Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Ok, I know this is like a Ford Chevy etc debate but if you were going to get new pistols in 45 colt, what would you get and who would you have slick them up? Thanks Biscuit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 How much money can I spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 2000 or so. Not sure real colts are in my future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hands down, Vaqueros from Jimmy Spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Is the general consensus vaqueros are the way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 said: Is the general consensus vaqueros are the way to go? For some. Then there are those of us who prefer a SAA clone. Or an Open Top design. Schofields are nice. Really boils down to your preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 SAA and Rugers are different in a number of ways, you need to check them both out before buying either. I’ve got both and while the Rugers are fine guns I personally don’t like to shoot BP with them. The reason is that they’re built almost too good, the tolerances are tight and the soot tends to bind them up quickly, for smokeless they’re very smooth and reliable. If you decide to go with SAA look at the El Malo’s, not overly expensive and IMHO a good solid gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 For two grand I could get a new Colt. The only new one I ever purchased has had no work done to it, and it works just fine. But it'd only be one pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 If your looking at age based categories consider Ruger Blackhawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Don't buy what's popular with everybody else. Buy what fits your hands and feels the best. I started with Rugers. but I liked my second a lot better than the first. First set were what everybody else said to get. My second set were the same caliber but different grips and longer barrels. Just those 2 changes dropped my miss rate by about 20% I now shoot 1860 C&B with Navy Grips. Like them but building up a set with Army grips to see if I like them better. Tried 1858's but didn't like them as much as I did the 1860s so I sold them. Also slicking up a set of 1872 open tops to see if I like them better than my Rugers. Best advice I can give is try every style gun you can borrow and then buy what works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Ruger Old Armies with conversion cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Bob Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Best advice I can give is try every style gun you can borrow and then buy what works for you. Edited 2 minutes ago by Sedalia Dave This is the best advice you can follow before you buy. Only you can decide what feels best in your hands. Everyone has an opinion but ONLY YOU knows what fits you best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 I have a set of smoke wagons by Cody Conager, and I really like them, super smooth and shoots well, thinking now about getting 45s and wanted additional opinions. Does anyone have opinons about durability etc between smoke wagons and rugers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I shoot Duelist. So. Ruger Bisleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Chris Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Too Tall Bob said: Best advice I can give is try every style gun you can borrow and then buy what works for you. Edited 2 minutes ago by Sedalia Dave This is the best advice you can follow before you buy. Only you can decide what feels best in your hands. Everyone has an opinion but ONLY YOU knows what fits you best. I agree with Too Tall, otherwise you end up with a bunch of different sets of pistols like a lot of us! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 36 minutes ago, Canton Chris said: I agree with Too Tall, otherwise you end up with a bunch of different sets of pistols like a lot of us! Lol I only have one set, my first set. And I see no reason to buy another set for any reason. And I have shot them at a match too so it isn't like I have zero experience. They work fine! I doubt I will ever change my mind unless someone offers me a chance to shoot theirs and I like them more. That is the only way I could see ending up with two pair. Unless I decide on another caliber, that could do it too. But no other way it could happen, unless maybe I want to also shoot a different style and need Bisley hammers.. I suppose that would be a third set, maybe a fourth in another caliber. Or another. But there is no other possible reason I would ever want another pair. Oh wait, those look shiny... Are those nickel plated or polished stainless? On edit: To actually contribute to the discussion, mine are Uberti Cattleman 1873's in .44 Special. I chose them as I decided I want to run .44 Russian with BP sub. And they are slicked by Taylor; I bought them used. They really are fine for me and as a new shooter in this sport, they are faster guns than I am a shooter. In time, I might be asking the same question, particularly as to a preferred gunsmith but I won't have that question until I am faster than these guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 See what fits best and feels right for you. I have a pair of SS omv in .357 which run great shooting with a full load of Goex ff. I also have a pair of USFA in 44 spcl that shoots great with 44 Russian and to really have fun I switch over the cylinders to 44-40 and a full load to much fun. But my main match guns are a sort of pair of ROA's one has a 5.5" barrel and the other 7.5" barrel. My wife has a pair of Smokewagons .38 spcl she loves. If you go to a match no doubt if you ask questions plenty of folks would offer to let you try theirs. You can never have to many pairs. Just my 2 cents worth Hochbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chert Rock Chuck Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Tough question indeed. I have New Model Vaqueros (.45) that have been cold since