No-guns here, but long-time lurker. I'm a huge Western dweeb

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>>34890472
Pick a movie you love and buy and or modify the guns from the movie.

>>34890472
The Single Six isn't a bad place to start if you don't want to pay the merchant's price on anything old and fancy (that may or may not be antique garbage that you can't shoot and is only worth owning for its appreciation in value).

That said, looking for a first gun, you may want to consider something that you can either reliably conceal, or one that you can't conceal but is maximum fun on the range and decent home defense. I bought a Makarov which sort of does both, maybe.

>>34890568
Also this.

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>>34890472
Uberti Cattlemen are accurate replica saa's that cost 500-600 American dollerydoos

Vaqueros absolutely anchor single action competition. They're straight-up tanks, and they're awesome.

They are not, however, reproductions of old revolvers. Uberti, etc will be where you go for that.

But if you aren't hung up on the authentic four clicks or whatever, a Ruger is good to go.

Uberti would be my go to if your not looking at anything modern. If you don't care about being modern I can't say anything bad about the ruger gp100 besides maybe the billboards

what's the ideal cowboy setup. rifle and pistol

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>>34890472
Buy a Makarov first. Get used to a semi-automatic simply because it'll help you if you're going to get stuck with using something else when something actually happens, and so that you can learn to reliably mitigate the recoil of a semi-automatic. Just remember that using your elbow by twisting it counter-clockwise to dampen the recoil is a revolver technique - it's not fit for a revolver.

Pick up an engraved revolver afterwards - just remember that it doesn't give you any tactical advantage.

You might want to grow out of the engravings, though, and pick up a pair of nice Vaqueros or Ubertis.

>>34891415
The Quigley

>>34891424
It's not fit for a handgun, rather.

>>34891424
>Engraved revolver
>No advantage
>What is old revolvers rust like hell and engraving keeps the oil on them?
Still, you make good points and this is the best path for a revolverfag as the Makarov is a great fucking gun and you might actually like it more.

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>>34890472
just get a Heritage Rough Rider, .cheap .22lr plinking Colt clone-ish revolver. Can be had for under $150. If you like it read up on better investments.

>>34890472
I'd recommend the Ruger Vaquero. They're solid and reliable; a good weapon for the money. Colt SAA repros are nice (I'd recommend buying from Cimarron), but the original Colt internals were far from perfect, and heavy use will see you learning more about replacing springs and pawls than you ever wanted to know. I mean, it's not really that bad, just kind of annoying for a range toy.

>>34891415
I like a Cimarron Navy cartridge refit (or two) and a Spencer, unless I'm going full cap and ball when I use a pair of Navies and an Enfield musketoon or a '53 (?) Sharp's carbine. If you're looking into cowboy action shooting it doesn't really matter as long as all of your weapons could've reasonably been used together. Of course, this varies from club to club.

>>34890472
get a schofield replica

>>34891463
Engraved revolvers were nickle plated. No rust.

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>>34890472
1860 Richards conversion.

>>34890472
If you want rimfire get a heritage rough rider. It's cheap as fuck and .22 doesn't need to be spendy to work well.

If you want centerfire get a Ruger Vaquero. It's got the good looks of the original but is stronger and has modern internals also you get Ruger's excellent customer service if you ever have a problem.

>>34890472
New Vaquero's are actually quite well made, and the fact that you can safely keep six shots in them is nice too.

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I got this Pietta 1873 in 357 for 350 it's got the transfer bar safety like rugers so you can safely load 6 I really like it

>>34891480
This is the correct answer.

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>Ruger revolvers supposedly built like tanks
>finally buy a GP100
>the cylinder locks up after only 10 or so rounds
>the crane doesn't even sit flush with the frame

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>>34891424
he's the enemy snake

>>34891424
retard

>>34891480
.22lr or .22 mag?

>>34891480
this desu. your wallet and marksmanship will thank you. after that then start looking for one in a more interesting caliber. i personally would probably get .357 despite the historic inaccuracy again because of the price.
>>34894451
both. they sell some with both cylinders

>>34890472
The Single Six isn't the most authentic replica but it is common, affordable and extremely well built.

>>34890472
EAA bounty hunter. Cheap, dropsafe single action army clone. comes in .45 colt and .357

Ruger old vaquero. Tanks that you can load to .44 magnum levels.

Uberti cattleman II. Firing pin transfer bar safety(when you cock it, the firing pin comes out to play so it looks like a real SAA, but while decocked it hides in the hammer), comes in .44 .357 or .45 colt, if i recall correctly

If you're a bad enough dude to carry one, you can do your own conversion so it will look better and have a half cock notch to load all 6 chambers. It won't have an extractor or loading port, so you'll have to remove the cylinder to reload. For this reason you should pick a cartridge loader for plinking.

>>34894527
>both
yeah but thats more expensive

>>34894827
No, you pay more for a revolver that can handle .22 magnum and get a cheap .22lr cylinder as a bonus. The difference is that the .22magnum 9 shot model that's only marginally more expensive than the .22lr only 6 shot version can actually defend your life, hypothetically.

>>34890472

Go Ruger Blackhawk.

