REVIEW: Umarex Colt Peacemaker SAA .177 Revolver Air Pistol
A faithful replica of the original Colt Single Action Army Revolver called the "Peacemaker". Unlike most other C02 revolvers, the Colt Peacemaker loads a bit differently. Like the firearm, the cylinder does not swing out. Therefore, each shell is loaded separately through a loading gate on the right side of the cylinder. To make the cylinder turn, you have to pull the hammer back to half-cocked. Then, rotate the cylinder to either load a full shell or remove an empty one (by pushing on the ejector rod). since the shells are loaded singly, speedloaders cannot be used. This C02 revolver features an all metal frame and fixed front sights.
Introduced in 1873, no Colt revolver has earned greater fame than the Single Action Army, The Peacemaker. In design and performance, in line and form, no more sculptural and practical Colt has ever been created. Movies serve as constant reminders of the role this equalizer played in winning the West.
Large numbers of knock-offs and look-alikes have never been able to replace the real Colt. Records on the SAA Revolver are a Who's Who of action-oriented Americans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries including Buffalo Bill Cody, Theodore Roosevelt, Judge Roy Bean, Pawnee Bill Lilly, Captain Jack Crawford, Pat Garrett and General George Patton.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
$120 for 4,000 rounds????
By Sam Gamble
The pistol shoots incredibly accurately, even at the longest I can
shoot at my house range (40 yards). The velocities are not very high,
nor is the muzzle energy however I am sure that with a well placed shot
it could easily take down sparrows and mice. I am able to get around 100
consistent shots out of the pistol, and after that the velocity drops
to a point where you can't hit much even at five yards. Up to this point
I have fired around 3,500 to 4,000 shots through the pistol and today
sadly the hammer spring snapped. I was planning on doing a much more
detailed and in depth review including much more actual recorded
information regarding shot count, velocity, accuracy and such. I am
however now waiting to hear back from Umarex to see if they will give me
replacements for the hammer spring. I will update my review when I hear
back from them.
Umarex replied within two days, agreed to ship
me not one but two hammer springs for free which arrived around a week
later. The pistol works great again, and actually even has more power
than before because of the increased hammer tension. I assume this
spring will break after around 3,500 shots, but we shall see.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Strapping irons
By Hatchling001
Love this gun. I am an avid shooter and if you shoot too you know
it's expensive. One gun I've always wanted was a colt peacemaker,
however if you've ever tried to get one you know they are BIG bucks. Not
to mention it's not a gun I really need or would ever carry, just one
that I thought would be fun and cool to own. I got this pistol hoping it
would quench the desire, it did. It's the right size, it's all metal
and it is a blast to mess with. There are a few similar ones on here,
but I don't care for the white fake pearl handles. This one was my
favorite and it's a pellet shooter so the barrel is rifled and designed
to spin the pellets as they exit. You can shoot bbs through it and I
would say if you do use copperheads so you don't ruin the groves of the
barrel, but pellets are far better for accuracy and penetration, and
this gun is pretty accurate going across my yard. Definitely worth every
penny.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Outstanding Product - Well Worth The Price
By Roger Dodger
I was raised on single action revolvers. It started out when I got a
pair of cap guns resembling Peacemakers for my 6th Birthday. I cleaned
up the neighborhood. I ridded the community of bandits, bank robbers,
rustlers and other two-legged varmint. It sometimes got me in trouble,
but I was fearless and well armed. Later on, I got my first real gun. It
was a Ruger Single Six. A few years later, I afforded a pair of Colt
SAA in .45 Colt, followed by a few more. I still have 3 of these.
These
days, I don't get to the range much. I had bought a few air guns,
mostly the CO2 type. I can shoot these in the house using a good pellet
trap which I have 3 of them. The other day, while ogling and cleaning my
precious Peacemakers, it occurred to me that Umarex makes these in .177
cal pellet, CO2 powered. I did some research and turned around and
ordered one. I was a little skeptical, but the price was not
prohibitive.
On the day it came, I fell in love. This CO2 powered
Colt SAA by far exceeded my expectations. I am amazed by its accuracy.
