Colt Single Action Army 150th Anniversary

Celebrating 150 years of the iconic Colt Single Action Army revolver, the original .45 Colt!
Disclaimer: I misspoke a couple of times. I mentioned the number of Colts made in a various chamberings from 1873 up to WWI. I meant WWII. Also, I said "18th Century" a time or two when I mean the 1800's or the 19th Century. We don't edit, as you know, so whatever the big dummy says is out there forever. :-)
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[@hickok45]

Disclaimer: I misspoke a couple of times. I mentioned the number of Colts made in a various chamberings from 1873 up to WWI. I meant WWII. Also, I said "18th Century" a time or two when I mean the 1800's or the 19th Century. We don't edit, as you know, so whatever the big dummy says is out there forever. :-)

[@JoeGorz]

Unedited versions are often better imo. Unless it's some seriously rated pron... then just, no.

[@rasmuswellejus]

That’s why we are here Hickok 🇺🇸

[@thomasharbold3915]

The key is that you admit it, and set the record straight! 🙂 Kudos to you, and appreciation for all you do!

[@comiketiger]

Hey Mr. Hickcock! We can't be snoopy all the time! ( ahh, someone closer to my age who will get this!) Lol God bless you and God bless America!

[@paulwolf7562]

Ouch?! Well, that's what happens, when you play with old guns. They can break. Well, seeing unedited, in my humble opinion, is much better, more realistic. Thanks for a great video, very educational, and fun, as always.

[@hickok45]

By the way, John found the ejector rod housing screw shortly after we finished the video. All is well, and the firearm is back together. I'll get some Loctite for that screw.

[@michaelkullas9239]

Same reason I have a son! Lol!

[@larryreinke6136]

Wow, your son found that screw? I'd ship him out west to find some gold bullion for ya. Loved the video, I'm shooting Cowboy Action at present SASS #108564 Lowdown Larry.

[@ricktaylor5744]

What a relief that must be. I know how you feel. Thank you for being you.

[@sigma_the_enigma]

Thank God. Only the 51 Navy is a more fun and exciting and challenging and rewarding experience too shoot. Plus the Navy Colt is the most beautiful pistol ever made in my opinion.

[@tylernguyen9286]

Thanks for getting dem fine old colts dirty for us Hickok45!

[@krasherz2274]

Man, we love ya Hickock

[@Blackafternoon]

💗 yes we do 💥 💥

[@nolandoification]

A true KZbin legend!!!

[@lllExodus]

been watching hikhok since I was about 11 or something

[@Brood98]

Hickok still the absolute king. No bullshit, no annoying politics. Just good vibes, cool guns, and destruction of soda bottles.

[@doubles6508]

He's such a knowledgeable guy, always learn a lot from watching his videos.

[@bikersoncall]

Test

[@krizyamz70]

Research

[@GShileikis]

OMG, I'm in Revolver heaven! Thanks HICKOK45 for celebrating this amazing revolver and all it has done over the years. Don't get any better that a SAA Colt!

[@Reagal_.]

Willkommen zurück, Sir

[@pygmyrhino8049]

Who else loves revolvers?

[@kylevidetto1115]

"An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age." -some old hermit/space wizard somewhere

[@EricPetersen2922]

There’s no action like a single action😍

[@WayneTaylor-v8w]

I enjoy the videos I see nothing but a good channel I serious I've watched probably all of them

[@harrybalsak916]

Unless the guy you are going up against has a double action.

[@billythekidd623]

@@harrybalsak916 they tend to not know how to hit what they are looking at

[@scottmurphy650]

@@billythekidd623 Oh really? Well thank you Captain Obvious. 🤣

[@keiths8800]

I recently acquired a Wrangler 22. Once I started shooting it, I now understand the beauty of single action. Yes, I know it is a 22 but for a plinker, it works just fine.

[@winnerscreed6767]

nothing wrong with a .22. Great gun

[@Nitsua_Atayha]

Got a tex mod Miami .22 single action and man I understand why they're like being around a celebrity. You just admire them.

