Ustas B. Slim 24680 Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 So I have a pair of AWA Peacekeepers in .45 Colt. They were the second pair of pistols that I had for cowboy action shooting that I bought at Guns of August in maybe 2002 or 2003. Still have them. Never had a problem with them, but got hooked on .44 WCF a couple a three years later. Anyone else shoot them? Western Wednesday — American Western Arms Peacekeeper And Merry Christmas to all. 1 Quote
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I have a pair in 45 Colt that I purchased in 2001. Haven't shot them for probably 20 years! (Since I bought my Schofields.) They are very nice. Quote
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I had three .357 AWA Longhorns for awhile - sold them to somebody on here in 2011. Quote
WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I've got a pair of 357's that I do shoot occasionally, best factory trigger job ever... Quote
DukeSoprano Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I have a nickel plated Thunderer that I am attempting to make a set of grips for Quote
KingSnake Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I had a pair in .357 that I regret selling. Quote
Go West Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 Never had any, but their actions were very sweet on those I handled. Quote
watab kid Posted December 22, 2024 Posted December 22, 2024 those look to be very nice revolvers Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted December 22, 2024 Posted December 22, 2024 What all did AWA make? Obviously from this thread, they made SAA clones, and over the years, what I have read here about them has been generally positive. I of course, know they made a Lightning rifle, and while experience has been excellent, the general consensus seems to be that they were hit or miss. Did they make anything else? I've read about the lawsuit from Colt and stories of (mis)management, and conflicting stories of how they got the parts, but I am just wondering what they made. Quote
WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 13 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: What all did AWA make? Obviously from this thread, they made SAA clones, and over the years, what I have read here about them has been generally positive. I of course, know they made a Lightning rifle, and while experience has been excellent, the general consensus seems to be that they were hit or miss. Did they make anything else? I've read about the lawsuit from Colt and stories of (mis)management, and conflicting stories of how they got the parts, but I am just wondering what they made. Colt sued AWA because their "horse" on the grips was too close to the "Colt" on their, and they won. The owner of AWA at the time sent me about ten pairs for free just to get ride of them... Quote
Ustas B. Slim 24680 Posted December 26, 2024 Author Posted December 26, 2024 On 12/22/2024 at 10:45 PM, WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L said: Colt sued AWA because their "horse" on the grips was too close to the "Colt" on their, and they won. The owner of AWA at the time sent me about ten pairs for free just to get ride of them... Good friend to have. Quote
Timothy Posted December 27, 2024 Posted December 27, 2024 Quote The owner of AWA at the time sent me about ten pairs for free just to get ride of them... Do you happen to still have a pair for sale? Quote
WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 9 hours ago, Timothy said: Do you happen to still have a pair for sale? I gave them to my gunsmith years ago... Quote
Idaho Bronco Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 On 12/22/2024 at 8:45 PM, WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L said: Colt sued AWA because their "horse" on the grips was too close to the "Colt" on their, and they won. The owner of AWA at the time sent me about ten pairs for free just to get ride of them... Colt did sue them, but they sort of won, it was actually settled with no monetary judgement. Per court documents in September of 2004, AWA agreed to not use the words Colt, Peacemaker, Peacekeeper, Single Action Army, the rampant colt symbol, and the armspear crest symbol. AWA agreed to drop their countersuit that Colt was false advertising made in America because Colt was casting guns in Canada. It's a very long read. 1 Quote
Idaho Bronco Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 On 12/22/2024 at 6:51 AM, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: What all did AWA make? Obviously from this thread, they made SAA clones, and over the years, what I have read here about them has been generally positive. I of course, know they made a Lightning rifle, and while experience has been excellent, the general consensus seems to be that they were hit or miss. Did they make anything else? I've read about the lawsuit from Colt and stories of (mis)management, and conflicting stories of how they got the parts, but I am just wondering what they made. They started out with the Peacekeeper and the Longhorn. The Peacekeeper was closest to the Colt. They made a Thunderer which looked like a Colt Lightning pistol. They made the lightning pump rifle. All of these had a lot of variations to them like finish, barrel lengths, octagon barrel, etc. Then after they settled the lawsuit with Colt, they made the AWA Classic and the AWA Ultimate which I think is the nicest and smoothest of them. I own 4 and they seem very good, but I have not shot all of them or enough to attest to longevity. I have two Peacekeepers, one in hard chrome and one CCH, and two Ultimates, one CCH and one all blued with an octagon barrel. From what I've read and know of mine, I'd trust the Ultimates more than the Peacekeepers and I have no interest in buying the lesser finished Longhorn combined with quality question marks that comes with it. Quote
Idaho Bronco Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 I have 4 varieties of them. I really like them for the way they look and the actions, but I don't shoot them enough to speak to their longevity. Quote
largo casey #19191 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I have one Longhorn in 44/40. 7.5. Don't ever remember shooting it Has a nice action. Largo Quote
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