hiok 45 here and you knew this one would
be coming didn't you how's that for uh
the proper way to set a table Yeah
that's the way to set a table dinner
table breakfast table whatever with
single action
revolvers one of my favorites and
speaking of one that's what I have to do
today hopefully you seen some of these
videos before where I choose my favorite
or the last whatever it is shotgun or uh
double action revolver 350 whatever it
is that I would let go or sell and
that's what we're doing with single
actions today and again it's not the
most valuable uh it it's it's just the
one if I had to live the rest of my life
with one single action
revolver which one would make the most
sense to me would I keep of the guns I
have
modified or condition that they're in as
you see let me start you know this is
really difficult and I almost cry in
some of these videos just to think that
somebody is coming to take all of my
single actions away and going to let me
keep just one well you know that's not
going to happen but let's play pretend
all right all right gives me a chance to
kind of remind you we have videos on all
these revolvers of course and just a
very brief description of what they are
and as I think that think it through and
again as with Leever actions or any the
others it's a very tough decision to
make so I got them kind of arranged by
the oldies up here the first generation
cult they're not all cults on the table
but those all happen to be first
generation Colts they're the oldest on
the table the seniors then these are
more or less second generation Colts
with some other Farms that were made in
kind of the same time period
and then these are kind of third
generation where there's a scoffield
made in the same I guess time for so so
that's kind of the the time frame no
Rhyme or Reason or need for that I guess
but so I don't know let's just look at a
few of them and decide what to do with
them let's just see here's the old 1883
made in 1883 Cavalry Court cult and 45
CT of course yeah issued to somebody in
the US uh military in 1883 that's a real
gym and then uh that one yeah and uh
this is the old Colt made in 19 no 1874
I'll get it right in a minute 1874 45
Colt haven't had that one all that long
uh this one was made in 1884 45 Colt had
it for over 20 years right something
like that this one's made in uh let's
see I can't remember let's see the coin
1887 yeah 4440
1887 pretty cool
Ivory grips real yeah that one's pretty
cool how am I going to give any of these
up and uh then we've got the uh this is
a cult Single Action Army made in this
is the first year eight or not 18 but
1956 when they resumed production after
the World War II so that was
1956 wow this was
1902 still first generation you know
what that's in the yeah that was in the
wrong row should be up there it's a
first generation 1902 that's a nice one
oh yeah that one I've had over 20 years
as well and this is the Ruger Blackhawk
single action of course they're all
empty of course uh you know Ruger
blackhaw 45 Colt just like the one I I
bought before I was even out of college
let it get away but I had replaced it so
really nice revolver old action just
like the
Colts this one is made in 1964
this is the one we uh shot in the uh the
very first video posted shooting the
Buffalo five times that was the whole
video recall that and uh that's 45 Colt
this is Dad's 357 single action it was
dad's and he loved this gun and shot it
a lot uh Hall it's a Halls the JP siren
son made in Western Germany that's
that's cool which there is no more right
Hall's Firearms so 3 57 now this one
I'll go ahead and eliminate it because
it's the sentimental value obviously uh
would Prejudice me so that one is
eliminated at least I've got one
eliminated this one is a second
generation made in 1964 as well kind of
a partner to this one a
pair uh beautiful shape look at that
dude still got some case Harding on that
thing 45 CT uh this is a Colt but it's a
22 all right long rifle or whatever I
haven't had it all that long and uh
that's a beauty a peacemaker 22 you've
seen the video on that probably uh
really cool gun I I think I'm not going
to if I'm going to have one it won't be
a 22 I'll go ahead and eliminate that
one too now remember I'm not eliminating
guns I hate I'm just uh got to eliminate
them today you know oh and look at this
one this is one of my favorites uh this
is a second generation made in 1957 the
second year of production of the second
generation Colts 45 Colt you've seen
that in video vide man for years I've
had that one a good while yeah I like
that one I don't know I can't eliminate
that one right away and look what I've
got here my two cowboy action Colts I
shot these probably more than any these
this is a pair they both shoot right to
point of aim and the same site picture
and I didn't know which one I had in my
hand when I was shooting because in
cowboy Ashton shooting you shoot you
know two different guns you know and and
they didn't have to think about where
one un hit you know so nice and it's SC
SC field single action uh youber or
simmeron scoffield single action 45 Colt
sure have a lot of 45 CTS on the table
don't I that's a really nice gun I think
