Best SAA Clone?

[Python6357]

What is a good single action revolver for around $600 or less? I'm specifically looking for a colt style action with 4 clicks. It seems the Cimarron/Uberti clones have gone to a transfer bar system this year. Are Traditions still 4 clicks, or any other options I'm not seeing?

[heidad01]

Good question.
I know EAA has several single action revolvers ( in popular calibers) that look and act quite nicely. Not sure if they are 4 or 3 clicks, or not.
Honesty, I really do not care if a SAA type gun has 3 or 4 clicks so long as they have smooth actions, good triggers, with fit and finish that is immaculate.

[jwfire25]

I really like my Uberti Smoke Wagon Deluxe. It has four clicks. And is slicked up for competition.

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[JacobR]

Uberti makes them in that price range and I believe they can still be had with the 4 hammer clicks. Taylor's resells the uberti clones in many configurations and their tuned ones are very nice. They have great customer service and if you give them a ring I'm sure they could help you find a nice one.

[Python6357]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Ill look into the Smoke Wagon.

[jwfire25]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Ill look into the Smoke Wagon.

It is a Uberti that is tuned by Taylors from my understanding. Beware, I heard the new Uberti's don't have 4 clicks. Maybe someone else can confirm this.

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[Python6357]

It is a Uberti that is tuned by Taylors from my understanding. Beware, I heard the new Uberti's don't have 4 clicks. Maybe someone else can confirm this.

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Thats what Ive been hearing too. Looking like all the Italian repros have gone to a transfer bar. I may just have to look for a used gun.

[IVC]

I have a relatively recent Uberti (year or two old) and it does have a type of safety, but it's not transfer bar.

Instead, the firing pin is still in the hammer, but it's somewhat loose until the trigger is pressed. It's really hard to tell unless you know what you're looking for. This makes it safe to carry with hammer down on a live round, but I doubt anyone actually carries SAA these days.

As for four clicks, the third one is very weak. I would still consider it four clicks, but if you're not paying attention, it might sound like just three.

CORRECTION, it's the *first* click that is not all that tactile. Half cock is solid, and there are two more clicks after it...

[WHH]

Turners had the Taylor tuned Smoke Wagon for $550 on their Wednesday deal yesterday in either 45 Colt or 357 mag. It’s gone on sale a few times recently.

[sealocan]

The four clicks were originally said to spell out the word ... " C o l t ".



I guess we're lucky that revolver wasn't invented by U b e r t i.


... 6 clicks, It would have sounded like someone cracking knuckles.

[Python6357]

The four clicks were originally said to spell out the word ... " C o l t ".



I guess we're lucky that revolver wasn't invented by U b e r t i.


... 6 clicks, It would have sounded like someone cracking knuckles.

Hey, the more clicks the better! I don't know about you, but the sound of a gun's action makes me strangely tumescent...

[Kokopelli]

Any truth to internet lore that some of these economy SAA 45's have varying cylinder and bore diameters that negatively impact accuracy? IE - small cylinder diameter and larger bore diameter.

[Python6357]

Any truth to internet lore that some of these economy SAA 45's have varying cylinder and bore diameters that negatively impact accuracy? IE - small cylinder diameter and larger bore diameter.

I haven't heard that yet, I'd be interested to know as well. From everything I've seen they seem to be accurate as long as you do your part.

[BHP]

Years ago I had a Cimarron with a traditional fixed firing pin on the hammer (like a Colt). Unlike a Colt, the Cimarron (made by Uberti) had no firing pin bushing in the frame (in the face of the rear cylinder window). When the hammer dropped, the firing pin simply protruded through a hole in the frame to fire the cartridge.

Over time (not dry firing), the falling fixed-hammer firing pin ‘peened’ a burr at the lower edge of the hole, which eventually began to ‘drag’ against the cartridge cases loaded in the cylinder. First time I noticed was because the hammer (and action) got harder to cock, as if something was dragging, but at time I couldn’t figure out what was dragging.

The burr was filed off, and the revolver worked, but I worried at some point the firing pin would elongate the hole making ignition unreliable, so I traded it off (just my speculation, maybe that’s not the case in actual usage). Otherwise, the Cimarron was a pretty solid revolver.

Many newer SA models appear to now have internal safeties (transfer bar or traditional looking firing pin on the hammer, which is actually loose, and only engages when the trigger is pulled), but I do believe the tradition hammer fixed firing pin is still available. If revolver you’re considering has traditional fixed firing, try and find one with firing pin bushing.

I believe Cimarron offers both Uberti guns (Model P) and Pietta guns (Frontier). Not sure who makes Taylor. Good luck! You’ll enjoy those old SA clones.

[200Apples]

Python6357

Hey, the more clicks the better! I don't know about you, but the sound of a gun's action makes me strangely tumescent...

I do believe this is the first use of the word "tumescent" I've seen here on calguns... at least in the almost 7 years I've been here. Of course there have been other, more well-known euphamisms, but rarely if ever "tumescent". Well played, sir.




Many of the early examples of the Italian clones are four-click hammers with floating firing pins in the hammer. You might go that way. There should be some decent examples offered on gunbroker.