[@PurrsPlace]

Wow. Talk about an All-American line up on that table! Lots of history right there!

[@creepquest]

Cool revolver. Happy anniversary 🎉

[@TheBattlefieldHistorianTwitch]

150 Years for the "Greatest Handgun ever made. The Colt Single Action Army".

[@mariapugh4000]

Love the Single Action Army,i have a .45 made in 1883 .I feel very lucky to own such an historic item.

[@lorenzogiuliani9144]

Sorry; length of barrel?

[@mariapugh4000]

@@lorenzogiuliani9144 5 1/2" with British prove marks

[@lorenzogiuliani9144]

@@mariapugh4000 wow. Thank you

[@DrDoom-uu3cj]

@@mariapugh4000 if you haven't already, you should get a letter from the Colt factory on your 1883.

[@TXGRunner]

Colt missed a great opportunity to release a 150th anniversary model and return to production after a 4 year hiatus. They're listed on the website, available at over two times the cost from the custom shop, but as far as anyone can tell, they haven't made any new standard models since 2018 or 2019. It's a shame.

[@strahinjagov]

Real life Revolver Ocelot lol

[@Marcywm42]

What I like especially is 150 years of continuous history. Add to that they are simple, reliable, safe, accurate, intuitive and beautiful. No 30 round magazines, no failures to feed or eject. If all I ever had to defend myself and family was a Colt .45 that would more than meet the need. Thank you Hickok.

[@AllAboutSurvival]

This revolver holds a special place to my heart😍

[@grapenut9]

Hickok 45 is right about the Italian versions of the SAA Colt. Inexpensive and very well made. I have a Pietta in 45LC and I love shooting the gun. Luckily, I am just a few miles away from Taylor's and Co. in Winchester, Va. So on occasion, I will grab a clean drool rag and head to the showroom !! Lash LaRue would approve !

[@thecowboy9698]

I have to admit I think the Scholfield is probably one of the coolest revolvers to have ever been developed. My hat's off to S&W!

[@earlbaker3996]

😊 love the clothes and the passion for the sport, nice collection 😊. This has to be a Hickok 45 classic for the archives. Very interesting and educational entertaining 😮 watching from Trumbull County, Ohio 🇺🇸

[@michaelprue9024]

Been watching your KZbin content for many years now. And I gotta say, the videos like these, where you take us through a trip in time and go through all of the knowledge you possess on the subject material is just superb. Thank you sir. Idc how long these videos are, I will sit and watch it from beginning to end. Soaking up as much as I can through our short trip in history. I consider you pretty much a national treasure sir. Again, thank you very much.

[@tricksterjoy9740]

Really want to get a SAA clone, either .357 or .45 colt. Preferably one that can handle +p, or just simply one that can handle a large normal pressure round count with no/minimal issues. Priced between 400-600 dollars is ideal. But I’d be willing to pay 700-800 if it was truly worth it. Just been reading a lot of conflicting and complicated reviews about the different brands and whatnot. Hoping for a more professional opinion.

[@andrewyording4284]

I did allot of research on that too on You Tube and my conclusion was to get a Uberti 1873 SAA and also got a Uberti 1873 Winchester deluxe both in 357mag/38 spl Love them both excellent quality fit and finish. Hickok even has a cople and speaks highly of them. Several of my friends have them too, you can't go wrong. Look for a good conditionused one and save some there.

[@Face_RC]

My only problem with the SAA is the amount of time it takes to eject and reload. Without a swing out cylinder, it's a nonstarter for any functional use besides being a conversation piece.

[@AdromedaJoel]

Its nice to drink a cup of coffee and relax and watch hickok45’s infectious love for the Colt SAA. Beautiful gun, I prefer the 7.5 inch barrel, I’m from Sweden but man does America have some nice guns, love it.

[@jims9249]

Thanks for doing a worthy celebration of the Colt SAA. Beautiful collection.

