I finish with numerous coats of TruOil, which is mostly linseed oil. Their transfer bar safety system provides the highest level of safety offered in an 1873 single action firearm. Capacity: 6 rounds document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) In the right firearm the .45 Colt is at least the equal of the .44 mag when properly loaded, but in the wrong firearm you wont be firing a hand gun but rather a hand grenade. They are great fighting guns.just need to get your fighting done in 5 or 6 rounds. Piettas are known for two shortcomings,soft internal parts and oversized improperly shaped grip frame, other than that they can indeed be fine shooters. Dixie Gun Works Accuracy * * * * Sit on top, SunDolphin ss10, not going to mention the river, its in the midwest, eventually finds the Mississippi. My natural flotation exceeds the capacity of most Sun Dolphins, and they are really thin material. Youre supposed to unscrew the cylinder pin to remove the cylinder completely, then use the pin to push out the empties, reload the cylinder and reinstall. "Nice grip on my revolver and great access." The action doesnt sound like a Colt, it cannot, since the transfer bar action is a bit different. PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN ALTERED WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. MSRP: $549 (retail about $450). Just dont expect this to be a target gun. Heritage Barkeep 22 LR Revolver with Flag Grip $169.99; In Stock Brand: Heritage; Inside I will wear a hospital mask, imperative to avoid Hantavirus. No purchase necessary. Barrel lengths run 4.75, 5.50 and 7.5 in either choice. Mexican Eagle grip for Colt SAA. Id strongly urge you NOT to use those loads in a Traditions Frontier revolver. This is a 4-inch barrel revolver chambered in .45 Colt. I just bought one of these yesterday and I like the feel of it. Barrel Length: 4.57 This revolver features a fixed front sight on a 4.75" barrel and black polymer grips. Contest void where prohibited by law. You can shoot .38s in it as well. Fact? I was mostly popping out lighter weight cowboy loads for my reloads, bought a couple of boxes of Buffalo Bore +p for when I was out in the woods with it. Add Purgatory with Sam Shepard to the list. Associated taxes and fees will be the responsibility of the winner. The hammer actually strikes the bar and the revolver goes bang. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3-l1P1kK4sRTlJQ2ZHcmE4X00/view?usp=sharing One can or a decent smith can mill out the almost dead soft cam and replace it with a cam for a colt SAA and then time the gun properly, at which time if it were me also replace the hand with one from a SAA. The grips appear to be oiled walnut. If so, next check would be headspace. Out of stock. The Traditions revolver features a nicely blued barrel and cylinder. When ever a missing person, hiker,camper or the like. Along a path leading from house to shooting range, I spied a good-sized diamondback rattler poised within inches of a strike. During the time of this resurgence a number of companies were making clones of the 1873. Is it better to go with the .45 Colt for the tradition or the .357? As youd expect on a single action revolver, the Traditions 1873 has fixed sights that are broad enough to offer good visibility. Well you may carry it under a coat during the winter without a lot of trouble- but this is a field gun. I have good Magnum revolvers and simply enjoy the .45 Colt. You finish with fine grit wet/dry paper, and I finished with the polish used to clear the glaze off head lights. I load a little bit heavier for field use at about 900 fps. Others will put this revolver to work in Cowboy Action shooting, hunting, personal protection and just plain fun punishing empty beverage cans. The balance is excellent and, worn in a custom Jeffrey Custom Leather high ride holster, it just doesnt get any better as a practical packing revolver. If they offer any advantage over most of the single action clones that are now available, that advantage would be slight. Thank goodness I didnt spend my money on an AR ( yuk) like I was going to do. To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. Welcome to Hogue, Inc., home to a proud family tradition of American quality and innovation since 1968. Discover your tradition with quality designed pistols, revolvers and rifles from Traditions Performance Firearms. There there is really only one soft internal part, and that is the hand itself. However after taking the cylinder out and shining a light down the barrel i noticed a perfectly straight, thin line going down the middle on the bottom of the inside. However, these newer model Piettas with the transfer bar have gone to the Ruger style hand spring, the weakest link in the Colt system (the hand spring is very thin and has a tendency to break). The grips are an attractively finished dark walnut. I have always liked single action revolvers and have seldom been without a good example. I have faced off wild boar and took them cleanly with revolvers. The only mechanical difference is they used a coil spring for the hand rather then the flat type spring that colt uses, you have to disassemble the gun to see it. There are other calibers available, notably including .357 Magnum. Most of my