The Evolution of Colt's Single Action Army Revolver

[@hickok45]

Great video! I've never heard of these guns, but they sound and look very cool! :-)

[@kbjerke]

Now, *THERE'S* a surprise!!! ROFL

[@communismenslavesmurders5774]

I've never heard of hickok, and what is a 45...?

[@kbjerke]

@@communismenslavesmurders5774 Apparently he's a new kid on the block, but has a lot of potential... 🤣

[@direktorpresident]

News is a little slower in Kentucky ;-)

[@kbjerke]

@@direktorpresident (He lives in Tennessee... FYI.)

[@rainbow2710]

Wow! This is very interesting. I saw your other video about your risking getting banned here. I hope that never happens. Take care.

[@sambrooks107]

I bet the people that are behind that are progressives with acab, blm, and pronouns in their bios

[@sgtmajtrapp3391]

When I was a little boy there was a bank guard (late 50s early 60s) who carried a Colt SAA 5.5" .45 Colt. About 15 years ago it was for sake at a local shop, I considered it, but sold about the time I came back to get it. ( he who hesitate...). I met a man back in the 90s who showed me his house gun it was Colt SAA 4.75" .45 Colt. I have carried a 5.5: .45 Colt SAA in Colorado where bears had been seen a week before where we camped. My Colt SAA .45 was comforting when going to the head at 0300 its REALLY dark in the Rockies at night. I use a 4.75" Colt SAA .45 Colt these days. Still a good companion.

[@galenhisler396]

As soon as I got your message I got rumble couldn't stand not having your videos

[@ArchieRLib]

I talked with Tim Looney a couple years ago and plowed ahead with a custom shop SAA in 38WCF. This was before CZ's takeover. 7 1/2 inch barrel, standard hard rubber grip, and bullseye ejector. They did a remarkable job building that gun and Turnbull's blueing and case hardening is just awesome. The action is slick and tight, and the gun shoots fantastic with smokeless or black powder loads.

[@morrismonet3554]

👍for the .38-40.

[@kentwilliams4152]

How has quality been with CZ?

[@lawrencehudson9939]

Great overview. presenters like you should be cherished by KZbin.

[@TheLoneRanger745]

I can't thank you enough Mike for teaching ALL OF US valuable history lesson, there are thousands of Men like ME that have great interest in our early American firearms history. I have great admiration for the Men that braved their way through the early American settlement period. Cowboys, Settler's, Soldiers and Gunfighters. My local favorite shop has a Uberti Cimarron Cattleman ll walnut checker grips, Beautiful Blue fire case hardened upper on brass lower 4.3/4 or 5" barrel , it's absolutely beautiful, however it doesn't have the four click action, but it is beautiful in 45 Long Colt at 590 I think it's a deal. Of course matched with the Henry side gate loader 45 Long Colt that would be my ideal set, I do have a set all in 22 cal Heritage Rough Riders and the Henry Golden boy frontier octagon barrel and my 22 set is quite beautiful I did a few things to them to trick them up.

[@blackpowderfirearmenthusia3194]

Thank God that there are now social media outlet options. You go back 2 or 3 years and all we really had was KZbin. Now we have Rumble, Odysee and even D-Live. Thank you Mike for a very good video on the Colt single action revolver.

[@Rustygulley-r3r]

Another great video, Mike. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. It is hard to see how this history would offend anyone, but the world has gone mad.

[@anthonydexter262]

I never get tired of watching these videos Mike 👍

[@tonysmith5465]

Very very outstanding video friend. Great job. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot friend. SC Navy vet.

[@Schlachtschule]

What a fantastic, informative video, Mike, thank you very much.

[@tomcleave308]

That was great, thanks. I'm not a Bisley guy ether, SSA and 1911s are mostly what I shoot. I have new stuff CZ and Beretta but the older stuff just feels better and usually stays home.

[@almartin4284]

Mike you are the "go to" man for historic guns of the old west on You Tube bar nun.

[@ravbralor2209]

I love you videos Mike. You do a great job telling the history 👏

[@stevenhorney7735]

Excellent history of the Colt SAA. Thank you so much for all your efforts to produce this video!

[@anangryranger]

Well done sir!👍 Your research and presentation of the subject shows your genuine passion for the weapons of the past. Thank you for taking the time to create this video.

[@stevenquick4315]

I went and subbed on Rumble. Thanks for the heads up Mike. Great video.