[@timhill3794]

This is one to watch over and over again!

[@Fitinfifties]

This is my favorite video and I’ve watched hundreds. I love these guns and have watched ever Colt SAA video you’ve done. One day I will own one of these.

[@4tango123]

The history of my early second generation Colt .45 L.C. is most of the history of my life. Bought it at a pawn shop when I was 16, for $100.oo with 200 hundred rounds ammo. Grew up on a small ranch in the south. Oh my, the stories I could tell. My old colt has some history. Still my everyday carry. You can always spot a real gunslinger. He carries crossdraw. Thanks for the videos, especially this one. Life IS good !

[@jamesshackelford6721]

Like you I grew up on a small ranch in Texas and part of the time In Oklahoma on a reservation. There are some of us who carry our Single Action Army on our hip in a quick draw or fast draw holster. Lot of us do fast draw and fire competitions just between us friends for fun along with practice . Some of my friends still do Some fast draw competitions . Yes we are all real Cowboys since we grew up ranching and doing the ranch work from horses. Fun part of our competitions is all of us use Colt Single Action Army’s or similar. We even have some youngsters who go out with us and they shoot their own guns. Which are actually reproductions of the actual ones we shoot on theirs are either a bb or a 177 caliber pellet guns.

[@DrDoom-uu3cj]

What year was it bought for 100.00? My guess is in the late 50s, before tv westerns took off, and so did the gun prices. You got a great deal. Congrats

[@4tango123]

July 1967 made my holster from an old saddle. Had local shoe repair shop sew it for .75 cents. Cross draw was always a common sense choice. I still can't think of one advantage to right hip holsters. ? At the time 100.oo was a lot an all I had. My first pickup I paid 100.oo. 52 Chevy

[@adamthomas7514]

I ordered a colt SAA in .44 WCF (.44-40) from Colt custom shop in 2015 and didn't receive it until 2020. Five year waiting period. It is Nickel. 5.5in barrel, with ivory one piece grips.

[@hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476]

ALL Respect (+ much love..) due Professor Hickok: Best ever 'Colt.porn' I've witnessed + History lecture!. I treasure my Colts over most anything in my safes, specially my 2nd Gen. 1.964 Montana Double Commtv.God Bless you & family.. 😉🇺🇲💪🙏🙏🙏🙏 P.S: A Zillion congrats to you & John for your (Pretty soon...) 8'Million subs! 🏆

[@SirProfessore]

fkkkk Loved the black powder, I imagine everyone shooting that in the wild west wuthout being able to see the enemies lol but is amazing

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

In a few days on the 26th of June my colt Single Action Army turns 141 year old. Shipped to Hartley and Graham in New York City On 26 June 1882. Loaded some black powder 45 colt to celebrate that day.

[@hickok45]

Great way to celebrate!

[@NCRPlagueTrooper]

“To the town of Agua Fria road a stranger one fine day.”

[@jarheadlife]

Great video!! Beautiful old wheelguns! 45 Colt is one of my top 3 rounds.

[@Cody357]

You see, in this world, there are two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

[@absk601]

blondie

[@Cody357]

Blondie.

[@vicviolon2]

-Dave Campbell Poetic indeed ! Thank you Hickock for all the great knowledge and laughs at times ^^ Happy 150th to Colt also , hope it carries perfection over many more generations of steady hands.

[@jamesjodice2662]

I just ordered a Ruger Valquero with a 4-5/8" barrel that shoots 357 mag, 38 special & 9 mm. You did a review on it earlier and convinced me to buy it. I've got tons of 9 mm. Can't wait to get it! Great video. Very knowledgeable.

[@terryschiller2625]

Mr Hickok 45 Sir you sure set a pretty table! Love SAA revolvers they always take me back to a more simpler time.🤠

[@fgc-linux1650]

I grew up watching Westerns as a kid and I've always wanted one of these. All my guns are modern striker fired pistols but I'm going to get a classic Colt revolver some day.

