None of the aforementioned recommendations are Colt SAA clones. The Ruger New Vaquero is close in appearance but is not a clone. The Blackhawk looks similar to a Colt New Frontier, which is essentially a SAA with adjustable sights.
Since the Blackhawk came first, it's really the New Frontier that looks like a Blackhawk.
The best bang-for-your-buck SAA clone will be an Uberti. The best finished Uberti will be those imported by Cimarron, with those imported by Uberti themselves, a close second.
That's Cimarron's marketing. Cimarron has their own QC staff at the Uberti factory, that is all. Their guns are no different from those from any other importer and come off the same production line. Cimarron, Taylor's, Dixie Gun Works, EMF, Stoeger, all the same.
That's your opinion and nothing more. It doesn't true up with that of most Cowboy shooters who will tell you that in their opinion, Cimarron makes the best. Beretta and Uberti are the same company.
No, they are two completely different companies. Beretta just happens to own Uberti now.
Uberti made the Beretta single actions.
