Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by RGK
This one is certainly a sentimental favorite...a 1901 Colt SAA rebuilt by Alan Harton. Fun to shoot, but definitely not too practical.
Bob

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Beauty! You could make it plenty practical, if that was what you had. I can't read the caliber. What is it?


It's marked "38 COLT", which is Colt-speak for .38 Special. The .38 Colt and Special have the same bore diameter, so Colt just used barrels marked 38 Colt until the 1930's, when they changed the marking to "COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .38 SPECIAL". Good way for Colt to save a few bucks, and I got a cool barrel marking.

Alan's work is just incredible.

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1st group, 25 yards with .38 factory wadcutters. A few swipes with a file by Alan and I was in the x-ring. Being that this is an older Colt, I only shoot wadcutters in it (plus I have a ton of them). I'll eventually try some .38 lead RN ball in it.

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Last edited by RGK; 06/18/21.