EAA Bounty Hunter
I am looking for comments regarding the quality of these guns.
The particular one I may buy is a 45 Colt caliber with case colors.
Can anyone tell me if they have true case hardened coloring.
Thank You.
EDIT:duckhunter...I take your(no)response to mean they do not have true case coloring.Is this correct?
I have inquired about the Ruger Vaquero and found they are not true case hardened.
Most of the experts on this forum advise I step up to a Colt or USFA.
A new one simply cost more than the $700 Im willing to spend for a cowboy gun.
I dont plan to competition shoot.Yet dont want to buy a low quality gun.
I am not sure,but I believe some of the Ubertis may have a true case hardened finish.
At this point it seems looking for a used USFA may be the best way for me to go.
The particular one I may buy is a 45 Colt caliber with case colors.
Can anyone tell me if they have true case hardened coloring.
Thank You.
EDIT:duckhunter...I take your(no)response to mean they do not have true case coloring.Is this correct?
I have inquired about the Ruger Vaquero and found they are not true case hardened.
Most of the experts on this forum advise I step up to a Colt or USFA.
A new one simply cost more than the $700 Im willing to spend for a cowboy gun.
I dont plan to competition shoot.Yet dont want to buy a low quality gun.
I am not sure,but I believe some of the Ubertis may have a true case hardened finish.
At this point it seems looking for a used USFA may be the best way for me to go.
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any good ?? I have been looking for an inexpensive 44 magnum revolver just to have with my 44 mag rifle. I was looking for a Ruger Blackhawk but came up on a new in box EAA for $200. Non adj sights and a 5 1/2 barrel is the only drawback but hey for the price I am thin king of getting it..what say you on the quality ??? 0 -
Do not have any experience with the revolvers, however, I own two of their Witness semi automatic models, have never had a problem with them, have fired approximately 800 rounds through one and about 300 rounds through the other one. Never a jam, accuracy excellent, magazines are well made also. 0 -
Years back when I was in the business we handled Italian made single actions under the Mitchel name. They were imported and distributed by EMF in Cali. They were real nice looking revolvers cosmetically, but just couldn't stand up to the pounding of the .44 Mag cartridge. We had to send a number back on warranty.
$200 is a excellent price for a NIB handgun nowadays. But if you intend to do a lot of shooting with it go with the Blackhawk. The adjustable sights also makes a great difference. With a fixed sight revolver if you shoot .44 Special ammo, you will most likely be off elevation wise by a substantial amount, if it's regulated for .44 mag.0 -
To be clear, EAA is the name of the importer, not the manufacturer.
As its name implies European American Arms is a company that imports a variety of guns from various European factories, including Italy, Russia, Germany, and Serbia. EAA is some sort of spinoff of the company formerly known as FIE.
The EAA "Witness" semiauto pistols are made in Italy by Tanfoglio. These are well regarded guns that are based on the Czech CZ-75 pistol design.
The EAA "Bounty Hunter" single action .44 magnum revolvers are made in Germany by Arminius/ Weihrauch.
I've never shot one, but bluntly these German guns don't have a great reputation. If this is something you're going to fire not all that much, and/or not with high powered loads, I guess you can't argue with the price.
But if you want to shoot a lot through this, or hunt with it, or fire seriously heavy rounds, I'd pass and get the Ruger instead.
The Ruger is built like a bank vault door. . .you'll NEVER wear it out or blow it up, plus if anything ever happens to it, Ruger will stand behind it and fix it up for you. I'm not sure the same is true of EAA.0
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