I just picked up a heritage. Most things I found around the interwebs say it's decent. Anyone here have one?

I have the Ruger Blackhawk .45acp/LC Convertible, at the time I wasn't really into SA cowboy guns, just wanted to get back in to large caliber revolvers but another S&W N frame was too pricey.

Having a revolver that shoots .45acp is cheap shooting, and with the Blackhawk no need to mess with moonclips. I'm also not seeing any difference in accuracy between .45acp & light cowboy .45LC loads @ 25 yards.

But I'm finding that I'm shooting more .45LC than I thought, it's a pricier round but even though it's supposed to be a lighter load than .44mag a good hot .45LC will get the job done. The HSM 'bear loads' get the job done, and I've no doubt a large frame Blackhawk could eat these all day with no issues.

I'm also surprised just how good out of the box that Ruger SA trigger is, my last 'big' S&W was an 80's production model 29, probably the best revolver trigger I've ever had after a few years of use, and none of the new S&Ws were as good. The Ruger was.

Colt..the others are copies.

If not a Colt get the Uberti EL PATRON in stainless, fun to shoot & easy to clean. Operates just like the colts.

I had a 3Rd Generation Colt and it had nothing on my Uberti's, rough, gritty feeling internals and a super heavy mainspring. I sold it and got the price of 3 or 4 new Uberti's.  Win, win!

If you are on a real tight budget the basic Cattleman is very nice!!

Something like that is exactly what im looking for. Either 7.5 for my service hand gun collection or 4.75 for woods carry.

Thats a beautiful one too

I've had a few colt single actions through the years, 357, 44 special and 45 Colt. None of them hit where they looked for the loads I wanted to use. I had a second generation 45 that had been worked over by a home trigger smith to the point where it would go off just trying to get a finger in the trigger guard. A used trigger and hammer cost damned near as much as a new Blackhawk so I just bought the Ruger and sold the Colt and pocketed the rest. I'll admit there is nothing like the sound of a SAA when you cock the hammer back but I like adjustable sights and hitting what I aim at. I still have a few springs, a five and a half inch 45 barrel and other assorted parts for the Colts but I'll likely never buy another one.

Few years ago there was a dealer on Gunbroker selling Uberti Hombres for $250 (45 Colt and 357 mag). I've been kicking myself for not buying 2 in each caliber. Only bought 1 in 357. I like it has the the 4 clicks that spell C-O-L-T that the Rugers lack.





Goes well with my 357mag Rossi:

Nice lookin rig Pilgrim.

Hunt around the usual gun boards, maybe you'll get lucky and find something that works for you.

Amen to that. I own two, 44 Mag and 44 Special.  Most accurate handguns I've ever owned outside a T/C.

A single action pistol?   In the revolver forum?   OK.   1911 or Browning HP35.