loads are about 770 to 800 fps. Not applicable on Ruger New Vaquero. The Frontier is Lone Ranger exciting, but I am not Kemosabe, so I selected the Rawhide to wring out. There have been murders on the Appalachian Trail, a very unfortunate thing, and a revolver of any type is a great comfort. And then a carbine for those other occasions. I had on hand a wide range of .357 Magnum ammunition from several companies, including Federal Premium .357 Magnum Hydra-Shok with 158-grain HSJHP bullet; Remington Golden Sabre .357 Magnum JHP with 125-grain bullet: Winchester Super-X .357 Magnum with 158-grain JHP bullet; Hornady .357 Magnum 140-grain FTX LEVERevolution; Buffalo Bore Heavy .357 Magnum with 180-grain hardcast bullet (which the Rawhide loved), plus an array of .38 Special. Screwless one-piece grips blend perfectly to frame. This is the only way for Vaquero owners to have the look of a one . I inherited a DA .38 revolver from my father-in-law, has no loading gate nor swing out. The .45 Colt round hits hard even with relatively mild loads. I bought a charter arms professional in .32 h&r mag and love it. Just as I dont release the safety on a 1911 until I come on target, I dont cock the hammer of a Single Action Army type revolver until hands meet in front of my belt. Traditions Black Powder Frontier 1873 Single Action Revolver .357 Magnum 5.5" Barrel Case Hardened Finish Checkered Walnut Grip. There are a lot of good westerns that you can copy the gun rigs from. Lots of white powder everywhere! Shown as Ivory Antique. However, both the Frontier and Rawhide are fitted with transfer safety bar systems to prevent drop-fires. If you hit a coyote broadside, which isnt usually the case, it isnt as quick a stop as a wound that plows through the critter front to back, as most of you realize. 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Shown as Ivory Antique. Add to Cart. I highly recommend these. It captures the archetypal story more deeply and fully than any other, and with more nuance and subtlety. I do NOT think that the actual strength of materials used are significantly different for either Uberti or Pietta. Maybe I could just carry TWO Ruger Vaquerosbet nobody has done that before. gun delivered consistent 2" groups at 25 yards! (II) Limit one entry per household. Giveaway prizes may have evidence of being test fired or exhibit minor handling marks. These slugs are solid, accurate, feature a flat nose and a well-defined driving band. Pietta 1851 1860 army .44 Caliber fluted cylinder NEW unfired . Price: $45.00. Could disassembling them and case-hardening the internal bits take care that? My research has never uncovered any old-timer suggesting five rounds in a 6-shooter for serious, even life-threatening, situations. $585.15. For power the .357. 2 pair. Original 1873 Colt revolvers fetch the price of a down payment on a nice car, while today's dollar puts the affordable Traditions replica revolvers in the bargain class, especially for a product that will last many lifetimes with reasonable care. When I say it hits hard, you must assume Im keeping the piece in case I have to hit something hard. In response to customer's demand for this excellent revolver in a common, easy to reload centerfire cartridge, Chiappa Firearms is pleased to introduce the SAA 1873 Regulator in .38 Special. of six rounds, unlike conventional SAA designs. Stag grips for SAA clones. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-FB6EgArErOG78rlcW3_P7AjmTE1kSEI/view?usp=sharing Finger Groove (Right), These finger grooved grips are copied from a set of original grips from one of John Wayne's guns used in many of his movies. Contrary to what you may think I am of average intelligence and dont feel helpless carrying a single action revolver. Once these simple tasks are completed, the gun should operate very smoothly. Shown as Ivory Antique. I mainly want to know if its safe to use before taking it to the range. You dont want a hard hand in a single-action revolver. . $124.99 $10.55 shipping 12 watching As far as I know even the frames are forged so to make a barrel in that manner just doesnt sound right. Marshal Service, both past and present! Id strongly urge you NOT to use those loads in a Traditions Frontier revolver.. Pietta 1873 Californian Handgun .357 Mag 6rd Capacity 4.75" Barrel Walnut Grips. These 1873 revolvers are truly shooting works of art! I have had the firing pin on a .357 deform, but I just filed it back into shape. Traditions Rawhide Series offers today's single action shooters quality features at an affordable price. The fit and finish are very clean and the CCH finish on the gun really pops. I suppose I could come up with one, though. Associated taxes and fees will be the responsibility of the winner. 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Traditions Firearms 1873 Frontier 4.75" 44mag Revolver The Frontier series showcases all of Tradition Firearms' top quality features and finishes. . (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. This model is part of the Rawhide Rancher collection and comes with a 4.75 Blued Barrel in .22LR. Gotta be better than the Taurus. Grips for SAA Colts and Colt Clones, Also for the Ruger NEW Vaquero. That Sam Colt, he was quite a man. I practice drawing quickly and NEVER cock the hammer in the holster or as the handgun is by my leg. Im fixin to see both to study how the occupants kept warm, got water, preserved food and lived in general. I bought a couple original Ruger Flattops 25 years ago for that ratchet sound and half cock loading. I just happen to have picked up a few the last few weeks. Associated taxes and fees will be the responsibility of the winner. The Frontier models are made by Pietta. 