![]() ![]() One new change was a pressed-in cylinder pin bushing instead of the removable ones used in 1st and 2nd Generation cylinders. The changes were incorporated in an effort by Colt to keep prices down. Grips on nickeled guns were walnut, with Colt’s Rampant Colt medallions. three standard barrel lengths of 4 ¾”, 5 ½” and 7 ½”, finishes of full nickel or blue, with color case hardened frame, and grips of hard rubber. Skeeter said there were changes made but the basic SAA was the same, i.e. The good news was Colt was bringing the SAA back again in a 3rd Generation. Few shooters outside the firearms industry had heard a word about it. The bad news was Colt had quietly discontinued production of the 2nd Generation Single Action Army (SAA) in 1974. In the fall of 1976 when reading an article by writer Skeeter Skelton, I got both good news and bad news. Part 10 Of 12 Part Genesis Of The Colt Single Action
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