>no fucktarded half-cock loading
>quicker into the fight
>carry six-for-six more confidently
>actually useful for SD (there's Ruger Blackhawk self defense classes)
>handles higher pressure rounds

If you don't go Blackhawk, I'll kill your dog.

>>34894845
Or hunt.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683809551
It's so fucking cheap that if you do want plinker calibers there's no reason not to get the "top of the line" 9 shot .22 mag combo

>>34894827
They sell the gun with 2 cylinders. 1 in lr and one in mag.

>>34890596
My first pistol was a single six and the mother fucker still shoots after 20 years worth of rounds through it.

>>34894874
It's functionally identical to other single actions, even if it's a little more reliable. It's not "quicker into the fight," it doesn't carry more rounds than an old vaquero, it doesn't shoot hotter than an old vaquero, it doesn't half cock load, and it still looks worse than an old vaquero. Not everyone gives that much of a fuck about adjustable sights, and the guy probably doesn't want to shoot .454

>>34894894
>>34894845

But thats more expensive....

>>34894947

>https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/87903/Heritage+RR22MB4+Rough+Rider+22LR22MAG+4.75%22+Blued
>$152.44
>https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/87904/Firearms/Handguns/Heritage/Heritage+RR22B6+Rough+Rider+6RD+22LR+6.5+Blued
>$125.66
DON'T BUY GUNS IF $20 IS THAT FUCKING MUCH MONEY TO YOU

Also, if $25 isn't shit to you DON'T TALK SHIT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE GIVING YOU RECOMMENDATIONS

>>34895004
Why are you so mad?
>its just $20 more...
Then where does this logic end?
>poor people dont deserve guns
Ah, I see.

>>34895004
And for the record, I don't htink you should get a sub $200 plinker as your single action. I'm the guy who recommended big bore SAA clones

>>34894929

My post wasn't aimed at you, then, fuckwad, because the Vaquero is also a good Ruger built on similar principles.

My post was aimed at steering him away from the Uberti-type Colt clones. I work in a gunstore, I sell them, the Uberti is not as strong, will lock up, and has a more sensitive half-cock than other true Colt clones.

Besides, Ruger is, for the money, literally best at everything revolver-wise except for style points.

>>34895021
You don't get a "cowboy gun plinker for fun" if you can't spend $25 more for it to actually shoot. Go get a hi-point if you're a poorfag that wants a gun.

Don't fucking strawman me, I'm telling you poor people can't piss their money away on frivilous garbage.

>>34895038
I'm not fucking OP
>get a hi point
Those are more expensive

>>34895026
Do you mean a more sensetive safety sear? Because the half cock on mine has never, uh, "slipped," and it hasn't locked up in a few hundred rounds. I certainly wish I'd gotten an old vaquero so I could shoot hot loads, but even so it operates quite well.

It throws by if you cock it as fast as you possibly can, but that's just a weak spring.

>>34895053
>http://www.gunbroker.com/item/674235600
>$120 .40
STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP refusing to google things before you speak

>>34895053
You can get a used hi-point in a LGS for like $75 my man

>>34895101
I dont know what the fuck you want from me man
you can find the rough rider even cheaper then if you're going for used

>>34895101

Yes. And a few hundred rounds ain't shit. I put more than that in Ruger-only loads through my old Blackhawk.

>>34895125
The rough rider doesn't have 5% of the demand used hi-points do, so you'll find 100 used hi-points for every 2 or 3 used rough riders.

>>34895130
>a few hundred rounds ain't shit
Sounds like you didn't confirm these people clean their guns. That's nearly certainly why they're locking up after 400~ rounds, not the quality of the build.

>>34895101
>.40

>>34895130
>>34895159
If a gun doesn't lock up without cleaning within 300 rounds it's not going to unless a poorly crimped bullet walks.

>>34895167
>.22lr

>>34895159
Okay man you win, you buy me that gun if its so great

>>34895180
See
>>34895116
you can get them DIRT FUCKING CHEAP

And no, I'm not going to... give you my money? because you were so fucking wrong about spending $25 more dollars on a combo cylinder

>>34894827
you can buy the one with both for 150

>>34895201
Please!
is .40 cheap because everyone hates it?

>>34891415
.44-40 You can get a SAA clone and Marlin lever gun in the that caliber. Plus, it's historically accurate.

>>34895229
You can do that with .45lc, which is the original pattern for the SAA.

>>34895159

That's fair, half of the guns that walk in the door for resale or repair are owned by people who don't seem to know what cleaning is. Pardon my combative mood, y'all, I'm also a part-time milfag and my brother just took a slot I'd give my left nut for that I didn't even know had re-opened.

>>34895374
I'm sure you'll get yours eventually, my friend. Good, hard work pays off a lot more reliably for that sector than the private, even if the payouts usually aren't as big.

And yeah, I definitely feel you. To be fair, I did mention that mine had a potentially gun-exploding problem, so you're not wrong about the build quality not being top notch. It COULD happen to any gun, but would it?

>>34895414

It wouldn't, Ruger a best.

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>>34895501

>>34895520
They make .45 colt leverguns, too. If they didn't then, they do now.