I'm uh I'm primarily a fan of the plow
handle grip the the Colt style so I'll
go and eliminate that it's a cool gun I
like it oh man oh and then here's the
DAV Colt uh you've seen this a few times
third generation beautiful made in a 19
six
2016 little TR my dates 2016 when you're
old IM AMC you've lived through all
these years and uh that one of course is
very sentimental too and so I'll go
ahead and eliminate that I'm not going
to you know you you know get that into
the mix and confuse myself just like
with dad's gun right so some guns you
just you know you just know you would
never let go all right here's the old
Long Branch
Colt uh bought it from John and uh you
know 4 and 3/4 inch the Bat Masterson uh
firearm this is really nice one limited
edition 45 Colt I like that it's got a
nice feeling grip uh shoots well uh
great feel and then I have another third
generation uh just like that but in blue
and it's not a limited edition I've had
this one for about 20 years or longer I
guess now maybe 25 I don't know I got to
look up the dates on some of these but I
bought it in the '90s I believe uh yeah
nice gun sheo Shoots Great 4 and 3/4 in
barrel 45 Colt so here we go uh again I
like the Colts it's I'm I'm a yeah I
have a preference can you tell by
looking at the table so I'm going to put
the Blackhawk over here all right I
could have done that first time through
so now I got to do some serious
elimination or you're going to go to
sleep right
uh all right
now some of the guns are really stand
out to me and i' I've shot all of these
a fair amount of course the ones that
just really stand out or or Firearms
like this 1902 that's really in good
shape for a 1902 Colt I'm going to put
it over here as a possible keeper I
don't know if it's going to make the top
three uh or not now I got to go down to
one another one H this one I really like
too if I'm just going to keep one
I'm just I'm not sure whether it would
be a 7 and 1/2 or
not this one is a be this one is a be I
talked about it you know the second
generation
1964 stag handle grips uh and it's just
an incredible condition uh second
generation Colts were some of the very
best ever met I'm going to put that as a
possible keeper too even though they're
the same gun more
less what's another one I really like I
really like all of them
but I I really like this Bat Masterson
Long Branch model just beautiful it's
got the thicker grip than you get
normally and the blue screws are are
what really uh know I can take those or
leave them but it's just uh just a nice
feeling gun it's really solid I'm going
to put it over here too as a
possibility okay I got to narrow it down
more than that don't I I guess I'm kind
of narrowing just by selecting those my
cowboy guns I like them but I I I'm not
quite as fond of of nickel even though I
really like this B masteron gun this
Long Branch uh I'm going to eliminate
those if I keep nickel it' be this one
okay uh what about these babies these
old guys up here first
generation boy that's a tough one I
guess this Cavalry cult you know issued
to you know somebody in the United
States Army in
1883 uh I guess that's got to make the
final list do it I guess of the old
ones uh I got four up there you know I
got on there I guess if I'm going to
keep a first generation gun an old one
that one might went out over the 5 and 1
half in you know that's in good shape so
I'm going to put that one over here so I
guess I've eliminated all the other uh
first generation Colts I'll leave that
one in there maybe maybe that's my top
three this one could certainly comp
repeat of these uh more so than that one
even and that's a fine gun it shoots a
little Point High to point of aim uh
yeah if I'm going to choose a 5 and A2
it probably be that one uh okay I'm
making some progress aren't you proud of
me can I eliminate this one I guess
so all right that brings me down to
three three beautiful Colts the the uh
Long Branch
uh kind of a collectible uh you know
limited edition I think what was it 300
of those 500 I don't yeah 300 of those
were made and uh and in this one second
generation you know wow they're just so
desirable and collectible I you know I
guess almost as much or more uh to some
people than the first generation
Colts uh now but again I'm looking at
one and again here is the first
generation cult the Cavalry cult so if I
can keep
three it might just be those three all
right but I can't do that can I well
let's take a couple shots that'll help
me clarify maybe all right now in this
old US Army I can't really shoot this I
don't think I'll shoot black powder
today and get that one all dirtied up
we'll bring it out for another video but
I'll just let it rest I'll tell what
I'll do I'll snap the hammer oh nice
which you don't like yeah I shot it
that's a be nice and tight but I'll
shoot a couple shots out of these and uh
maybe it'll help me
clarify which one would be my last
single action that I would uh you know
let go or not let go what did I do oh
okay I thought wow did I mess up the
proper way to load of course
not all
right we'll sheet five out of this
one remind myself how
she blew everything
away how about a steel
