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Here is a very rare Colt SAA
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From what I have read Colt did not release any .44 Magnums to the public or put them in production.
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Remember awhile back, Brian Pearce mentioned the Colt SAA in .44 Magnum, in an issue of Handloader Magazine, said it KICKED !!!!
Still, a cool gun.
Colt played around with the SAA in .44 Magnum. One turned up at one of the big auction houses last year, don't remember what it sold for.
Remember awhile back, Brian Pearce mentioned the Colt SAA in .44 Magnum, in an issue of Handloader Magazine, said it KICKED !!!!
Still, a cool gun.
That is a prototype. Maybe the magazine tested one but I can't find any information where Colt built and sold .44 Magnums.
In the early days of the 44m and other high power conversions to the SAA, in-frame firing pin conversions were felt to be necessary to prevent primers from piercing or flowing into the large SAA firing pin bushing hole, tying up the gun. The Ruger Blackhawk is a good arrangement to absolutely prevent that.
quote:Originally posted by 44pinshooter
Colt played around with the SAA in .44 Magnum. One turned up at one of the big auction houses last year, don't remember what it sold for.
Remember awhile back, Brian Pearce mentioned the Colt SAA in .44 Magnum, in an issue of Handloader Magazine, said it KICKED !!!!
Still, a cool gun.
That is a prototype. Maybe the magazine tested one but I can't find any information where Colt built and sold .44 Magnums.
There were several made up as tool room prototypes. Colt never made any for sale. Brian Pearce talked about the Colt SAA in .44 Magnum in a story about the history of .44 Magnums. The tool room boys weren't too sure on the heat treating and the cylinder wall thickness...... So, the few they made just kinda' wandered into history. Same as the Python in .41 Magnum, the pieces did anyway, as it didn't "hang tough" with the proof loads. Poof... a memory.
Too old to live...too young to die...
WHy not .01?
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Didn't Elmer Keith have an affection for the Colt SAA?
Skeeter Skelton
Serial 44Mag17 suggests there are at least 16 others that were made. Looks to me like the top strap is thicker than as seen on the usual SAA. The seller thinks it's worth $14,500. I have no idea.
Cylinder is where pressure is.My Ruger has very very very little gap between cylinder and barrel. Maybe .003
Keith did a lot of work with SAAs. He wrote about blowing up a few with hot loads.
Too old to live...too young to die...
Whatever. It still looks like Colt put a thicker top strap on this gun.
Keith did a lot of work with SAAs. He wrote about blowing up a few with hot loads.
Keith blew up guns to see their strength. Experiment to see how strong and keep going. Some were .45 SAA Colts along with the Smith and Wessons. Anyone can overload a rd. and do it. Back then they had little or no way to test pressure, aside stretched and split casings.Top strap on my German SAA is .215 thick minus a .040 depth sighting groove bringing it to .175 thickness. My Ruger .44 is .245 Thick minus the .060 sighting groove making it .185 thickness. As I stated before the pressure in in the cylinder.