[@OnTheRiver66]

Wow! What a wonderful history of this firearm! I came here from your history of the Colt 1911 and I was not disappointed. A friend in college in the 1960s had a Colt SSA in 22 LR and it was such fun to shoot. Terry’, I hope you still have that Colt.

[@rogerharris8081]

Excellent presentation! I most enjoyed the discussion on the second and third generations.

[@mikeks8181]

47 minutes Im Glad I Listened to! Thank You for the information!

[@therealhawkeyeii7888]

I've got a very nice, early 2000s SAA, too. Mine has the 5.5" barrel. Bought it "used," but it looks new. Great action. I looked into a tuning by a SAA specialist, and they wanted what I paid for the gun just to tune it, so I decided the action was nice enough as it came from the factory.

[@john-paulsilke893]

It isn’t cheap to do good work. I’m currently spending money on amazing .22’s because I want the guns I shoot the most to be the best. If I get duffel bags of center fire money I’ll go insane on those guns, (I do have $2,000 center fire pistols, but I have way better .22’s, for now.

[@russellcraven251]

Thanks Mike.This answered a few questions I had on the SAA.

[@terryschiller2625]

Mike thank you so much. I can't being to tell you how much I enjoy history and how you bring it all back to life. Thanks again Sir.

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Very thorough. Thank you for taking the time to break this all down for us!

[@j.p.9522]

You rock Mike, love the channel!

[@kbjerke]

Thank you, Mike, for that comprehensive story of the Colt Model P!!

[@P61guy61]

A masterpiece video. Thank you for posting a glimpse into history.

[@giuseppegumina5576]

I Love Revolver COLT. Colt Number One. The best ❤

[@Rumblestrip]

Nice Shirt Mike. Great info as always Boss.

[@brianthomson6896]

Great video Mike! I appreciate the research it must have taken to produce it and you very eloquently communicate it your viewers. Very high quality still shots throughout add to the quality. Please produce more of these historical videos.

[@wagon9082]

Good Video. You are a historical treasure.

[@ronrobertson59]

Very interesting Mike. If I were going to change anything about the Colt SAA is the grip. I would have used the 1860 Army grip over the 1851 Navy grip Colt used. I too prefer the bullseye ejector button. My set of Uberti model P's have them and the set screw cylinder base pin I used for CASS. You are correct about the 3rd Generation Model P. I bought one off a guy going through a divorce cheap. It was so rough I traded it for a Walther P-38 BYF 1944 manufacture.

[@oasis6444]

Hi, That’s one heck of a good and instructive video. I’ve learned a lot. Very well structured with in depth while not boring at all content. Thanks a lot. I’ll keep following your vids wherever you post them.

[@darkoflight4938]

Brilliant video, like always! Keep up the good work, here or elsewhere.

[@e.kent.d9561]

Outstanding video. I will be following you, no matter where. All of your stuff is a joy to watch and of the highest quality.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool, thanks Colt and Lefaucheux Company (inventor of the first cartridge based gun). It's nice Colt still sells the Single Action Army today. :-) God bless.

[@thetexasrat]

Very well done and highly informative.

[@Gregory-uv2pi]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@sethdonahue3441]

you the man mike, love the crickets.

[@davidgolden1776]

Thanks Mike !

[@peacemakerdan4818]

Brilliant simply brilliant! You know I love the peacemaker Mike! Thank you for doing this video and for all your videos. I do hope you stay on KZbin because I for one would really be unhappy if you went! All the best Mike.

[@samuelclayton4405]

Excellent Mike. Enjoyed the history. Looking forward to the next ones.

[@chipsterb4946]

Great discussion of the evolution of the cartridge! I didn’t know anything about the original format - centerfire but internally primed. Also, that original 255 grain bullet going 1,000 fps generated 560+ ft/lbs of energy. That’s a serious handgun cartridge even today! By contrast, the 230 grain bullet waddling along at 760 fps only produces 295 ft/lbs. That was a 47% *decrease* in muzzle energy. HUGE! Thank you.

[@kevinmacan2262]

I was born on 82 and I love Single Action revolvers for the their,looks, simplicity!!! Also John Wyane……

[@Grundag]

Mike! You're looking Great with the Big Iron. Very, very informative video that answers all of the big questions about the Model P. I still favor the Cavalry model barrel length but have owned a few Artillery models over the years and they are handy to get into action as you note. Thanks again for sticking in there.

[@michaelfitzell2741]

A great history of the 1873! Also, well done research.

