Cabela's Millennium Revolver in .45 colt

[minker]

Have any of you seen or shot these revolvers? They look like just about what i'm looking for in a cheap .45 colt shooter, not pretty but functional. I'd rather have a 51/2 barrel so it would be legal to hunt deer with here in ohio,  but they only make them in 43/4. i want to retire my 1st. gen. .45 colt saa, its been fired alot in 103 years and looks like it. i'll just leave it loaded at home under my pillow. mark

[Graybeard]

Several folks on my CAS forums have said they have experience with them and they are good buys and work fine. Just not as highly polished. You might also want to look at the EMF Dakotas as they come in the barrel length you want and are not much more expensive. EMF has three lines of near identical guns at same price. Only difference being the material and finish on the grip frame. The Dakota is made of brass but blackened. One model is brass left natural and the other is made of steel. These are nice guns priced only a little higher than the Cabela's guns.

Plus they come in all lengths to 7.5" I believe.

GB

[minker]

thanks ,greybeard. i have a emf colt hartford,32/20 with a 71/2 " barrel. i can hunt squireels with it, it shoots that goood. i dont know what prices you see on those dakota's or the other emf colt clones but the few used dakota's i've seen have been 275-300 dollars, used hartfords, 325 to 375. new ones, dakota's 350, hartfords, 400 or more. i can buy the cabelas pistol for 219.00, plus shipping and pay 10 bucks to my dealer to process paper and have less than 250 in it.  i wish cabela's would make that same revolver in .38 special also.  mark

[Peddler Parsons]

Hello
  They are what I started out with a Pair of the 1st genarration 45's  2 years ago and now have a pair of cattleman.  Great guns for a back-up or for the new shooter

[107ch]

I have a pair of milleniums and I love 'em! I put wolff spring kits in them and shoot nothing but BP through them these days.I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good quality cheap gun. I even polished the brass with a dremel to make 'em look 'pretty'.
    Dennis

[Shootin' Carts Jimmy]

I have a matched pair.  Good tight guns made by Uberti.  I put new springs in them, polished up all the internals, and put about 5000 rounds through them to smooth em out a bit.  Only drawback is the mat black finish.  One of these days I'm going to have them blued or color case hardened.  Great guns for the price.

[JBMauser]

I have been eyeing those pistols as my son-in-law wants to get do Cowboy Action and I have all the long guns.  We would both get one and be set.  He is a hunter, could these guns take full power loads?  I guess the Rugers and some others can take the 44mag powered 45LC rounds.  I think he would like to hunt with it.  My other question is whether the springs have to be changed to put the gun in good operationg condition?  Thanks, JB

[minker]

thanks for all the info, i called them about ordering one,  shipped to my local gun dealer from nebraska ,one will cost me $251.00, shipped 2nd day air ,which is the only way they will ship them. plus 10 bucks from my dealer ,so $ 261.00 aint to bad.  where do you get these spring kits you fellers are talking about and do i really need to do that unless i'm planning on shooting thousands of rounds in them? i'm planning on stripping the black finnish off and giving it a antique look, like my 1900 .45 saa looks for real. anyone know what after market grips will fit these? and if any colt saa style holster will fit them? thanks again, mark

[ButlerFord45]

The springs aren't a big deal if your not going to do a lot of shooting, most of the ones folks install are to lighten the hammer and trigger pull for shooting faster in Cowboy shooting.  Before you spend the money on springs, try this, it's really cheap and makes a big difference in shooting colt style saa's.  Cut a washer from an old pair of boots or shoes and put one or two thicknesses under the mainspring where you screw it to the gripframe.  This is a very old practice and it works.

[minker]

I've heard about the leather washer trick before but never have tried it. I'll have to see what that does first before i go with a spring kit. Thanks again.

[Roy Cobb]

Wolff spring comes from either Wolff themselves or roughly a million other folks, I recommend www.midwayusa.com they are cheaper than some. Also recommend them for reloading gear and such.

[Lone Yankee]

I have looked at a Millenium revolver and I can't in the World see why anyone would buy one.  EMF sells the Dakota revolvers for $249.00 and they are very well finished.  They are also made by Uberti.  You can get them in all 3 barrel lengths and in .45 or .357 caliber.

Lone

[Mainspring]

No, this thread is not going to die.  :-D  :-D  :-D

I had one in my paws over the weekend at the Cabela's store near me, and could have walked out without spending a dime (through their visa points and some gift certificates), but I just can't get myself wrapped around that ugly rustolum primer looking finish.  If they had something else in the same price range that I could use my "free money" for, I'd probably opt for that.  But for my free money, this seems like a good deal, except for the finish.  First of all, it's ugly.  There's no getting around that.  Secondly, I have to presume that it's not very durable.  Is that everyone's experience?

Has anyone tried to do anything about making it look more appealing?  I can take care of making the brass look presentable, but I sure would like to get rid of all of that black stuff.  Can it be SUCCESSFULLY blued over?  Plated?  Shined? (I know, I'm reaching with that one...)

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

JBMauser - I think that I'd be REAL selective about how hot the rounds are that I put in one of these revolvers.  I have no first hand experience, but from what I've read, you'd be better off staying away from the warmer stuff.  SAA clones, as a rule, cannot take the pressures like a Ruger or FA.  Buffalo Bore does NOT rate their ammo for these revolvers.