Slick McClade Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Wanted to drop a line and let everyone know about the New “Competition Line” of match pistols coming out. I’ve been working hand in hand with Pietta for a few years to bring an “out of the box” pair of match guns featuring octagon barrels, brass front sights, widen rear sight notch, gunfighter grips, Low wide hammers, completely beveled edges, fully turned and short stroked. These will be a one stop shop match ready gun for SASS and the Single Action world. These are the 1st in a series of many different models to come in the near future . The below model should be out around mid to late summer and will be offered in the two popular calibers of 38/357 & 45Colt. I will have more information including MSRP to come as it’s provided to me from Pietta. I will have exclusive rights to the distribution of the “Competition Series Line”, so fill free to contact me via PM if interested. Here’s to many fun filled matches, so in the meantime keep your powder dry. (Please feel free to share ) Slick
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Slick, did the rule change on dovetail front sights? As of the latest rule book, they were only allowed on opentops and cap and ball revolvers.
Idaho Gunslinger Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 14 minutes ago, Boggus Deal #64218 said: Slick, did the rule change on dovetail front sights? As of the latest rule book, they were only allowed on opentops and cap and ball revolvers. That last sentence says that a dovetail sight means these are considered "Adjustable sight revolvers" and they are only legal for the age based categories and B-Western if I read the rule book right. I was surprised that they aren't even Duelist or Gunfighter legal!
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Well Slick did say "1st in the series of many different models" so I wouldn't get too worried.
The Cumberland Kid Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Glad to see more offerings coming to the market.
Slick McClade Posted June 3, 2024 Author Posted June 3, 2024 9 hours ago, Boggus Deal #64218 said: Slick, did the rule change on dovetail front sights? As of the latest rule book, they were only allowed on opentops and cap and ball revolvers. Good morning, in reference to your question, I have submitted clarification to the committee. But what I do know on the pistol is the sight notch is cut straight all the way across the width of the barrel. The brass sight is machine pressed in the sight notch which will allow it to NOT be adjustable. Since these are not in Full production this can be changed if the powers that be seem to agree it’s needed.
Silver Creek Jack Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Those are beautiful handguns Slick, well done! Can’t wait to see and handle a couple of these!
Warden Callaway Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Looks like my Eliminator 8s but for front sight and 1860 Army grips.
Slick McClade Posted June 3, 2024 Author Posted June 3, 2024 2 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: Looks like my Eliminator 8s but for front sight and 1860 Army grips. Yours look very nice . They are similar, the new custom shop guns on the Competition line will also have widened rear sights, brass front sight, beveled cylinder.. muzzle.. and ejector rod housing , longer cut cylinder stop leads, slim gunfighter grips and factory tuning with short stroke.
Warden Callaway Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 The front of cylinder looks the same. I has to install heavier hammer springs to get consistent primer pop.
Hoss Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Being that I’m considering a trip to the dark side, a pair of these in 44-40 (if/when Available!) might be in my future!!!
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024 Hey Slick!! Very very NICE. I recently acquired a nice pair of "El Malo II." Out of the box, the best action I have ever seen on a stock gun. The "new" Main Spring from Pietta is just super. Looking forward. The El Malo II did need a slightly longer Firing Pin.
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Hey Slick..... remember me? Your BEST friend up here in TN..... 'Uncle Widder'..... I might have to get me a pair of these in .45 Colt. And I don't even shoot .45's............... but I could learn. ..........Widder
T-Square Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 5 hours ago, Hoss said: Being that I’m considering a trip to the dark side, a pair of these in 44-40 (if/when Available!) might be in my future!!! ........or a pair of proven and indestructible Ruger Old Army's !?
Krazy Kajun Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 48 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Hey Slick..... remember me? Your BEST friend up here in TN..... 'Uncle Widder'..... I might have to get me a pair of these in .45 Colt. And I don't even shoot .45's............... but I could learn. ..........Widder @Widder, SASS #59054 you could give a master class in selling ice to Eskimos....i b'lieve you done leant how to shoot 45's way back when Elvis was thin and TW told his first "truth stretching" story. Kajun
Hoss Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 47 minutes ago, T-Square said: ........or a pair of proven and indestructible Ruger Old Army's !? Yea but I want cartridge guns! Capguns are waaaaaay to much work.
watab kid Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 nice looking revolvers , wonder what they are asking/getting for them ? i like the look of those but then i said the same of the new tarrus - when you cant find them you keep your money in your pockets tho ...............so faer i got mine
Tn Tombstone Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Widder, dont worry about learning to shoot 45's, get you pair of these and I will work with you for a few years. Those are very nice.
Slick McClade Posted June 4, 2024 Author Posted June 4, 2024 5 hours ago, watab kid said: nice looking revolvers , wonder what they are asking/getting for them ? i like the look of those but then i said the same of the new tarrus - when you cant find them you keep your money in your pockets tho ...............so faer i got mine MSRP will be out shortly, Pietta is currently still working on it. I just wanted to put out the information to get everybody thinking on them.
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Love the octagon barrel. Not crazy about the strange hammer profile. But they sure do look like nice guns.
Hawkeye Kid Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Hopefully the short stroke has been improved compared to the Eliminators.
Slick McClade Posted June 4, 2024 Author Posted June 4, 2024 2 hours ago, Hawkeye Kid said: Hopefully the short stroke has been improved compared to the Eliminators. Yes, they have been improved with better springs and internal parts. I personally have the prototype pair and have ran thousands of rounds with no issues. But as with any product, there will probably be a some over the next few years that slip past quality control. It just happens when operating on such a large scale.
Captain Bill Burt Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 These look nice! If I weren't sitting on more revolvers than I need already I would get in line for a pair.
Collier Kid Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 20 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Hey Slick!! Very very NICE. I recently acquired a nice pair of "El Malo II." Out of the box, the best action I have ever seen on a stock gun. The "new" Main Spring from Pietta is just super. Looking forward. The El Malo II did need a slightly longer Firing Pin. I have a pair of El Malo II as well. I don’t have much to compare to as they are my first and only revolvers but I love em. I like the army-sized grips and wide/lower hammer. They run pretty smooth out of the box and haven’t had any issues with them.
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 The Eliminators were Pietta's first attempt at a short stroke. I expect they learned from that.
Warden Callaway Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 The first offering by Cimarron came out with great fanfare some 8 years ago. As I remember, some got them and loved them. Others returned there's for repair or refund. They soon disappeared from the catalog and web site. I found one at local gun shop sold as new traid in. Price was too attractive to pass up. It had lots of problems. I'm guessing it was something used at trade shows. I tried to get another but couldn't. A good bit later I come to know they had a small inventory. I had my best gunshop guy order it. Not so much wrong with it other than too light a hammer spring.
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Hey, I know that guy. Too bad both those products ended up not doing so well. The shotgun could have been fantastic but there was too much variation in their hand fitting.
Warden Callaway Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Pietta spring out of Eliminator 8 on right. Stock Pietta spring on left. Reduced power, probably Wolff for Uberti in center.
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 Looks like they used the hammer profile of the Alchimista but not its wide, centered trigger.
Slick McClade Posted June 5, 2024 Author Posted June 5, 2024 These are the 1st of the series. We will have a few series and each will add Various changes and additions to make them unique.
watab kid Posted June 5, 2024 Posted June 5, 2024 14 hours ago, Slick McClade said: MSRP will be out shortly, Pietta is currently still working on it. I just wanted to put out the information to get everybody thinking on them. well , you succeeded in that ....i am
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