plate how about a pot smoke a little pot
with each one
maybe all right hit the
drum put one on the target without
hitting the
tree all right I don't know why I'm
shoot with two hands I never do
that let's shoot the
cowboy yeah got to hit him I think that
was five
yeah that's a sweetie nice trigger
sights are right where I want
them so uh
boy decisions
decisions again value is kind of
irrelevant condition I mean in in in
this scenario Valu is irrelevant uh
condition is relevant right it's the
only one I'm going to have all right
let's shoot this
baby oh man is that a be and I I really
do prefer a blued gun over a nickel gun
but there's something about this one
that is just special ah you talk about a
barbecue pistol this is one you'd be
proud to wear at any barbecue wouldn't
you Texas Tennessee anywhere I mean I
don't know just something about the
nickeling is just beautiful in the grip
you'd have to hold it to know what I'm
talking about but the grip is just a
little bit thicker as Bat Masterson
wanted and uh boy It just fits the hand
so well probably can't hit with it but
it fits really
well yeah what I tell
you all right got to put one on the
cowboy
all right we got the cowboy with both of
them now we're empty
yeah that's a sweetie that's a sweetie
too yep The Long Branch if you just had
one
Colt to wear around to show
off let your buddy shoot some you know
couldn't do bad wrong with that couldn't
go wrong with either one of those and
this one wow bring out an actual cavalry
CT get some black powder ammo load it
yourself or buy it you can get it uh got
a lot of cleanup to do but there piece
of
History all right so I got to weed it
down to
one well as much as I hate to do
it if I just have one to plink around
whatever mood I'm in I might not be in
the mood to shoot black powder and the
cleanup of it you know uh all the time
so you know what that means I got to
give up this
1883 Cavalry Colt so let's put it over
there that means it's down to
two all right so part of the decision
here is longer Barrel 5 and A2 versus 4
and 3/4 the other part's nickel versus
blue color case hardening and of course
stag grip and wood grip but both grips
are
fine uh an inch or two on a barrel on a
single ax to me makes a big difference
in the shootability it really does n
around you can shoot fine with this but
a little longer Barrel does does help
does help uh just for all around if it's
the only one I can I can own for
whatever crazy reason that might be I'm
going to put that good old Long Branch
over there and this second generation
Colt Single Action Army is is the one I
would keep okay and I guess
uh because it's got the mid-range Barrel
link which is great it's a second
generation extremely
wellmade um it's in great shape I mean
even from a collector standpoint of
value and everything it's like barely
been fired so it shouldn't be breaking
for a while you know and and I like it
it's just the Classic configuration you
so that would be it and I guess I need
to shoot it since that's my final choice
you
think
yeah yeah let's let's load him up and we
have to be careful where we shoot
because somebody wanted to join in on
the celebration Mr Bambi down there no
it's Mrs Bambi and her little
baby so uh we got to be we got to be uh
be careful here okay all right I've had
enough stress making a decision here I
don't want to hurt poor little Bambi
down there at her baby right I don't
think June is deer season so but we've
got to shoot the thing so let's smoke
this pot
here yeah in
celebration uh shoot something I know I
can hit for sure like the stop
sign boom look at those guys down there
they don't even care let's walk down a
little closer maybe I'll shoot a two ler
no way I'm going to hit
them let's pop a two
ler all
right hey what's going on
guys let's shoot a bowling pin on the
left all right and I think I got one
more the animal life is moving on out of
the way so we can finish up on the
cowboy all right you guys are safe
I might not be but they are so that's my
choice uh what would you have chosen I
I'm sure you got some really good
visuals on all of those a cameraman does
an off an excellent job right so uh what
would have been your choice uh over this
one with some of those beautiful
Firearms this one might seem a little
mundane to you because it's uh you know
it's just blue blue steel case hardened
and 5 1/2 in Barrel not that really
extra cool short barrel or that extra
cool long barrel but for one single
action uh you know that's pretty good
that's pretty good very shootable a very
tight little gun in very good shape and
uh you know don't know why I'd ever have
to make that decision maybe you have to
sell them all to buy gasoline I I don't
know but uh this this would be my choice
today and uh let me know what you would
choose don't give me too hard to Time
come on you haven't fired any of these
right
so that's about all I got to say about
it uh my last CT single action I'd ever
let go uh or sell would be this second
generation made in
1964 uh 5 1/2 in barrel 45
Colt not a bad little revolver life is
good oh yeah that's better this is a
great gun for defense
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