I acquired the open tops (.45) I shoot now. Both excellent in their own right. Now I’m searching for a second Cimarron Lightning in .38 to make a pair because I like the one I have so much. Why draw a line in the sand? As for a ‘smith, my local guy is LQ Jones. He’s never failed to deliver the goods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Best advice, try different stuff and buy what feels good to you. I'd be very surprised if you stay in this game for very long that you will only have one pair of pistols. There are pros and cons to each brand and model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 And if you wanna be silly, try this... Three out of four "illegal" guns is always a fun way to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 To add... Try the same pistol in different barrel lengths, Different grips, different hammers, short stroked, not short stroked. You may be surprised how seemingly subtle changes make dramatic differences. I bought a pair of 75 Outlaws. Came with stock grips and a very thin set. Tried both on a plate rack. 25 rounds each hand with both style of grips. Fired a total of 100 rounds and switch grips every 10 rounds. Kept score with each hand and style of grip. Discovered significantly fewer misses with the thin grips. What made the test special was neither the stock or thin grips felt uncomfortable in my hands. The were different but until I did the test I had no real preference for one over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I have several CAS revolvers. Currently, I use .45 Colt Ruger OMs with gunfighter grips. They were slicked up by the late West Fargo. I have been shooting wart hog loads of Holy Black in them without any problems since 2006. My advice is to try lots of revolvers before you buy. I now use my earlier pairs as loaners to newbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Try many types before you buy. Get what fits your hands best. It also depends on style you plan to shoot. One handed duelist, two handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Well, last year a bought a pair of Ruger New Vaqueros from Long Hunter, slicked up with super blackhawk hammers on them. That should tell you what I think. I shoot CC, GF and age based with them depending how I feel and how my old arther itus lets me. Still have my 38s, but once you go to those big boolits, it's hard to go back. Enjoy whatever you decide on....and can find. Grizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Don't worry, like most of us you will have several sets of guns. I got long barrel short barrel army grips, navy grips, 2 sets of open tops, Richard masons. I think I have a problem! Hope my wife doesn't get on the wire. Try out as many sets as you can before you buy. Rafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Way to many factors to consider IMO. What I would buy and what would work for you maybe on opposite ends of the spectrum. If 2k was the budget I believe i'd find a pair of OMV's with 7.5" barrels in 45 colt, throw some gunfighter grips on and see if I had enough left over to get lassiter to short stroke them. Why? because I have OMV in 375 and 44/40 already even though I dont like them as well as my cimarron new model armys I do better with the rugers on the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Try many types before you buy. Get what fits your hands best. It also depends on style you plan to shoot. One handed duelist, two handed. Very true. At least for me. Like my Ruger Bisleys for Duelist and GFer. But if I was shooting two handed? They would not be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Anvil Al #59168 said: Very true. At least for me. Like my Ruger Bisleys for Duelist and GFer. But if I was shooting two handed? They would not be my choice. I shoot duelist but my hands are small so the bisley grips don't work for me. Low profile hammers help me a lot shooting one handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I got big hands but bad thumbs so most my pistols have had the hammer lowered. Rafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk James Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 New Ruger Vaqueros with Shotgun Boogie kits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 If you Buy Rugers and WANT to shoot Holy Black a good smith Will recut the Lead in you barrel and Face-off your barrel to increase your Cylinder Gap to .008 ,,, change out the springs and smooth up some parts ... And you will be good to go ... Personally I like Open-Tops with navy Grips .... I have a NMV in .45 Colt that I have had for over 10 years and I doubt I have fire 200 rounds in it ... Well made gun easy to slick up some to run with Black, just haven't bothered .... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 The proble. Is I have worked with Smokewagons and rugers and really lo,ed them both. I guess that's a good problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Rider SASS#32091 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 If you were only going to buy one set of revolvers, Ruger. Chances are you will end up with others also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Biscuit SASS#108048 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 I already have a set of smoke wagons in 38 and really like them but I have always loved Rugers. And Li e Rider, I think you're correct, doesn't matter what's next because more will likely arrive in the future as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black RZR Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 9:56 PM, Rafe Conager SASS #56958 said: Don't worry, like most of us you will have several sets of guns. I got long barrel short barrel army grips, navy grips, 2 sets of open tops, Richard masons. I think I have a problem! Hope my wife doesn't get on the wire. Try out as many sets as you can before you buy. Rafe Try them? Just buy them all... don't let wife know is the key LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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