it was made in 2007.

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Never had a chance to shoot one, so I'm looking forward to getting out ASAP!
 
range report a must! Never had an opportunity to shoot one but im certainly intrigued.
 
I never thought I'd like revolvers. Then I tried a S&W. Then I thought I'd never like SA "cowboy" guns. Then I tried one.

Now I shoot both cartridge and black powder cap and ball "cowboy" revolvers in CAS meets and for general range day giggles and love 'em.

You're going to love it if you have any sort of shooting soul at all.
 
.45 Colt is an outstanding handgun caliber. Be prepared to get addicted (I have been shooting .45 Colt for about 20 years and love it).

Dan
 
old school gunner i love my glocks but theres nothing better then single actoin for fun shooting !!!
 
I know what you mean Bergman, this makes my 7th 45 Colt revolver! :)

Does anyone know the exact years that they started making the Stampede and when they discontinued them?
 
A lot of the early Berettas had really blue (maybe too thin) bluing.
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I don't know if this was the case with the Stampede but Uberti has long offered a faux "charcoal blue" finish that is actually nitre blue. Which is very blue and very fragile. Real charcoal blue is much darker and is one of the most durable blued finishes. It's also much more expensive.
 
I sometimes wonder about the fragile bluing on some of the SAA clones, and whether or not it's done deliberately so that the gun will take on a worn, rustic look as its handled. IIRC, the USFA "Gunfighter" model comes with a "pre-worn" finish at a premium price, and has fooled a few Colt experts at first glance. Durable bluing isn't all that hard to do.

What say you, Craig?
 
The guns that are a real peacock blue are marketed as charcoal blue but are actually nitre blue. This finish wears very quickly. It's purely a marketing thing and simply the nature of the beast because I'm sure most shooters wouldn't want to pay an extra $300 for an authentic charcoal blue finish. Which is quite durable. Local shop down in Florida used to carry a bunch of them so-finished. I was sorely tempted by a charcoal blue Uberti 1873 Deluxe Sporting Rifle several years ago but couldn't swing it. It's an interesting finish.

Far as I can tell, with nine or ten Italian replicas under my roof, the standard blue finish wears like any other gun.
 
CraigC said:
I don't know if this was the case with the Stampede but Uberti has long offered a faux "charcoal blue" finish that is actually nitre blue. Which is very blue and very fragile. Real charcoal blue is much darker and is one of the most durable blued finishes. It's also much more expensive.
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Does Beretta even make their own SA revolvers? I think I read somewhere they are made by another Italian company for them, I think it was Pedersoli but it might have been Uberti too. I might be wrong because I read about it a long time ago.

Does anyone know for sure if Beretta makes their own SA revolver or are they made for them by another manufacturer. (It happens a lot, Cimarron are really Uberti)
 
Nope, they don't. When old man Aldo Uberti died, his heirs were not real keen on running his company and so it was sold to Beretta. For the most part, things remained unchanged at Uberti. So Uberti has been building the Stampede under the Beretta banner.
 
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