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Want to own a very high end SAA chambered in 45 Colt?

Standard Manufacturing, just about 45 minutes from my home, makes one for $1895.

http://www.stdgun.com/single-action-revolver-1/

Hickock45's review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-NXfwAPsI

CT_Shooter wrote:Want to own a very high end SAA chambered in 45 Colt?

nope .... don't get me wrong, its clearly a very nice single action revolver .... I'd never heard of the brand, do appreciate that info

Ouch! If I had the money to spend, ? But, thanks for sharing. Guns seem to be alive and well.

Why not just get the real thing, a Colt? The other high end single action producer was U.S.F. A. and where are they now? Also S.T.I. brought out the Texican single action but it too is no longer with us. I think that I'll just keep my Colt.

It has the two piece grips like the Heritage

It could very well be better than a Colt, who knows especially if you want to buy new.

Part of U.S.F.A.'s demise was poor management and marketing. People also said why not just buy a Colt when USFA was in business, but the prices on used USFAs are now through the roof.

I do think there is still a place for a SA Colt with top quality components and when you compare that gun with small shop 1911s with similar quality components, that's actually a reasonable price. Hope the company makes a go of it. We could use more options for a U.S. made SA revolvers. Of course, you could always order a Freedom Arms SA and wait a couple years, now, for delivery and pay much more.

That engraved Colt clone is pretty nice....$3250!

RanchRoper wrote:That engraved Colt clone is pretty nice....$3250!

how many do you plan to order ....

$3250 is 6 1/2 Ubertis....

Nice, but way out of what I can afford . Heck, buying a Henry is a stretch.

I have actually seen a few nice Colt SAAs lately under $2000 - and more like in the $15-1600 range. Even Colt 'snakes' are beginning to move considerably lower. The 'softening' of the gun market as a whole is reaching the higher end market but even then some models were priced beyond what the market would bear. There is no doubt a slow, but steady resurgence of interest in classic revolvers and while Smith & Wesson seems to be at the forefront of this the prices are not climbing dramatically - actually they are holding fairly steady even for the more desirable models.

Having recently purchased two .45LC Uberti revolvers (Cattleman S/A and Russian S/A top break), your math is pretty close to accurate, RR. Only the Russian was a little higher than your average per gun; but I went for the unusual model on that one.

RanchRoper wrote:$3250 is 6 1/2 Ubertis....

Mistered wrote:I have actually seen a few nice Colt SAAs lately under $2000 - and more like in the $15-1600 range. Even Colt 'snakes' are beginning to move considerably lower. The 'softening' of the gun market as a whole is reaching the higher end market but even then some models were priced beyond what the market would bear. There is no doubt a slow, but steady resurgence of interest in classic revolvers and while Smith & Wesson seems to be at the forefront of this the prices are not climbing dramatically - actually they are holding fairly steady even for the more desirable models.

I'm seeing the same thing with the vintage revolver market. I expect it will hold steady for awhile, thanks to us oldsters who grew up with revolvers and appreciate them, but once we're gone I expect the demand will likely see a drop. The younger generation has now grown up on semi-autos and when I see the younger folks shooting at our range, it is very rare to see them with a revolver. In fact, seeing anyone else shooting revolvers is the exception. I'm even seeing this trend at our local gun shops. The sections with revolvers are now much smaller than the sections with semi-autos. Even up here in the boonies, revolvers sell slower than the bottom feeders and this is especially true of the single actions. The owners of our shops both tell me that single action revolvers are very slow to sell, so they're reluctant to stock them.

North Country Gal wrote:I'm seeing the same thing with the vintage revolver market. I expect it will hold steady for awhile, thanks to us oldsters who grew up with revolvers and appreciate them, but once we're gone I expect the demand will likely see a drop.

sad but almost certainly true .... over the years I've purchased revolvers for my wife, daughter and both sons .... the boys have since purchased handguns of their own and none have been revolvers ....

I wasn't planning to leave mine to anyone anyway, it's going with me to Boot Hill.

I guess I am not enough of a history buff and I am not going to start competing in CAS so not for me. I know a few people that like single action revolvers but not me. Now, I like my lever action rifles but I think they are still pretty practical. I can't think of anything a single action revolver can do that a double action can't.

rwortman wrote:... I can't think of anything a single action revolver can do that a double action can't.

I agree with that. But then I shoot my DA revolvers mostly as SA. I get better results at the target shooting SA. If I were to come across an affordable SA revolver like RR's, SA wouldn't stop my purchase.

Mags wrote:

rwortman wrote:... I can't think of anything a single action revolver can do that a double action can't.

I agree with that. But then I shoot my DA revolvers mostly as SA. I get better results at the target shooting SA. If I were to come across an affordable SA revolver like RR's, SA wouldn't stop my purchase.

Agree about shooting a DA revolver SA when target shooting. On the other hand, I have a J frame Smith with a shrouded hammer as a carry gun. No SA shooting that. If you carry a revolver for protection, you probably ought to practice with a DA revolver and shoot DA most of the time. I would hate to pull out a gun and spend precious seconds trying to thumb a non-existent hammer. I have read several gun litigation experts say that cocking a revolver and then shooting someone opens up a can of worms involving premeditated intent, etc. However, for hunting, a big ole SA cowboy gun would work just fine.

rwortman wrote:I guess I am not enough of a history buff and I am not going to start competing in CAS so not for me. I know a few people that like single action revolvers but not me. Now, I like my lever action rifles but I think they are still pretty practical. I can't think of anything a single action revolver can do that a double action can't.

understood and tend to agree .... I like the look of a single action revolver but that pretty much is the end of their attraction for me .... my first set of revolvers was a matched set of single action Ruger 44 mag, 357, and 22LR .... the 44 Mag Blackhawk put black bear, boar, and deer in the freezer .... for a while in college I worked at a western tourist trap in their shows doing fast draw and shooting demonstrations .... the bottom line is, I don't like the way the grip of a powerful single action tends to rotate in my hand .... I got rid of all 3 and have been using the same Ruger Redhawk 44 Mag every since .... the vast majority of the time, I fire it single action and by its grip design, I can get back on target much quicker for followup shots

I'm seeing the same thing with the vintage revolver market. I expect it will hold steady for awhile, thanks to us oldsters who grew up with revolvers and appreciate them, but once we're gone I expect the demand will likely see a drop.

Largely in part true but I am seeing a bit of an uptick of interest in revolvers with the somewhat 'younger' crowd - at least in my area anyway.
A PNW based gun forum I am a member of has a wide age range with members and whenever a a nice revolver is posted for sale there is a far amount of responses as well as some of them being bought by 'younger' people.
I think there is an appreciation for quality revolvers with some and for the ones who are more 'serious' about their shooting (and plan to stick with it) see revolvers as providing a better shooting 'experience' as opposed to just blazing away with semi-autos.
I do agree however the long term demand will most likely go down.