[@okiepokiefishn]

There like what $20-30,000 maybe more sitting on that table lol whoo them colts are investments these days.

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

Lets talk true black powder, cap and ball. Lets see of what you can do with that ? Old Master Gunnery SGT USMC.

[@randymartin5521]

Get a big magnet and wave it over the gravel where you were standing. You might get lucky.

[@clydester2677]

1800’s is in the 19th century, just to be accurate!

[@teotwawki00]

We knew you had a screw loose... No need to prove it. 😅😊😂 They didn't have Blue Loctite in 1873. Thanks for a great video as usual.

[@davidmuir7711]

My goodness that is a fine collection of SAA’s. I have a couple Ruger Blackhawk’s and they are among my favorite pieces. One day I’ll have a big fine Colt. On to the video: let ‘em pop,

[@thealsatian4232]

Even with 30 grains of black powder, the .45 Colt is a powerful cartridge.

[@central162]

昔「コルト４５」と言う西部劇番組あった。

[@gatorboy2685]

I took my 3rd Gen SAA out to the range earlier today they are a treat to shoot

[@T.J-and-Soul]

1872 is the 19th century

[@Bob-bb3ur]

I was a custom knife maker for 50 years that top Bowie with the crowned stag looks like one I made. Holly Knives

[@Starman-yt8lj]

Love these old guns! I learned a lot today.

[@mr_jatt5501]

I owned uberti 1873 45lc which is amazing handgun

[@jackleveille9319]

That was some fanch shooting, you're pretty good.

[@GPCDLM]

Such nice pieces. I just completed RDR2 and I am planning on coming back on the US to find somewhere to live a cowboy/rancher life for a few holidays and try some of those old .45 Any recommendation ?

[@wis1024]

Hickok, if you get the opportunity you should do a video on the ruger super wrangler. Im thinking of getting it to introduce my kids to firearms. My kids are 7 and 12, i feel my larger caliber pistols might intimidate them and put them off a bit. Thanks a lot for the great videos over the years.

[@Loverest123]

I own and carry (with smokeless power) version of this firearm everyday. It a great tool.

[@paulkick7870]

I always love your explanations!

[@CameronHarrison-ic1st]

It’s cool we have 4k videos now. Now compared to the early 1900s and late 1890s

[@TheSamurai7772]

To me thats Absolutely The Best, Most Legendary and Most Beautiful Gun ever!! My Top Favourite Revolver of all time - The Colt Single Action Army!! The Peacemaker 👍😎😎❤️🩵💚😎💪

[@starpuss]

I picked up a VERY Sick And in NEED of a Lot of Work DFC Inspected Cavalry Colt 1873 Was Converted to .22 Targetized By A. W. Peterson, Denver Well over 100 years ago. BUT.. She was RUSTED Solid and Needs a LOT of Work.. But thinking When i find my Spare 45 Cylinder , And ill buy a barrel I will fix her up! Too bad the frame was a little modified , but i can fix everything... And hope to bring her back to factory! *Short Video on my Channel*

[@jamesbell8496]

The Colt SAA is the finest firearm ever created.

[@raidwolf4088]

The greatest handgun ever made. Six bullets…

[@AWareWolf9]

Life is good… would love to have a genuine Colt single action army, one day I’ll have to make it a reality

[@CanadianOutdoorsBc]

Looking good, Cowboy !!! 😀👍 Thanks for the video Hickok45. I love old guns.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

I would have loved to see Colt do something special this year. I have been thinking of starting a colt day on January 10 every year. As a way to get people out and film themselves shooting a colt on KZbin. At colts Funeral everyone was required to wear a white button up long sleeve shirt and a black band🎉 around there arm. Have that be the dress code for the day.

