Still, the high numbers of manufacturing over a 30+ year run gives some testimony to the M1877 DA Revolver's popularity. My caveat to this celebrity lineup is while many books state who carried this model, few such specimens with provenance have come to light. Among the more noteworthy people of America’s ‘Wild-West’ era who reputedly carried the Model 1877 include the names of John Wesley Hardin, Doc Holliday Bat Masterson, Soapy Smith and Billy The Kid. A few famous gunmen of the late 19th century are believed to have both carried and used them. Probably the best advantage to the double action design is the greater ease of shooting with one hand since you don’t have to unclench your grip to thumb the hammer.ĭespite its issues, the Model 1877 was a commercial success and nearly 167,000 pistols of this type were made over a 32-year production run time from 1877 to 1909. In my own experience, I can rapid fire my Thunderer but I have seen other shooters fan their SAA revolvers at a faster rate with a reasonable amount of accuracy. In recent years, quick-draw legend Bob Munden proved this time and again. Theoretically, the new double-action was supposed to be a ‘faster-firing’ weapon but in reality, a Colt’s single action revolver can be fired far more rapidly in the hands of a skilled shooter. Another good reason is that better accuracy can be achieved through the lighter trigger-pull of a single action at full cock as opposed to the heavier-longer trigger pull of the double action revolver. With less moving parts, there are less opportunities for something to break. The single action design is less complicated and simple is best. Previous to the M1877, all of Colt’s revolvers were all single action and there were many advantages to justify this. There was a down side to the model 1877 its mechanism was delicate and it was prone to break quite easily.
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