Single action army clones - suggestions?

**jthrelf** · June 14th, 2020, 09:10 AM

Very nice congrats! Do not attempt to work on it without proper gunsmithing screwdrivers/bits... You'll regret it.

**hunterdan** · June 14th, 2020, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by Sandcut

I only ran three cylinders of ammo through it, but didn't have any issue extracting spent shells. They didn't drop free on their own, but I hadn't cleaned it properly yet. I just wiped the heavy coat of shipping lube off znd out of the bore/cylinders with a paper towel so I could shoot it a few times before I had to tend to chores around the house. I cleaned it well last night. I'll post here if I notice anything the next time I shoot it. But, it is much better machined than my Uberti.

Good to know. Looks like I'll be looking at one of these in the near future. The uberti was nice, especially for the price with a really nice trigger, but the issues extraction the spent magnum shells was a huge pain.

**Sandcut** · June 14th, 2020, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by jthrelf

Very nice congrats! Do not attempt to work on it without proper gunsmithing screwdrivers/bits... You'll regret it.

Thanks! But we don't have to worry about that. Some folks are born handy with mechanical things. But, not me. Some things are better left for folks with the know how.

**jthrelf** · June 14th, 2020, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Sandcut

Thanks! But we don't have to worry about that. Some folks are born handy with mechanical things. But, not me. Some things are better left for folks with the know how.

You'll see that the big screw on the left side may loosen up after a bit of shooting, so you may need the right tool for basic maintenance. I ended up putting a dab of blue loctite on that screw on my Italians.

**Action Jackson** · July 5th, 2020, 02:24 PM

I have a Colt SSA which I purchased for $169 in 1971. It has a five and a half inch barrel and fires .357's.

When I get tired of the gun jumping out of my hand I switch to .38's. The weight absorbs the recoil.