Cheap single action army.

x Desert Fox x

I was watching The Good, The Bad, The Ugly the other day and it reminded me of how I've always wanted a solid single action pistol, something that tamed the west. What I never realized was how damn expensive they were. Basically what I'm looking for is a decent single action pistol that will fire a .45 Long Colt round but I really don't want to drop over 500 bucks at the moment. Are there any cheap, basic, plinkers out there that I can pick up? I'm not looking for anything top of the line but I also don't want junk. Also, if it's chambered for the Long Colt round will I have any trouble feeding a .45 ACP round through it?

Bill Costik

Used Ruger Blackhawk or Vaquaro should run ya around 3-350. The Blachawk even comes in a dula cylinder ACP/LC version. Probabaly a little mroe expensive than a bare bones Ruger however.

ern98

You probably will be looking at some of the Italian copies and may still get the better part of $500 in one. But the good news is that some of them are available with a second cylinder so you can swap from 45acp to 45LC. These two rounds are not interchangable as they are rimmless and rimmed and with the single six style acion you can't use half moon clips on the acp as you can with other styles of revolvers. Pick up a copy of the Shotgun New at you newstand, they usually have adds for various of the copycat companies.

rsnyder55

Check out Cabelas. They offer one thay may fit your bill. $299.99 and made by Uberti who made the guns for 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'.

Xracer

Another vote for the Uberti. They're well-made and reasonably priced.

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,288.html

http://www.impactguns.com/store/uberti_1873.html

gskyhawk

shoot for 500 you can get just about any of the Rugers even the new style Ruger Vaquero , just saw one yesterday stainless in 45lc with I think the 5 1/2" barrel for around 450 .

<Also, if it's chambered for the Long Colt round will I have any trouble feeding a .45 ACP round through it?>

you would need a second cylinder that is chamber for the 45acp round,Ruger made several of their line up that came with both cylinders , in both their Blackhawk line which is a revolver with a adjustable rear sight or the Vaquero which is their basic cowboy type gun

captkirk3@dslextreme.com

EMF....Santa Ana, California.....You should be able to pull them up on the Web......If Not, just drop Me a quick note and I'll send you the Address when I get home tonight.....Best..
P.S. if You send me your email address I'll send You a Photo of what I recently Did to one of EMF's .45 Long Colt Six Guns....

CHGOTHNDER

These were $199.00ea when I bought 6 consecutive ones and they are up $100.00 and may go up a little. They are VERY well made and I have never had a problem with any of them. Save some money and they polish up nive also (the brass that is)
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PJ

CHGOTHNDER

BTW, don't use the word cheap, try inexpensive[;)]

PJ

Fatstrat

Just a thought. There's a Hawes Western Marshal .22 currently on GB. These as I recall are full size pistols, not scaled down like the Ruger Single Six. The one at auction looks nice but is missing it's ejector rod. I would think that should be an easy fix.
For about $150. (including shipping) you could have a fun full size SA pistol that cheap to shoot.

surbat6

GB usually has several Uberti Cattleman revolvers offered from $360. I have three examples of the Cattleman, a 5 1/2 inch barreled .44-40, and a 7 1/2 and 4 3/4 .45. They're all good shooters, very close to the 1873 Single Action Army Colt.
The Good The Bad and The Ugly is supposed to take place during the American Civil War, in which case the proper revolvers would be black powder cap-and-ball, such as the Colt M1860 Army and 1851 Navy and the Remington New Model Army. Uberti versions of those models usually go for less than $300. In the movie, the actors use cartridge conversions of the C&B revolvers (incorrect for the period!...No surprise) Currently there are cartridge cylinders for the above C&B models, but the cylinder will likely cost as much as the gun did.
IIRC, the Cabelas BP revolvers are made by Flli Pietta, not Uberti.