From my own experience as a peace officer, I can state that most people are imperfect and juries are usually pretty smart and made up of good citizens. The circumstances of his death are still debated. He died in a gunfight at age 70, well into the prohibition era. But he emerged as a historical fixture of some renown known, along with Chris Madsen and Heck Thomas the Three Guardsmen. Like most lawmen and gunfighters of the time, he endured hardship and controversy. Tilghman was a figure in the west for over 40 years. The revolver illustrated is named for famous lawman Bill Tilghman. This is a rapid-fire group at 7 yards the author pulled to the right. Another famous gunner that carried an engraved SAA was General George S. Bill Cody and a very few well-heeled shooters carried such revolvers. During the gangster era Frank Hamer-the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde-carried Old Lucky, an engraved SAA.

Few shooters in the old west era carried engraved firearms, but some did. The result is a modern handgun with real pride of ownership and a unique look. The barrel, ejector, frame, cylinder, and backstrap feature coverage. While I am no expert on the differences between Banknote, American, English, and Nimschke engraving, the effect is excellent. It is worth spending time looking over, touching, and appreciating the coverage. The depth and precision of the work is excellent. Barrels, frames and even small parts are engraved with precision. Pietta developed a special laser process unique to their company.

A company in Italy had developed cutting edge lasers for both industrial and art applications. Backstory With some loads, there is heavy recoil!Р”Р„ few years ago Pietta became interested in offering affordable engraved revolvers. As an emergency revolver for use for foraging and protection against animals, they are good to have. Others like to carry a sturdy SAA when hiking or camping. Cowboy action shooting is their natural application, but many of us simply enjoy using and firing a single action revolver for its own sake. The actions are uniformly smooth, and the trigger is smooth and crisp. The modern SAA revolvers offered by Traditions are made of good steel. Today Italian made revolvers offer high production values, excellent fitting, and even greater safety than their predecessors. The SAA has been in and out of production. A 5 Р’Р…-inch barrel length was offered later, then a 4 Р’С•-inch version and even a SheriffРІР‚в„ўs Model with a shorter barrel. The revolver was originally supplied with a 7 Р’Р…-inch barrel length. The Colt action was reliable and left little to be desired. So did lawmen Tom Threepersons and Frank Hamer. Elmer Keith, like many outdoorsmen, regarded the SAA as ColtРІР‚в„ўs finest gun and preferred the. In time, the SAA was chambered for other calibers. This is a 7-yard group from the barricade. 44 RussianРІР‚в„ўs 200-grain flat point bullet at 750 fps was considerably less powerful than the. 44-40 cartridge, the Colt SAA was the most rugged, reliable, and powerful cartridge revolver of the day. Originally called the Top Strap revolver, the Peacemaker in civilian sales (and the Model P internally at Colt), and later the Frontier Six Shooter when chambered for the. The Single Action Army has a storied history. This is particularly true because I load five beans under the wheel, never leaving a loaded chamber under the hammer-even with modern transfer bar ignition revolvers. If a branch catches the hammer, it doesnРІР‚в„ўt raise it enough to fire the piece when the hammer rebounds. 45 revolver when hiking or traveling-mostly because I can, but often enough, itРІР‚в„ўs the best tool for what I am doing.

The Fiocchi / Traditions combination was a happy one. Those looking at the Traditions Bill Tilghman will not be disappointed. If they are good quality, these revolvers are accurate, well balanced, reliable, and powerful. 45 autos for personal defense, I am never happier than when I am firing single-action revolvers.

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