Yes, indeed. Colt Single Action Armies are still, even in this modern age, eminently useful guns. If I'm packing a sidearm, it is as often as not a Colt SAA. I like them because they are quite small, very rugged, and powerful enough (with my handloads in .45 Colt) to offer real protection when in the wilderness. I do go through them and replace all of their flat springs with music wire springs from Wolfe, but that's just me. I've had the flat trigger/bolt springs break in as little as 50,000 rounds, so I'm taking no chances...