Unlike all the modern revolvers I have reviewed, the cylinder of a SAA is fixed in the frame, not swinging out on a crane, like the Ruger and Mostly I handled the gun with cotton gloves whilst photographing it!Īs I have come to expect of Tanaka revolvers, the SAA seems to have all the main features of the real revolver accurately replicated, with There are a few in the photos in this review, but The finish is SO mirror like that touching it with bare hands leaves finger prints. The Single Action Army replicated by Tanaka is the original model Peacemaker. The hammer certainly is metal, as is the trigger and cylinder. Is the consistency of the finish on the gun. I have to say that it is not easy to tell which parts of this gun are metal and which are plastic, such Which is what I found it weighed on arrival. GunsNGuys website listed the weight as 430g (very light), but I was pleased to find the error was theirs, as everyone else listed it at 730g or so, The grips are black plastic (as far as I can tell), replicating hard rubber. This is achieved simply by pulling back the hammer. Of course,īeing a Single Action revolver, the SAA needs manually cocking before each shot, like a springer.
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The hammer cocks to two positions, half cock to permit rotation of the cylinder for loading and full cock, for firing. The weight and balance of the gun is good and there is nothing visible on the gun that one could describe as a fault or blemish. The silver finish on this gun is nothing like the stainless finish on the S&W 629s,īeing a bright, highly polished chrome finish. Removing the cylinder and a small bag of BBs.
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Inside the box, the SAA sits in a polystyrene bed, which also contains the manual, a gas loading nozzle, a tool to help with
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The box was fairly typical of Tanaka's other revolvers, except that the background to the photographic artwork on the lid was bright red, I really wasn't sure what to expect, but I knew this was a gun I was looking forward to testing. To snap it up before the stock went (within 3 days of it appearing, WGC's site was marking the same gun as Out Of Stock). Guns N Guys (my favourite Hong Kong airsoft suppliers) website, I decided When I noticed a silver 4 3/4" barrelled Civilian, in silver, on They are only sporadically made and are often totally unobtainable. The Tanaka SAAs are widely held as the most beautiful, accurately replicated and well made airsoft revolvers available.