Sunday six gun single action question.

[jds holler]

I frankly want Matt Dillon‘s old colt 45 and I don’t know that any other single action will do. jd

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Dusty: I have a nickel plated 19 in .357 and a stainless 29 in 44 mag. I just have a hole in my collection I need to fill. Do you REALLY think I’m under gunned?

Get a 6 or 5 series and take it to the next level. Thatll fill the hole nicely- a 586 or 686+ (yea thats the ticket)

 

[DRNewcomb]

I frankly want Matt Dillon‘s old colt 45 and I don’t know that any other single action will do. jd

I read somewhere that James Arness couldn't ride and he couldn't shoot. They always used doubles for those scenes.

 

[Bc'z]

I read somewhere that James Arness couldn't ride and he couldn't shoot. They always used doubles for those scenes.

And my wife told a guy at the gun counter
John Wayne shot blanks!

 

[jds holler]

I read somewhere that James Arness couldn't ride and he couldn't shoot. They always used doubles for those scenes.

Well now that is straight up bullshit. And sacrilege. It might even be Fightin words. jd

 

[USMCDOC]

.......and some say Miss Kitty was gay! Don’t believe it!!! (Even if it may betrue)

i believe that her last hubby was.. the "happy" fellow!

 

[DRNewcomb]

.....Well now that is straight up bullshit. And sacrilege. It might even be Fightin words. jd

Actually, he could probably shoot. He did win the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in Italy but he couldn't do the fast draws. If you watch carefully, those draws are always either shown from the rear or waste down. He was troubled by chronic leg pain from his wounds which riding exacerbated. So, they used doubles for most riding scenes where his face wasn't shown.

 

[shortgrass]

If ya' just gotta' have a single action go with a Blackhawk Convertible. 2 cylinders, .45LC- .45ACP,,, .357 MAG- 9mm Para, .40S&W-10mm Auto. Heck, you might run on to a Buckeye Special in .38-40/10mm or .32-20/.32 H&R Mag.

 

[MrMajestic]

I have a 1959 6 1/2" .357 Blackhawk that hasn't been updated. It has the original frame size that was to mimic the Colt. It's a shooter and does it very well. I carry it with 5, can't do it with 5 158's at 1350 fps 6 ain't gonna help IMHO, in a Simply Rugged holster. It just feels really good and is a natural pointer. I also have a '72 in unfired condition with box but of course don't shoot that one. Bought it first then had to get a shooter! I'm thinking it was '61 when they changed the frame size.

 

[K22]

I have two Ruger single action revolvers, a Blackhawk in 357 and Single Six in 22 RF. Both are quite old (over 30 years) and have seen a lot of rounds through them - the are extremely durable and fun to shoot.

I replaced the factory springs with Wolff Spring kits which aided significantly my ability to shoot these guns accurately. I have rather large hands so I replaced the factory stocks with Packmeyer rubber stocks which also significantly improved the shootability.

While the Blackhawk isn't as accurate as my S&W revolvers it's still very serviceable. Amazingly the Single Six is very accurate (w/ 22 RF) which surprised me because the barrel is bored slightly larger to accommodate the 22 Magnum cartridge (the gun came with 2 cylinders, 22 RF and 22 magnum.)

I don't know anything about the current quality or availability of Ruger single actions but I'd definitely take a look at them.

 

[epc308]

For a single action id go with ruger or even better freedom arms, but for me id go with a s&w of your preferred flavor and forget the single action nostalgia or get a ruger wrangler in 22 just to say you got one.

Nostalgia? Maybe. Ford vs Chevy, bolt gun vs auto loader vs lever action. Sometimes it just because you think its cool and you want one.
Strength, accuracy, fewer parts, both fixed and moving, means less to go wrong. How do 99% of folks shoot a D/A revolver the majority of the time?
They thumb back the hammer and shoot it in S/A mode.
Hmmmm, that sounds an awful lot like a S/A revolver.

 

[Knotwild]

I read somewhere that James Arness couldn't ride and he couldn't shoot. They always used doubles for those scenes.

SACRILEGIOUS and UN-AMERICAN. He did his own shooting, trained by Arvo Ojala, who he stood off against in the opening of most shows. He was pretty badly wounded in the leg at the Anzio landing and had some pain mounting or dismounting - so they didn't show much of that.

 

[Knotwild]

A lot of your guys wait on custom rifle work, so get something unique to your tastes.

I have always been tempted by http://bowenclassicarms.com/

You can pick and choose what you want and he has some cool stuff. The prices actually seem reasonable. Then I would sit down and see what caliber/calibers I would really like and use.

 

[Dan V.]

John Linebaugh has some articles on line you might enjoy reading. I have some Blackhawks in 45 colt and one in 38-40. I like the bisley models.

 

[USMCDOC]

A lot of your guys wait on custom rifle work, so get something unique to your tastes.

I have always been tempted by http://bowenclassicarms.com/

You can pick and choose what you want and he has some cool stuff. The prices actually seem reasonable. Then I would sit down and see what caliber/calibers I would really like and use.

one of his employees used to come to Oak Ridge.. he'd talk about his 20mm rifle

 

[Knotwild]

I'd have loved to see him touch that off.

 

[spclark]

... he'd talk about his 20mm rifle

One a’these maybe?

http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm

 

[epc308]

I feel the need for a single action six gun. Living in Texas now, it just seems right. I sat with a local for a while that had a nice collection of old Colts. They were beautiful guns and I really wanted one of them. The “problem” was that they were collector guns. $8000 to 20,000. I just want a shooter. Something I might drop on the ground and not freak out. Does anybody have a suggestion for a good quality shooter under $2000? I have no experience with the Italian renditions. I have seen some American made models but I don’t know. Looking for guidance.
Thanks in advance! Josh

Buy a Ruger. Go to a cowboy shooting match, or a silhouette match. You will see tons of Rugers that have had 1000s of rounds through them. The cowboys pound theirs for speed, the silhouette guys shoot lots of powerhouse loads. Both disciplines tax the guns to the limit in their own way. I doubt if you can get anything better or more durable for the $$$.

 

[USMCDOC]

One a’these maybe?

http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm

i think he had his built with a French barrel.. IIRC

 

[jds holler]

This one is my first cartridge hand gun, bought from my buddy for $60 when I was sixteen years old. I've still got the walnut stocks for it, but when I grew up my hands got big and ugly and these work better.

I could eject the empties, and reload five more without looking, and lower the hammer on an empty chamber -- at the same time driving down a dirt track through the sage brush -- with a beer between my knees.
(used to be a different world we lived in and I would no longer advocate the above illegal and insane behavior)

Anyway when a friend got one of the new transfer bar safety types, I always thought they sucked, and were an abomination of a single action.


This was a hell of a great six-shooter to grow up with, and I grew up in a place where it was always with me. It's a convertible with 22 mag cylinder, and it shoots both cartridges just great. I've shot so many varmints, and all kinds of game with it, that just thinking about it makes me feel old.

Also had a 30 carb., Blackhawk of the old style. It was a fine gun, but just not the kind of thing you could casually crack off a few with. -- unless ya wanted to go deef. jd