On mine, the sights are right on. The ejection rod is functional but not
really needed. In fact, when the gun is canted, muzzle up, the
cartridges fall out by themselves. I dropped the first one on the floor,
not expecting this. I got used to it.
On the real Colt, the base pin
can be removed in order to take the cylinder out of the frame for
cleaning. On the Umarex replica one needs tools to do so. But with this
gun that is not really necessary, and I do not recommend you mess with
this. Just leave the cylinder in its place. I also ordered more
cartridges to supplement the 6 silver colored ones it came with. I
bought 3 sets of the gold/brass colored ones. They function just like
the silver ones, but they cost less. Now, these cartridges do not
resemble the actual .45 Colt ammo. Instead, they look a lot like .357
Mags. This does not bother me. If I want to show off I stick the Umarex
into one of my Western style holsters/belts the loops of which are
filled with .45 Colt cartridges.
This revolver looks and feels like
the real thing, and it weighs and balances the same. The grips are not
like any I ever saw and laid my hands on, but they are very nice
looking. I just pretend they are custom made which they are, in a sense.
Cosmetically, this gun looks amazingly like the real thing. There is
one visible deviation from the real article. On the grip frame, right
where the hammer and the frame meet, there is some black in color
polymer type insert. I guess this has to do with it being a CO2 powered
replica. There is nothing one can do about this. I can live with it.
I
tested it on my 8 meter range in my shop. I use RWS Meisterkugeln
pellets, the only ones I ever use as they have always worked for me, for
decades. My first group of 6 shots were right on target and I could
cover the hole with a Nickel. I guess I was a little flakey from all the
excitement about this new gun. The next day, I shot 3 more groups of
six rounds all of them I could easily cover with a dime. Well, I have
decades of experience with all kinds of air guns and fire arms including
US Army MP Corps for nigh 8 years.
Overall, I am very very pleased
with this version of a Peacemaker. I can only recommend to all who have
knack for it. You won't be sorry.
History behind the firearm that inspired the Umarex Colt SAA Air Pistol
The Colt Single Action Army which is also known as the Single Action Army, SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, M1873, and Colt .45 is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company today's Colt's Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the standard military service revolver until 1892.
The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. Colt has discontinued its production twice, but brought it back due to popular demand. The revolver was popular with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike, but as of the early 21st century, models are mostly bought by collectors and re-enactors. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies.
Bound by the Rollin White patent (#12,648, April 3, 1855) and not wanting to pay a royalty fee to Smith & Wesson, Colt could not begin development of bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use until April 4, 1869. For the design, Colt turned to two of its best engineers: William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff Richards who had developed a number of revolvers and black powder conversions for the company. Their effort was designed for the United States government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver. Production began in 1873 with the Single Action Army model 1873,[3] also referred to as the "New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol".
The very first production Single Action Army, serial number 1, thought lost for many years after its production, was found in a barn in Nashua, New Hampshire in the early 1900s. It was chambered in .45 Colt, a centerfire design containing charges of up to 40 grains (2.6 g) of fine-grained black powder and a 255-grain (16.5 g) blunt roundnosed bullet. Relative to period cartridges and most later handgun rounds, it was quite powerful in its full loading.
The Colt Single Action Army revolver, along with the 1870 and 1875 Smith & Wesson Model 3 "Schofield" revolver, replaced the Colt 1860 Army Percussion revolver. The Colt quickly gained favor over the S&W and remained the primary US military sidearm until 1892 when it was replaced by the .38 Long Colt caliber Colt Model 1892, a double-action revolver with swing-out cylinder. By the end of 1874, serial no. 16,000 was reached; 12,500 Colt Single Action Army revolvers chambered for the .45 Colt cartridge had entered service and the remaining revolvers were sold in the civilian market.
Marshals Museum
Umarex worked with the Marshals Museum of the frontier town of Fort Smith, Arkansas to produce a limited edition commemorative airgun based on this Colt Peacemaker®. The original firearm played an important role in taming the Old West. The limited edition airgun included 500 airguns with a Marshals Museum emblem in the grips. The first gun marked "#1 of 500" will be placed in the Marshals Museum.