357 Mag Revolver EJECTOR HOUSING, ROD, SPRING & SCR #A413, FLLI Pietta 1873 SA . But in time Colt would have a 20-year monopoly on handguns bearing his name. And I think it was Open Range? Unfortunately what usually causes the Piettas to go out of time with say CAS use, what I would refer to as normal use to a dedicated revolver shooters,the cam on the hammer and then the hand. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. The Ruger hand spring is actually a spring and plunger hidden that insert through a small hole in the frame behind the grip frame. If it were for sale today Id expect the price to be around $2 new. One-piece and two piece grips available in walnut, black polymer, and simulated ivory, pearl, or bison horn. Fancy checkered grip for Colt SAA. I have owned several Traditions revolvers and have enjoyed them quite a bit. Stag grips for SAA Clones. Far more realistic was 2.0 to 2.5. Shown as Ivory Antique. Stag grips for Colt SAA. The Frontier comes blued, nickel, or color-casehardened frame, barrels blued or nickel with grips checkered walnut, smooth walnut and white PVC. Shown as Ivory Antique. They seem to be a cross between Colts first and second generation SAAs. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. I have a certain admiration for the single action revolver from a long and enduring fascination with westerns which I call cowboy movies tempered with quite a bit of Zane Grey. . NAVY - Walnut .36 & .44 Cal Wood Pistol Grips. Stag grips for SAA Clones. Im wont to pack a .30-30 Marlin Texan or .32 Special Marlin half-magazine on these treks, ammo in belt loops. Sam was much more an outstanding business presence in young America than gun designer. Shown as White. These 1873 revolvers are truly shooting works of art! Black Powder Pietta Revolvers, built to Traditions high quality control standards come with a one year warranty. Deployed military should use stateside address. organized a horseback search party, he would swap out the 220 for his Ruger Vaqueros. 2022 lapkriio 20 d., Sekmadienis. Cylinder didn't line up with extraction rod and rod doesn't push through enough. Bull's Head grip for Colt SAA. If you love to wear action movies and games outfits so must check the top 5 superb Cosplay Jackets which gives you a killer and stunning look on this cosplay festival. Contest open to U.S. residents only. Pietta LeMat Revolver Parts Starting at $4.25. A little more about the Colt Army carried by Monte: The actual Colt SAA (serial number # 4562, Mfd. Taking a minute bit of metal off the rounded part of the frame with a fine file makes a huge difference. They are about as close as you can get to an actual These 51s were converted by a smith who has sadly passed on. I have one in 45LC and after tuning it very slightly (burr removal and slight trigger creep removal) it is wonderful. Mail-in entries accepted; send postcards (no envelopes) to: American Handgunner Magazine, GOM Concealed Carry 2023, P.O. Colonel Colt never said he invented the revolver bearing his name. As time went on there were many companies making the 1873. The Traditions revolver as tested features a 4.75-inch barrel, has a blued finish save for a case-hardened frame, and wood grips. Secure this six-shooter to remove all human error and Id bet it would put a cylinder-full of bullets into an inch at 25 yards, ammo dependant. Perfection in design, workmanship and function, with an exact fit for the Rawhide. Traditions 1873 Single Action Buntline Revolver | SAT73-103 45 Long Colt, 12", Single Action, Steel Frame, Walnut Grip, Fixed Sights, Blued/Case Hardened, 6 Rds. The only cartridge guns that are slower are the european gate loaders that have fiddly ejection rods that are non spring loaded. My education happened this way. Most would not notice. The Sheriff's Model illustrated is one of these. Contest open to U.S. residents only. What about the mainspring, leaf or coil? . Concealability * * Kepp sanding until the hammer slides back and forth through the frame without grittiness. Miss Possum would probably like it case hardened but dont know how it would hold up to the heat treatment? Breechplugs; Liners, Underribs, Wedges & Tennons . Steer Head grip for Colt SAA. Some still load only five and carry with the hammer down on an empty cylinder. LOL. Traditions has a good reputation for quality firearms at a fair price. Shown as White. My friend, a retired SWAT team commander, said, It might be wise to shoot this one. I replied I would eat the meat and make a headband, no trick at all with a little vegetable glycerin to make the skin pliable. Traditions. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Monte_Walsh_(2002). It did have some creep. The action is buttery smooth and the trigger pull pretty crisp with minimal over travel. 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