[@jerrymarshall2728]

I may not have a SAA made by Colt, but I tip my hat to Samuel Colt every time I shoot one if my 1873-style pistols. Recently with black powder cartridges! Something about that smoke! 45LC is my favorite cartridge! Thanks Hickok45 👍

[@robertonavarro7713]

I also can't afford the real Colt but I'm happy with my 1873 Cattleman and 1875 Outlaw (a gift) both with the 7.5" barrels and 45 Colt, the only way to go. Enjoy yours. Great video Mr, Hickok 45.

[@jamiemiller3741]

The trigger pulls are fanominal !!! SMOOTH N LIGHT !!!

[@woopize]

The only reason I would ever get whatver license I need here in Spain to get a firearm would be to own one of these (or an Uberti Cattleman). My dream gun since I was a kid watching western movies with my father

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

The guns that you use are 2nd gen and not 1st gen, so lets go there. For I would love to see you shoot those guns of yester year. That are cap and ball. Old Master Gunnery SGT USMC

[@hickok45]

I'm well aware of which Colt Single Actions are 1st Generation, 2nd Generation, or 3rd Generation. I know the exact year for all my Colts. Sounds as though you need to do some research on The Colt SAA.

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

@@hickok45 Colt 1860 Reb and 1861 Navy were all cap and ball and no cartage

[@paulwolf7562]

Happy Birthday, Colt SAA! Beautiful collection of revolvers. If, I ever have the chance, I would love to get one, and if I ever only had one handgun, it would be it.

[@lobopropredatorcontrol]

I don't have a colt but I do have a ruger Blackhawk in colt 45 I've carried when I was a packer and guide in the Idaho backcountry that I've taken several bear with. Would love to get a colt

[@randynutt5660]

You are a LEGEND in the Colt .45 world!

[@gavansimkin5685]

Mr hickok45 What Old Style Guns like this do you have on your Buket List, that you wanna Test Fire! that you haven't yet? One of mine is a 50Cal BMG Single Action Revolver?

[@SunflowerSocialist]

So this I gonna sound super randdom but I’m curious your thoughts on the socialist rifle association. I suspect your attitude is “I’d love to shoot with with them” because you’re gun grandpa, but Id kinda like to hear your thoughts on how guns and gun groups are emerging among less traditional gun owning groups (ie non white people, lgbtq people and people who identify as left wing or progressive) I think it goes without saying that the fact there are now folks on the hard left who are embracing gun rights is a positive thing for everyone who believes in the right to bear arms.

[@lawrencelewis1036]

The 1890s to 1910 were the most beautifully crafted SAA Colt's.

[@jamesshackelford6721]

Great video showing a Great piece of History. Even if someone like me that owns a Single Action Army from Colt we can either learn something new or it is a refresher course for things that we know knew or heard .

[@BigT27295]

Anything sexier than a 1911 can't be all bad.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Arguably one of the most iconic guns of all time. Instantly recognizable as THE "wild west" gun (even though cap and ball revolvers like 1851, and 1860 Colts did most of the heavy lifting in the old west).

[@ethanp7183]

I would say that it is the number one. If you think from the perspective of showing guns to various people in any country in the world, I bet you the SAA would be the most recognizable and a lot of people would instantly make the connotation to cowboys and westerns. The only other guns that have that status throughout the globe are likely the AK47 and the Winchester repeaters

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

Pops left a diamondback to us kids.... never fired. Seemed like a bit of a waste of enjoyment.

[@tltc191]

Yup. Firearms should be shot and enjoyed.

[@daveweed2765]

OK. So. Is the .44-40 the same as .45 Colt with thinner cartridge walls? I always assumed the 44-40 was the black powder version of the smokeless .45 Colt. I may be mistaken but werent the model 73 Winchesters stamped with 44 Winchester? And really good match in 1873 where the side arm could fire the same ammo as your rifle? I really thought i had history figured out but maybe not so much. Regardless some sweet guns on the table. And totally love the rotten egg smell of black powder.

[@thegentlemanpirate13]

I may be a bit of an oddity, as the movies that got me interested in the Colt SAA weren't, in fact, Westerns. A Colt SAA, referred to by its Peacemaker nickname, is the gun Marty McFly is given (and never uses) for his duel against Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in Back to the Future III.

