History's Guns: The Colt Single Action Army | Shooting USA 

The Greatest Iron ever devised

The Colt Single Action the most iconic gun in American history. Love the Single Actions. Thank you very much. Have a blessed week. LORD GOD Bless all and stay vigilant.

My favorite gun ever made. I have a civilian one with 4 3/4 barrel made in 1882. And she is the queen of my gun safe

Almost 70 years ago I learned to shoot with a Colt SAA at about age 11. I later came into possession of my own with 5 1/2 inch barrel chambered to the 38-40 cartridge and made in 1904. I carried that gun until the mid 80s when I became aware of its value. It saved my life late one Jan, '73 night. I semi-retired it with a new generation SAA with 4 3/4 inch barrel that has been my primary carry gun to this day. The SAA is the only handgun I have ever been able to shoot instinctively, meaning at any distance under 10 yards it has a "pointability" that puts the bullet where I look without use of the sights.

The greatest handgun ever made. 6 bullets, more than enough to kill anything that moves.

Love Cowboy guns. So cool.

The most beautiful hand gun ever made!!!!

I used to shoot them a lot when I was young! I just loved it! I shot them everywhere I saw them. I just stood a short distance from them and shot them with my M9. "What an old junk", I used to say when I saw them. Only years later I realized what I was doing.

Hands down this is my favorite pistol. I know it is slow to shoot and takes a century to reload but I still love this revolver. The gun looks like a piece of jewelry. And I own two of them! Both of them are nickel plated 4 3/4” barrel length and real ivory grips! One is a safe “Queen” and the other gets shot moderately. Awesome pistol!

I bought my first one this week ❤

*Revolver Ocelot has entered the chat*

It's a one of coolest revolvers.

The .45 Colt was in fact, a 255 grain bullet over 40 grains of black powder. It was so powerful that the military downloaded it to 30 grains of powder. The 255 grain load often chronographs at nearly 900 fps with a full 40 grain charge. Until the .44 magnum came along in 1955, the .45 Colt was king of the hill.

Love this piece of iron! 😍

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If I can find an old one I would have it nicely engraved and it will always be my treasured possession 😍

I have eleven Colt Single Action Armies. I've loved them since I was a little guy and saw my first Ken Maynard western.

Thanks for the History.

Love mine it's a 1901 Artillery 5.5 inch barrel with the mitch match serial numbers im thinking it's definitely been in the Spanish war

I have one in 38 WCF and love shooting it.

Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Revolver Ocelot would be proud of that. It's by far the greatest handgun ever made with 6 bullets, more than enough to kill anything that moves. But the engraving never gave them no advantage whatsoever. Any gunslinger would tend to twist the elbow to absorb the recoil, which is more of a Revolver technique, giving them some fancy shooting skills, making them pretty good.

Good After noon my Kin Is From The Cumberland Gap Burkesville Kentucky ,Thay were Part of the Ruff Rider Crossed the Cumberland River on horseback There horses Had to swim that river To the other side With Thim mrn Beside theis horse Holding to There saddle ,And bridles. Family Of Bartholomew Blankenship Dependents of Mark Twain Married a native women ,And Crazy Horses people Setting Bull Rased there family In the Cumberland Gap Berkesville Kentucky where Dannel Boon Rased His Family Chief Black fish Other side People of Marinda Linse Natoya Sister Natyawa Twin sisters TOM PADGE blacks Farry Monroe county Kentucky.

Add a transfer bar safety, and it would be fine.

It’s called the Cattleman Revolver in the Red Dead Redemption games.

I have bunches of single action 45s. Not only a house gun but concealed carry up to 5.5in and Thunderer 3.5in. My favorite carry gun even though I have several 9mm and 357 snubbies.

let us bring the old west again when life was less complicate and easier to decide between good and evel.....

The Alec Baldwin special!

I found a never shot new in the box 2000 peacemaker color case hardened!! 🎉

Mighty fine revolver, even today! 👍

Getting some Indian Jones vibes from the music.

How would it fair on a modern battlefield, lets say against terrorists in the Middle East?

It was an old fashioned design in its time, compared to the european designs of the time, far more advanced, like the double action Webleys and Chamelot Delvigne designs, or the Abadie type revolver. The only advantage was its powerful caliber.

What a badass weapon.

I have bunches of clones all in 45Colt in different configurations. But it was loaded with a 250gr bullet not 230gr as in 45acp. And originally with 40gr blackpowder but too much power for soilders to shoot accurately so I understand and hard on guns. So load was changed to 35gr and I think even 28. I use all mine for concealed carry.

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Colt no longer is in business like he implied since they sold out overseas a couple of years ago. The single action meant pulling the trigger back manually on every shot whereas the double action revolving rotates its barrel whe you pull the trigger. My first police qualification was with the latter but nearly 10 years before I qualified with the army 45 automatic a completely different and easier auto reload magazine driven from the bolt moving to the rear on each shot. Why these old guns are collectors items when they are old and wore out besides being slow to fire again unless you were Bob Munsden.

Hell, I’d carry one today in .357 if reloading it wasn’t so time consuming. My S&W 19 carry comp gets that privilege!

Armas lindas.

i just love this gun , i mean he is so legendary... i hope i could have an uberti one when i got my licence here in France 🇫🇷

Love my SAA🤠

Engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever.

Don’t forget the smith and Wesson schofield model 3 is the best revolver, in the west.

I actually squirmed in my seat when I saw them load 6 rounds in that thing! Guess I'm old fashioned in that respect!

I wonder if you put a colt brand stamp on a gun would that make it a colt or

His voice is so familiar… the simpsons maybe?

The 5 1/2 inch bbl. is my personal preference!!

...AUSGEZEICHNET!!!!!

Back then a gun like that was $8-12.

The don’t make them anymore Which is sad

I have a colt just like those

Is Gary deaf yet?

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-U-tiful!

Very cool

If it weren't for politics and price the S&W Schofield would have been number 1. It was superior in many ways and most troops were sorely disappointed over the decision.

@ I took my LWRC FOR A CHOPPER RIDE! HOGS

I miss TNN

Too short of a video... IMHO

Why is it called a single action when it has 4 clicks to fire? What is a one click....fire called ?

3:57 Ah , yes , the invading monster needed a good weapon

SAA

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So what kind of guns would a gunfighter use? And mods etc?

I have a Ruger replica that mimics the artillery model and it's excellent. If you go to the C&Rsenal RU-vid channel they review guns used in WW II. Excepting the Lugar, the M1911A1, Webley, and the Mauser broom handle, the Colt Single Action Army is head and shoulders over most all others in terms of power, ergonomics, reloading speed, and accuracy. Comically so in some cases. I'm of a mind that the Army probably might've been better of staying with the Cold Single Action Army _to the present day._ I know that sounds plenty crazy and I'll admit I exaggerate a bit. But if you consider the time, expense, and effort devoted to acquiring the M1911A1, the Beretta M9, and now the Sig Sauer P320 - weapons which have no decisive value on the battlefield - you'll understand. Pistols have 0 war winning capability compared to tanks, aircraft carriers, bombers, and fighters. Or even trucks, computer systems, and rifles. Pistols overwhelmingly go to desk bound officers, MPs, and assorted functionaries. The only people who might win a war with pistols alone are the Special Forces. And guess what? They almost never roll with what the military procurement system selects. They buy whatever pistol fits their fancy - Glocks, custom 1911s, whatever.