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Originally Posted by KC911
Jeff, what's a good SA .45LC that won't break the bank? Doesn't have to necessarily handle the hot rounds that you're used to, just a good, well made "first SA pistol".
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Any Ruger, hands down. The Blackhawk is their adjustable sight single action. It is built on the same frame as the Super Blackhawk .44 magnum, and will handle substantially more powerful loads than the Colts or their clones. The other choice from Ruger is the Vaquero, which is their fixed sight single action. It is built along the lines of the traditional Colt pattern, and resembles it very closely. In the last two or three years, Ruger has been building it on a "Colt-sized" frame, just a bit smaller than the Blackhawk, so it is not suited to the heavy "Ruger" loads. No big deal. Standard velocity .45 Colt is really all anyone should ever need. I rarely shoot the heavy 300 grain loads anymore, and have even hunted with the standard 250-270 grain, 900 fps loads.
You can pick up used Blackhawks and Vaqueros all day long for anywhere from the high 200 dollar range, up to somewhere in the 400 dollar range. The last two new ones I bought (both in the last six to eight months) ran me around $450 for one (stainless 4 5/8" Blackhawk in .45 Colt) and about $510 for the other (blued/ case hardened 4 5/8" Vaquero, also in .45 Colt). Pretty tought to beat that.
If money is no object, tabby is right on about the Freedom Arms. There has simply never been a finer single action made by anyone, anywhere, at any time. Fantastic revolvers, but they will set you back a good two grand. Or more.