[@daveclemons1225]

Another Awesome video! Thank you for all the hard work you put into making them. Too bad someone out there has a vendetta out for you. KZbin should be proud to have you on their channel!!

[@rickc5197]

Amazing video Mike! Thanks so much! I prefer the BP frame personally.

[@thomasblea1676]

That was one excellent historical expository on the Colt SAA. You did a magnificient job. I'll look forward to more of your programs sir.

[@CCM2361-]

Great video-I learned a lot

[@bigjim8872]

Great presentation Mr. Mike as always! I love the old firearms, so keep up the good work! I hope to provide more support as finances allow!

[@rogerclyde2720]

I enjoy and own a model p in 45LC, I honestly enjoy what you share about historic firearms, but I must admit long guns is where my interest lay.

[@Big-xu8cz]

thank you , truly enjoyed here in Canada

[@jcklop]

Thank you for another great video and sticking to your principals!

[@Emilou139]

Love your content, Mike. Have followed you to Rumble , subscribed and followed. Good luck

[@64samsky]

Mike, thank you so much for this very insightful video. You are a wealth of knowledge, may God bless you!

[@peterlostroh8709]

Shame that someone wants to cancel you, but then they do not appreciate a good HISTORY lesson. Keep up the good work I'm sure many people would agree.

[@johnlea8519]

Thank you for a great video from a handgun starved Brit.... excellently put together history of the Colt SAA many thanks.

[@biggusdickus5986]

Try the Umarex co2 pellets or BB firing copies of many pistols including the Colt 45 Peacemaker 5 and half inch barrel, they're made of metal with faux wood grips. They weigh, look and feel 99.9% like the real thing you even put the shell with a pellet in into the cylinder and cock n fire it. You can ge5 the Henry 94 lever action rifle too just like the ones in the western movies, and this too works just like the original. Other companies make The Schofield M3 seen in the video, and Crosman make the Remington 1875 revolver. You can even get the double barrel Derringer.

[@johnlea8519]

@@biggusdickus5986 Thanks for the reply, I have a CO2 1911 and Luger but they are not as satisfying as the real deal that I used to use before the socialist government banned them.

[@Tammy-un3ql]

great job

[@hettro-cv6082]

Great video!

[@jedcurry8560]

I hope you get to keep your channel on here Mike but if not,...i've already looked you up on Rumble and will be ready to switch at a moments notice. Keep up the good work and all the best.

[@tbmpetsolutions]

Another awesome historical vid. Thanks

[@chubbethsthunder]

Mike, I thoroughly enjoyed this very informative video. Thank you very much. New subscriber. What would recommend as the easiest single stage reloading press to start out with? I want to reload 45 Long Colt. You and your family have a beautiful and blessed week.

[@bobbybundy7058]

Very interesting,informative and honest video for anyone who’s interested in the true history of the Colt .45 1873 single action army!

[@johnqpublic2718]

Lately I find myself more interested in acquiring one of these, despite mostly shooting uspsa with Glocks and CZs.

[@Omhra]

Thank you. Great info. I love the model "p".

[@billhoppe2991]

Outstanding, Thanks so much. I really enjoy your in depth videos.

[@vh1038]

Awesome story. Thank you!

[@lovethehuntOutdoors]

Love the History and you've done a great job and I love the Revolvers as well. I have a Uberti Cattleman Hombre with the 4 3/4 barrel chambered in 357 Magnum.

[@CGRLCDR]

Nice presentation. Thanks, Mike.

[@pclarin]

You’re a treasure Mike.

[@scrappybobbarker5224]

Great video thanks. A couple of years ago i found a 1961 2nd gen in a gunshop. Its a 7.5" barrel .357 and has real stag grips. It was never shot much but i love shooting it its very accuate. Best part is i got it for $800. It has become my favorite carry gun around the high desert here.

[@gregoblv5561]

Great video Mike and about a great gun. I have always wanted a SSA but could never afford one, so I settled for a Uberti and am quite happy with it. When my friends and I have gone out shooting, it is the second most popular gun next to the 10-22. Even my friends girl friend loved to shoot it.

[@arshooter1]

Great video on Colts.

[@scw-di4cr]

Thanks for a great video! I have a 7.5 inch from 2020. I can tell you the action on mine is outstanding -- I wouldn't change that it's so good. It also comes with the removable cylinder bushing. My only complaint is that the cylinder throats are .457 inches -- a little big for lead bullets in 45 Colt. I have to say that all of my other Colt revolvers have "large" throats for caliber, too.

