New Project...Vintage Hi-Point

[TurboTrout]

For 100 years, it has been called pot metal!

Then again, since 90 percent of the owners are potheads… potmetal makes sense.

Dude…. Potmetal! Woah

Sirhr

Hopefully they didn’t use the nice pots, nice pots are needed for women to make my food.

 

[roostercogburn98]

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Funny thing is, Colt made some frontier scouts from Zamak from 57-58 through 61-62. They are kinda collectible

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Funny thing is, Colt made some frontier scouts from Zamak from 57-58 through 61-62. They are kinda collectible

Ruger bearcat, too, I think. Or was that Aluminum?

 

[roostercogburn98]

Ruger bearcat, too, I think. Or was that Aluminum?

Bearcats were steel and brass if I remember correctly. They even made one in 22 mag.

Edit: you are correct, it was aluminum with the brass trigger guard

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Bearcats were steel and brass if I remember correctly. They even made one in 22 mag.

I think it is anodized aluminum or some kind of potmetal! Looks brass. But was not.

Did some digging. Indeed aluminum alloy. The first model guns have frames marked PR1 and Alcoa. Trigger guards are a separate part and are aluminum, brass anodizing color.

They did use a zinc alloy (potmetal) in some early blackhawks then went to an Alcoa aluminum frame.

The early bearcats are sweet little guns. 16ozs or so loaded!

Sirhr

 

[roostercogburn98]

I think it is anodized aluminum or some kind of potmetal! Looks brass. But was not.

Edited as you were typing, it was aluminum with brass trigger guard

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Bearcats were steel and brass if I remember correctly. They even made one in 22 mag.

Edit: you are correct, it was aluminum with the brass trigger guard

Oh and the “super bearcats” were steel. Those were the second model.

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Ruger SA Grip Frames - 1953 to Present

Very cool table. Lots Of good info there

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Edited as you were typing, it was aluminum with brass trigger guard

Brass-colored trigger guard. Still aluminum, but anodized a brass tone.

If someone made an aftermarket brass one, I’d install a real brass one in a second!

Cheers, Sirhr

 

[roostercogburn98]

Ruger SA Grip Frames - 1953 to Present

Very cool table. Lots Of good info there

Shame on me for assuming brass. I always just associated color and non magnetic for brass. Terrible considering I had a 1969 model for quite a while. Cool old guns, next one I dig up will be an “alpha” version

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Shame on me for assuming brass. I always just associated color and non magnetic for brass. Terrible considering I had a 1969 model for quite a while. Cool old guns, next one I dig up will be an “alpha” version

When I got mine, I was totally disappointed it was Ersatz-brass. But it’s grown on me!

Sirhr

 

[pmclaine]

+ one to everything you said. I bought mine because i honestly couldn't afford any thing better, but it always went bang. Really the only thing I didn't like about it was that it pinched my trigger finger between the trigger guard and the trigger every time I shot it

His philosophy is to bring 2A to the poors....got to respect that.

He was also law friendly to ensure his guns didnt become crime gins by adding some features to ensure they wouldnt be untraceable drop pieces.