Replica Colt?

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So I've been wanting to get a replica Colt SAA for a while now, and I think I'm going to take the dive. I've been an avid fan of guns, although I would never need/use an actual firearm. I suppose I want a SAA mainly to learn some neat tricks.



I've found what I want, but I'm crossed when it comes to getting a non-functional replica vs. a blank firing replica. Everyone that sells the non-functioning models says that they should not be dry fired often, but they're generally about half the price of the blank firing ones, and I'm just in search of something of similar weight and dimensions. I would like to have it be functional in terms of everything from the trigger,hammer,etc working.



I think the Calvary model is what I'll get as it is closest to what I've seen as I grew up watching movies.



Here's on on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Replica-Colt-Ca...Z7537927084QQcategoryZ790QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Any thoughts?



Would I be better off buying local so I can actually feel it and see how it works?
 
So I've been wanting to get a replica Colt SAA for a while now, and I think I'm going to take the dive. I've been an avid fan of guns, although I would never need/use an actual firearm. I suppose I want a SAA mainly to learn some neat tricks.



I've found what I want, but I'm crossed when it comes to getting a non-functional replica vs. a blank firing replica. Everyone that sells the non-functioning models says that they should not be dry fired often, but they're generally about half the price of the blank firing ones, and I'm just in search of something of similar weight and dimensions. I would like to have it be functional in terms of everything from the trigger,hammer,etc working.



I think the Calvary model is what I'll get as it is closest to what I've seen as I grew up watching movies.



Here's on on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Replica-Colt-Ca...Z7537927084QQcategoryZ790QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Any thoughts?



Would I be better off buying local so I can actually feel it and see how it works?
 
The quailty of these replicas is very low. The old addage of you get what you pay for holds true. Save your money, go to a competition in your area and get to know some of the competitors. Many of them would love to let you shoot their guns. I always have some new people shoot a few of my guns when I go to the range.
 
The quailty of these replicas is very low. The old addage of you get what you pay for holds true. Save your money, go to a competition in your area and get to know some of the competitors. Many of them would love to let you shoot their guns. I always have some new people shoot a few of my guns when I go to the range.
 
I'm not really looking to shoot a real gun, though. I just want a realistic model that I can fiddle around with on occasion. There's a gun show here next month, so I might go and see if anyone is selling replicas.
 
I'm not really looking to shoot a real gun, though. I just want a realistic model that I can fiddle around with on occasion. There's a gun show here next month, so I might go and see if anyone is selling replicas.
 
the reason you shouldnt dry fire a REAL gun is because you can damage the firing pin to a point where, when it strikes the primer, gun wont fire. i dont see why you cant dry fire a replica since it doesnt shoot any real bullets.
 
the reason you shouldnt dry fire a REAL gun is because you can damage the firing pin to a point where, when it strikes the primer, gun wont fire. i dont see why you cant dry fire a replica since it doesnt shoot any real bullets.
 
By "tricks" I assume you mean spining it on your finger or other fancy gun handling tricks. Although I am not into that type of thing, you might want to consider a peacemaker with a 4" to 6" barrel which may be easier to handle than the calvary w/ a 7-1/2" barrel.
 
By "tricks" I assume you mean spining it on your finger or other fancy gun handling tricks. Although I am not into that type of thing, you might want to consider a peacemaker with a 4" to 6" barrel which may be easier to handle than the calvary w/ a 7-1/2" barrel.
 
Zab, you are correct. I had no idea the calvary was so long, so I'll definitely consider a peacemaker. I emailed one of the guys that is selling one on eBay, and he said that the replica may not be what I'm looking for. I've got a while to think about this though, so it's on the back burner for now.





Thanks all for your input!
 
Zab, you are correct. I had no idea the calvary was so long, so I'll definitely consider a peacemaker. I emailed one of the guys that is selling one on eBay, and he said that the replica may not be what I'm looking for. I've got a while to think about this though, so it's on the back burner for now.





Thanks all for your input!
 
While I too would get a functional SAA, I'll toss in my $0.02 on this anyhow. The non-firing ones were popular back 30 years ago and my friends and I played with them. Dry-firing never hurt ours, but I can see the hammer fracturing in some freak instance (had that happen with a real S&W that I dry-fired, thank goodness it was mine :o ). A little piece of duct tape on the hammer to cushion its fall should prevent such a thing.



Try to get something that'll accommodate "cartridges", even fake ones (or ones that take blanks). Having the weight in the cylinder will make for better balance (IMO) when manipulating it.



Get the shorter barrel. The 5.5" "artillery" model is as long as I'd go for this and you'd probably be better off with the 4.75". But that 7.5" tube *does* look cool (think Lee Van Cleef's characters in all those spaghetti westerns ;) ).
 
While I too would get a functional SAA, I'll toss in my $0.02 on this anyhow. The non-firing ones were popular back 30 years ago and my friends and I played with them. Dry-firing never hurt ours, but I can see the hammer fracturing in some freak instance (had that happen with a real S&W that I dry-fired, thank goodness it was mine :o ). A little piece of duct tape on the hammer to cushion its fall should prevent such a thing.



Try to get something that'll accommodate "cartridges", even fake ones (or ones that take blanks). Having the weight in the cylinder will make for better balance (IMO) when manipulating it.



Get the shorter barrel. The 5.5" "artillery" model is as long as I'd go for this and you'd probably be better off with the 4.75". But that 7.5" tube *does* look cool (think Lee Van Cleef's characters in all those spaghetti westerns ;) ).
 
You don't seem interested in firing a SAA. But you should give it a try. Its alot of fun shooting targets or knocking down cans. If you purchase a firearm and take care of it they usually go up in value. Most quality firearms are good investments and you can sell them for more than you paid. Then you can buy all the cowboy attire and have a really good time and get in on the cowboy shoots. Wes
 
You don't seem interested in firing a SAA. But you should give it a try. Its alot of fun shooting targets or knocking down cans. If you purchase a firearm and take care of it they usually go up in value. Most quality firearms are good investments and you can sell them for more than you paid. Then you can buy all the cowboy attire and have a really good time and get in on the cowboy shoots. Wes
 
You can dry fire just about any gun with snap caps. They are plastic bullets with spring loaded primers. The firing pin will not be dammaged any more than using live ammo.
 
You can dry fire just about any gun with snap caps. They are plastic bullets with spring loaded primers. The firing pin will not be dammaged any more than using live ammo.
 
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