[@TerriblyTactical]

Absolutely love your content brother! Keep at it!

[@BRTowe]

Recently took a dive into Winchester and Henry lever action rifles and found this channel. Great history videos!

[@nccr-13pr72]

I absolutely love your videos. They are always educational and entertaining. Thank you so much for creating this content.

[@charlescomly1]

Excellent video Mike, thank you for making the video and bringing us the history of Colts model P.

[@davidcaylor4286]

Love your videos Mike. I'm in the market for an early 1st gen SAA but blown away by the prices. Hope to see you for a long time here on KZbin!

[@opencarry3860]

I love the SAA. I always carry mine with six rounds, but I leave it on the safety (first notch position). Some would call it unsafe or risky, but many back in the late 19th century carried that way.

[@Oldguy-k3t]

It's not dangerous 99 per cent of the time. It's that one time that it is and you shoot yourself or bystander.

[@lifebiker105]

Mr Mike Bellevue I enjoy all your videos and you are never boring thank you for the information because it's Priceless it really is thank you again Joe security

[@alexzorro8884]

Good video Mike.. I remember the first time watching a movie where they carried extra preloaded cylinders and thinking that made total sense "especially with the cap and ball revolvers!!!" yet early cartridge colts used a screw? You'd think the idea and option of pre loaded quick swap out cylinders would have been a priority in the development of the design. They weren't dumb in those days and made the best out of the technology of the day. Guess it wasn't a priority? They could of had a "captured "cylinder pin so it couldn't fall off the pistol when swapping cylinders. Any idea?

[@duelist1954]

Swapping cylinder wasn't regularly done in the 19th century, not even for Remington C&B guns. The only exception to that are early models of the Paterson Colts.

[@stevenbaker9327]

Remington cap and ball cylinders could be easlily and quickly changed without a screwdriver!....ie Pale rider!

[@markadams7597]

Great vid, Ty. This is very helpful info about the many variations of Model "P". I'm glad to know this and that you have documented it so well. So, what are you hearing about the current woes at CZUSA? I'd like to hear your reflections and opinions on it.

[@geraldgust2066]

Another awesome vid

[@farfoe5106]

Love the channel! Just turned 70, so I know what you mean re: accuracy! One thing: $13 in 1872 is actually equal to $317 in today's money... still, getting a Model P for $317 would still be nice...

[@CameronMcCreary]

Also Mike, the early Colt SAA's had a bore measurement of .454" groove diameter and the second generation from 1956 and onwards had a bore measurement of .452".

[@charlesirby9222]

A truly outstanding historical review….my compliments to you my friend! 😎👍144

[@HaNsWiDjAjA]

Was the recoil of the original Colt load (250 grain @1000 fps) really that severe? Thats hotter than the standard .45 ACP, but was it really that bad? Also the 'Frontier Six Shooter', with its .44-40 chambering (200 grain bullet and 40 grains of powder), that must also be really moving, both velocity and recoil wise.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

That was an excellent video. Thank you!

[@TripleAAA53]

Thank you Mike. Another informative as well as educational video. Looking forward to the Schofield video.

[@USAACbrat]

Did Colt have delivery issues with the initial Army order. I herd that Colt was prohibited from selling model P to the civilians until the original order was completed.

[@francescofissore161]

... some facts about this revolver were uncorrect, and only rectified in relatively recent times. An example: the first government contract signed in July 1873 for 8,000 revolvers was completed in March 1874; yet by early that January (when only 3,000 had been shipped to the military) some 1,000 more guns had been already put on the civilian market , including about 150 to England and Germany. btw I've got one of those sent to Colt's Agency at London. Component parts were made in the last week of December 1873, assembled likely on January 1st and 2nd of 1874, and shipped to London on Monday, January 5th.

[@USAACbrat]

@@francescofissore161 Thanks

[@sixshootertexan]

Exactly video. I learned a few more things about the Peacemaker.

[@thetraveler5798]

Thank you for the Class !

[@marco529]

We could always use a refresher on Eastern Bloc handguns...

[@jeffgrier8488]

Fantastic video Mike, thanks for taking the time to do the research and make the video, it's much appreciated!

[@charlesgroves3096]

Great video. Your historical videos are excellent.

[@ahall1459]

Excellent history lesson...thank you

[@andrewkelso3532]

Great stuff!!