Dizzy with Facts

Cal44

I have very short attention span and I can't find spell check so please forgive any words that, well are mispelled.
I want a SA revolver, maybe two, geez I love that cowboy stuff. So during my homework I see the following manufacturing companies represented: Colt, U.S Firearms, Uberti, Cimmeron and their maybe more but who has the time?
So I finally give up and bow to your (the people) expertise. What I don't understand is why Colt wants so much money and does not provide the verity that Uberti offers. Seems as though they are missing out. I am sure this topic has been beat to death but I could not find it on the search, just like spell check. Regards, Mike.

Robin

You might want to look at the Ruger offerings. They have produced some classics over the years.

mongrel1776

Cal44 --

I don't know why Colt makes as few SAs as they do and charges so much for them. You're paying for the name, that's got something to do with the price, I'm sure. Could also have to do with the ones they make being done on a fairly limited basis -- they assume they'll be spreading the cost of manufacture, marketing, etc over a relatively small base of customers. I assume, BTW, you're talking about the SAA/Peacemaker Colts, not percussion guns. The percussion revolvers marketed by Colt in recent years were actually made by Uberti.

Speaking of Uberti, the Cimmaron revolvers are Ubertis, also. If you run across a used Mitchell SAA, or EMF, some if not all of them were made by Uberti. The distributors for Uberti products have changed over the years, Cimmaron being the only outfit that seems to have held on since the beginning of this most recent interest in the Colt-style handguns.

Ubertis, so far as I've read about them (and I've read a lot), are a top-quality product. The ones marketed as Cimmarons have always seemed a little pricier than, say, EMFs or Mitchells, but that may be why Cimmaron's still out there -- their competitors may have underpriced their products to the point they eventually couldn't stay in business. I dunno. Guns are my field, not economics or marketing.

The Ruger Vaquero is a hell of a gun, though not a really close copy of the old Colts. Beretta makes one, too, that's gotten overall good reviews.

Hope this is of some use to you.

nmyers

All the folks who collect pre-64 Winchesters should understand why Colt SAA's are so expensive. Forgings, milling, hand polishing & fitting take a lot of time & money. Colts have always been WAY above the competition in price, but those who want a gun made the old fashioned way are willing to pay for it.

Ruger & others make great guns in terms of value, & most of them are stronger & better than the Colts. But, they use castings & mass production to save money so that they can offer them for a lower price.

Neal

"You get what you pay for, sometimes less."

Cal44

I want to buy American as much as the next guy, that is why I have three Smith and Wessons. Colt does not get it concerning the SA revolvers, maybe there is not enough interest in them to make it worth while. I was on a cattle ranch last month where most of the cowboys carried Uberti revolvers or had access to them on the saddle, this is what sparked my interest. What I don't understand is why the cost is so much less. When one factors in the Euro vs. the Dollar and markup. I have yet to talk to anyone who disliked their Uberti and no I am not a shill for any company. How day do dat? Regards, Mike.

brier-49

I've looked at many in the last couple of years and the best I've seen is theU.S. Firearms. They are made on Colt machinery in the Colt factory, and to boot are a much better gun.

allen griggs

I've got a Uberti. Great pistol, very good looking, high quality.

He Dog

Ruger Single 6 and Vaquero, fine strong guns, triggers a tad rough.

reddnek

RUGER

rawhide54

I recommend Ruger. I've got an original model Vaquero in .45 Colt and another in .44-40 with a second .44 Mag cylinder I had fitted to it. They're incredible guns.