Colt Single Action Army Revolver Instructions Manual
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SINGLEACTIONARMYREVOLVER SHERIFFSANDSTOREKEEPERS MODELREVOLVERS NEWFRONTIER@SINGLEACTION ARMYREVOLVER Copyright @ 1993ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.AllRightsReselVed. Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisflresnn. Whenyoulend,giveorsellthisfiresnn,besurethismanualgoeswithit.
FRAME HAMMER FIGURE1- COLT~SINGLEACTIONARMYREVOLVER FIGURE2- COLT~SHERIFFSMODEL WITHBLACKPOWDERFRAME FRAME CYLINDER HAMMER BARREL SAFElYDEPENDSONYOU
I THISISACOLLECTORSFIREARM I . AWARNING:THISREtlOI)JER-AAS-SEEIirFfECREATEDFROMA. HISTORICDESIGNANDISEXTREMELYDANGEROUSTO HANDLEWHENLOADED., Collectorsoffinefirearms,suchasthisColtrevolver,shouldbe awarethat: 1.Loadingandunloadingthefirearmwillshowwearandlead tolossofcollectorvalue. 2.Excessivehandlingwillleadtoprematurewearandcause lossofvalue. 3.Firingthisrevolverwillcauseimmediateextremelossof collectorsvalue. ACAUTION:IFYOUHAVEREADTHEWARNINGABOVE,AND ACCEPTTHELOSSOFCOLLECTORSVALUEANDTHERISK OFDANGERFROMLOADINGTHISREVOLVERUSETHE INFORMATIONINTHERESTOFTHISMANUALTOMINIMIZE THERISKOFINJURY,DEATHORDAMAGETOPROPERTY. SAFETYDEPENDS ONYOU CD
SECTION1PRECAUTIONS READANDUNDERSTANDALLTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAU- TIONSBEFOREREMOVINGTHISFIREARMFROMITS PACKAGE. ThisColtproductisclassifiedbytheAlcohol,Tobaccoand FirearmsDivisionoftheInternalRevenueService,U.S. TreasuryDepartment,asafirearmordangerousweapon;it is,therefore,potentiallylethal! &WARNING:IF,AfS-FIREARMrsCARELESSLYORIMPRtrP- ~ RLV . HANDLED,UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRE- SULTANDCOULDCAUSEINJURY,DEATH,ORDAMAGE TO-fBj)J~EBJ-Y. &CAUTION:CAREFULLYREADTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUAL WHICHGIVESBASICADVICEONTHEPROPERHANDLING ANDFUNCTIONINGOFTHISCOLTFIREARMPRIORTO LOADINGANDFIRING.However,yoursafetyandthesafety ofothers(includingyourfamily)dependsonyourmature compliancewiththatadvice,andyouradoption,development andconstantemploymentofsafepractices. Ifunfamiliarwithfirearms,seekfurtheradvicethroughsafe handlingcoursesrunbyyourlocalgunclubs,NRAap- provedinstructor,orsimilarqualifiedorganizations. 0 SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
NOTICE Coltshallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetopropertyre- sultingfromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthisfirearm,or fromitsfunctionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedtotreatmentfor whichitwasnotdesigned.Coltwillnothonorclaimsinvolvingthisfire- armwhichresultfromcarelessorimproperhandling,unauthorizedad- justmentorpartsreplacement,corrosion,neglect,ortheuseofwrong caliberammunition,ortheuseofammunitionotherthanoriginalhigh qualitycommerciallymanufacturedammunitioningoodcondition,orany combinationthereof.Coltwillnothonorclaimsinvolvingthisfirearmfor anyreasonorcausewhensuchclaimsaremadebythesecondorsub- sequentowner. IMPORTANT Beforeitleftthefactorythisfirearmwastested,carefullyinspected,and packaged.Coltcannotcontrolproducthandlingafteritleavesthefac- tory;therefore,pleaseexaminethisfirearmcarefullyatthetimeofpur- chasetoinsurethatitisunloadedandundamaged.Thedealerwillbe pleasedtoassistyouinmakingthisexaminationandendeavorto answeryourfurtherquestions. Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearmandbe transferredwithituponchangeofownership. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU 0
Revolver Chamber SizeSuitableAmmunition 44Spec.44.4045Colt45ACP357Mag.38Spec.38Spec.+P9mm38.40 44SpecialYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo 44.40NoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo 45ColtNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo 45ACPNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo 357Mag.NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo 9mmNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo 38-40NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes IMPORTANT:Beforegoingfurtherbesureyouhavereadand fullyunderstandthemessageonpage1. ACAUTION: IFYOUDECIDETOFIRETHISCOLLECTORS REVOLVER,USEONLYORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMER- CIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITION WHICHISAPPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURRE- VOLVER-SEETABLEBELOW. 0 SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
