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Originally Posted by Superman
BTW, though I have not fired this spoon, I really like it. It points itself. When I go to line my eye(s) up with the sights and the target, they are commonly already lined up. Waiting for my eye. For fine tuning of course, but it is remarkable how pointable this spoon is. Trigger pull is quite light, like I expected but (seemingly) nowhere near what I was told to expect. Not nearly 5#. A little more than the weight of the spoon, I think.
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Yes. Widely regarded as the most intuitive handgun design of all time. And one of the "friendliest" for the broadest variety of people to hold, to find a comfortable grip. Not as precise and "locked in" as more modern designs, but eminently "shootable".
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Originally Posted by Superman
The spoon is heavy, unloaded. Probably just a little heavier loaded. I think this is a positive feature, and I'm a backpacker. In racing pounds are made of ounces. In backpacking, ounces are made of grams. Still, this heavy-ish handspoon seems worth the extra ounces. Steadiness of aim. This spoon is all about hitting your target. The first time. It probably helps further in recoil absorption. I am looking forward to firing this spoon.
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They are a bit more substantial than most modern semi-autos, but as big bore revolvers go, they are actually one of the smallest and lightest. An "N" frame S&W, for example (.357, .41, .44 mag) is a much bigger, heavier gun.
The .45 Colt, in its standard loadings, is quite manageable in these guns. The grip shape really helps, as the gun rolls back in your hand under recoil. Those used to their 9mm's might find the recoil a bit heavy at first, but if you have some time with a .45 ACP, the .45 Colt is pretty similar.
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Originally Posted by bowenx
Jeff, lots of great info in your posts. Thanks for sharing.
Have you seen the SA that Standard Manufacturing makes? I saw them in their showroom and they were awesome.
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I have not seen one in person. Brian Pearce gives them a good review in the last issue of
Handloader magazine, and I very much respect his opinion. My only complaint echoes his - the case coloring is all wrong. Way, way too dark. He says that he is working with them on that.
These remind me of the old USFA guns of about a decade ago. Another very faithful, very high quality copy of the Colt. But therein lies the rub - "copy of the Colt". Why bother, when real Colts are still made, and available for about the same money? Colt are now making, in my humble opinion, the best Peacemakers they have ever made. I have several made in the last decade, and all are fantastic guns, and shoot very, very well.
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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Great choice.
I have almost 1000 rounds through my stainless Vaquero and really enjoy the gun Feng shui of shooting a single action revolver.
Enjoy.
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Yes. The relaxed pace, the unhurried nature of single action shooting is just fun. They are much more involving than other handguns, with their slow, cumbersome loading, unloading, and reloading. You really want to make every shot count, and wind up slowing down enough to do so. Probably the best guns ever with which to teach new shooters, too. They are made to get involved and understand how the whole thing works.