[@stanimirganev6786]

Honestly Sir I know those Revolvers from the Game Red Dead Redemption 2 like name of Cattleman Revolver but now from this video they are REAL and they are from 1873 just Impresive

[@kelleyhoward9252]

Hay guys wondering if you can help. If you shot at target within 5mm From a 44 Remington magnum calibre uberti 1873 cattleman carbine. With trigger pressure 1.0 to 1.1 75cm length could you tell what kind damage could this gun shot within 5 mm of dears neck. Would the projectile go through or could it possibly sit in his neck. I hope someone could help me out there. Cheers

[@scottstec-rk5tc]

Happy 4th! Just bought raffle tickets for similar riffle at Crazy horse museum on my trip to Badlands, Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse, wonderful trip! Hope I win raffle!

[@Bill-jv5eg]

Great looking collection of Colts! Ya, just have to love them,,,

[@stevelatham3010]

Great video! Love the smoke! I have an original 1851 that is in great shape. I fired 18 rounds from it when I purchased it twenty years ago with black powder and of course round ball. What an accurate and great shooting experience.

[@ExpletoryOrb]

love these videosx hickok45! old colt-style revolvers are just incredible.

[@hatchetjack1031]

Talk about hyperbole, I wouldn't trade my Colt SAA .45 for every plastic Glock in my state...but I might trade for a Schofield 😊

[@frankbarberio8149]

great video !! best revolver yet!! whats a glock, DOC HOLLIDAY WOULDNT CARRY A PLASTIC PISTOL

[@audreyricci6383]

😮That was Paladin's weapon of choice ,single action Army Colt 45, 7.5 inch barrel. Backup gun a 2 shot derringer.

[@mattg6136]

Indian killer. Got a M629 a think is. Yee ha. Thanks Hickok..Jeez they go with some wallop. Good stuff.

[@PlanetPrisoner2012]

Great looking Morgan's on the table 💰 🤑 I would think it great if you could give your thoughts about the New Model Blackhawk...🤔

[@davidshanks4083]

I've watched these videos one hundred times lol I always wonder why it was 7 1/2,5 1/2, and 4 3/4 inch barrels why not 4 1/2🤔

[@WallStBetsLobby]

If a public domain general Patton is used these are modern assault weapons. @ATF

[@blueridgebushcraft8294]

Keep up the good work brother. I have enjoyed your videos for years.

[@Hatch61]

Sitting out in my reloading shed watching a great Hickok video. For a minute I thought it was Sunday morning. Thanks for the video, be well guys.

[@БогданШ-е8я]

Wow, he’s just a grandpa of every man’s dream!!! Even though you’re 30, you’ll agree with that:)

[@Mikey27886]

The best guns is Colt,45 mag,anaconda & super Blackhawk hunter ☄️♥️🗡️🔥🔥🌹🗡️☄️

[@luigisavoia2401]

Why do you only load 5 when you know you'll be shooting the gun immediately on the range? I know you don't want to carry the gun with the hammer resting on a loaded cartridge but if you're just loading and shooting then why not 6?

[@FrednDeeDee]

Got my first toy gun in 1957 which was a 45 Colt. The bullets were spring loaded with push on plastic tips that would shoot. Then in 1958 I got dual Fanner 50s. 66 Years later I was after the real deal 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver to go with my trapdoor. It looks like I'll have to purchase a replica piece to save a bunch of thousand-dollar bills. Thanks for another fantastic show.

[@williammccarthy9360]

I remember those guns, I had a SAA and a 1911, you could use greenie stickum caps on them, those were the days!!!

[@bustabass9025]

I got my set of Fanner 50s Christmas, '58. I was in second grade. That, and The Lone Ranger lit a fire for Western and other firearms that still burns today.

[@cycleguy666]

Runa magnet over the area where the screw left the gun!! You may be suprised!! 1800s screws don't grow on trees!!! Hahaha 😋