SECTIONTITLEPAGE 1PRECAUTIONS2 2MainFeatures6 3SafetyInstructions:7 Cautions8 SafetyFeatures:15 HammerSafetyPosition15 Half-CockPosition(forloading)17 4Function:20 Loading20 CarryingModes23 Unloading24 ToUnloadRevolverswithejectorrods24 ToUnloadRevolverswithoutejectorrods26 FiringandSightAdjustments27 5Maintenance:32 StrippingforCleaning32 AssemblingafterCleaning33 WhentoClean33 HowtoClean34 Storage36 ServicingandRepair36 6PartsIllustrationandList39 7TheCustomizedGun42 SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU 0 .LISTOFSECTIONS
SECTION2MAINFEATURES TheColtSingleActionArmy(SAA)revolver,likethe1873original,is builttheColtway.TheNewFrontierSingleActionArmy(NFSAA)and someSheriffsModelrevolversarefunctionallyidenticaltotheSingle ActionArmyexceptthattheNFSAAhasarampstylefrontsightand adjustablerearsight,whiletheSheriffsModelhasnoejectorrodand specialissueshavedualcylinders.SomeotherSheriffsModelsandthe StorekeepersModelhaveBlackpowderframeswithnoejectorrodand ascrewinsteadofaspringloadedcatchtoretainthebasepin.This instructionmanualappliestotheserevolvers,commemorativeissuesof theserevolversandtothevariationsofthemshowninthetablebelow. Barrel Lengths 4%-,5Y2- 7112- or1Z RevolverType SingleActionArmyRevolver, 45Colt,357Magnum, 44Special,44-40, 45ACP,9mmor38-40 NewFrontierSingleAction ArmyRevolver,45Colt,357 Magnum,44Special,or44-40 StorekeepersandSheriffs Models,44Specialor44-40 0 43/4-,5112- or7112- ~ or4- Finishes ColtBlue(color casehardened frame)or Nickel. RoyalBlue (colorcase hardened frame)or Nickel. ColtorRoyal Blue(colorcase hardenedframe) orNickelwith someRoyal Blueparts SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU Sights Fixedrear squarenotch. Fixedfront blade. Fully adjustable rear. Ramp-style front Fixedrear square notch.Fixed frontblade.
SECTION3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Ifyouhavereadthewarningonpage1andacceptthelossofvalue andtheriskofdangerfromloadingthisrevolverthenfollowthese safetyinstructionstoreducetheriskofaccidentaldischargeresultingin injury,deathordamagetoproperty.Youmaybeanexperiencedsafe shooteralreadyfamiliarwiththeproceduresinthisinstructionmanual,or youmayneverhavehandledagunbeforebutifyoudecidetoloadlive ammunitionintothisrevolverweurgeyoutoreadthisentireinstruc- tionmanualcarefully.YoumustfollowthesafetyInstructionsfor yoursafetyandthesafetyofothers. AiWAR~nn~:[rorrcrT-eARRYIAIS-FIRCARfWITA-ALOADEDI !CHAMBERINFRONTOFTHEHAMMER.THISWILLMINIMIZE A ~ HERISKOFANACCIDENTALDISCHARGE.I illARNING:IFREVOLVERISDROPPEDONHAMMER,IF REVOLVERISFANNED,ORIFEXCESSIVEFORCEISAPPLIED ~ oTHETRIGGER-SAFETYANDHALF-COCK NOTCHESCOULDBREAK,CAUSINGACCIDENTALDIS- ICHARGEWHICHCOULDRESULTININJURY,DEATH,OR jDAMAGETOPROPERTY.(Note:Normaltriggerpullis5 Ibsl ,maximum-excessiveforceis35Ibs.ormore.) AWARH1N(;:WtienyousqueezetJiitiigger,youmustexpecf theguntofire,andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiring it.Yourcarecanavoidaccidentaldischarge,andyouWill , therebavoidaccidentalinjuryanddeath. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOUtV
CAUTIONS: AI GENERALHANDLINGCAUTIONS I 1.ALWAYSHANDLEYOURREVOLVERASIFITWERE LOADEDsothatyouneverfireitaccidentallywhenyouthink itisunloaded. 2.NEVERPOINTYOURREVOLVERATANYTHINGYOUDO NOTINTENDTOSHOOTsothatifitfiresaccidentally,injury, death,ordamagetopropertywillbeprevented. 3.NEVERTAKEANYONESWORDTHATAGUNISUN- LOADED;checkforyourselfwithfingersoffthetriggerand gunpointedinasafedirection,sothatyouneverfirethegun accidentallywhenyouthinkitisunloaded. 4.ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTY, WITHTHEHAMMERINTHESAFETYPOSITION,exceptwhen youintendtoshoot,sothatyourrevolvercannotbefired whenyoudonotmeantofireit. 5.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED, THEHAMMERISATHALFCOCKANDLOADINGGATEIS OPENBEFORELAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTO ANOTHERPERSON,sothatitcannotbefiredwhenitis unsafetodoso. 6.NEVERLEAVEREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE.This conditionisextremelydangerous,andrevolvercouldeasily beaccidentallydischarged,causinginjury,death,ordamage 0 SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU