Lucky Bastard Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Well I bought my pistol 6 weeks ago and been scouring the net, auctions ,stores and was about to order a not the same new version and wait 6 to 8 weeks of hell waiting for it. Well I was about to pull the trigger on the new one . An I did one more night searching. An I found it Taylor's cattleman 5.5 45 colt with the 1860s large checkered grips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 So what was it selling for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Like new 615 tacos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 congrats , always nice to see when someone finds what they were looking for , it can be frustrating but its worth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Especially at this time. I really wanted them to match. I did pay a premium but I got a deal on all my other guns. So it washes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFields Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Nice. In the same boat with my el malo 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Gotcha it's like trying to find a needle in a pile of needles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Good job! Like the old saying “even a blind squirrel gets a nut once in a while”. Lots of luck with a nice looking brace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I found one Cimarron Eliminator 8 at a local shop supposedly an new in box traid. The price was too good to pass up. May have never been shot but the action was road kill. It took a lot of work to get it right. I expected to order a second to go along with but Cimarron had discontinued them. I watch the gun auctions and such for one to pop up. None did. Then I got word that there were a few that showed up on a list of oddball stuff that Cimarron sent to dealers. I got my gunshop guy to order the second. It had problems too but much better than the first. Shot them in a match in in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Lucky, I'm still looking for my 44 twin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 nice to have the pair so you dont have to think which goes in what holster , i shot for ten years with mismatched set , seriously it never really bothered me but it is nice having the matched set , good luck on your quest , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 My Stimulus Colt SAA in 38WCF. We walked into one of our toy stores and spotted this first generation Colt SAA in 38WCF made in 1906. It had action problems. I came back the next week and brought an old double and stimulus money to talk trade. As luck would have it, the action locked up in the store owner's hands as we negotiated. I think that helped the negotiations. I took it to Bill Fuchs at Spring Creek Armory and he put it back into shape and refinished it, Meanwhile, later in the summer, we were in a different toy store and they had gotten in a new in box third generation Colt SAA in 38WCF made in 1996. I did the only thing I could do. That's how I got a set of Colt SAA in 38WCF. Just 90 years apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 2:42 AM, Warden Callaway said: My Stimulus Colt SAA in 38WCF. We walked into one of our toy stores and spotted this first generation Colt SAA in 38WCF made in 1906. It had action problems. I came back the next week and brought an old double and stimulus money to talk trade. As luck would have it, the action locked up in the store owner's hands as we negotiated. I think that helped the negotiations. I took it to Bill Fuchs at Spring Creek Armory and he put it back into shape and refinished it, Meanwhile, later in the summer, we were in a different toy store and they had gotten in a new in box third generation Colt SAA in 38WCF made in 1996. I did the only thing I could do. That's how I got a set of Colt SAA in 38WCF. Just 90 years apart. Very Cool! 38 WCF is my favorite caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I just got my second generation Colt SAA in 45 Colt back from Spring Creek Armory in Ten Sleeps Wyoming. Bill Fuchs did a complete makeover. My third generation Colt SAA in 45Colt made in 2019 in front. Bill color cased the hammer on the third generation last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bastard Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pay Dirt Norvelle #90056 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 They are nice looking revolvers. I know what your problem was, when I bought my first revolver it was a reproduction 1875 Remington and I searched and searched for another one. I had to settle for a Colt reproduction and finally approximately two years later I was able to find another one. Of course, then Covid hit and I haven't been able to shoot them together yet, but maybe later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I bought my first .32 H&R mag in 1986, a Ruger Single Six. I shot Ruger OMVs in .45 since 2005 but bought a baby Vaquero in .32 with a birdshead grip in early 2019. I looked for a match until late 2020. Now I have a salt&pepper set (one blued and one stainless) to match my OMVs. I prefer the look of one working blued gun and one shiny engraved gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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