7.5" Rodeo?

[yahoody]

I've seen a lot of Rodeos in 4 3/4" and 5.5".   Both in .45 Colt and 38 Special.  Very few of any caliber in a 7.5" Rodeo.  Never seen a 7.5" gun in any caliber in the Rodeo II model.   I would guess I have seen 2, may be 3, 7.5" Rodeo Is in all the time I have been playing with and buying USFA guns. 

Was lucky enough to pick a used one up today that I'll eventually use as a every day shooter.  It is chambered in .45 Colt.

Anyone else have a 7.5" Rodeo and if so what caliber? 

I'll post a few pictures once the new gun arrives. 

[King Medallion]

That the one from gun broker with the stags?

[yahoody]

No stag on this one.  Black rubber.
I have a few pairs of grips I'll try on this one.  Unsure what I'll do with the finish yet or what grips.  Won't be matte blue or rubber grips for long though 

I've had some real shooters in the 7.5" USFA guns.  Sadly never been able to keep them around.  Hopefully this one will change that and  it'll burn a bunch of powder.

Got  link to the one on GB?

[King Medallion]

Not anymore, deleted it this morning after it sold for $1200. It had the original black stocks, but had other grips that looked like stags, but were actually carved eagles on them.

[Rodeo Romeo]

A couple years ago a pair of Rodeo II 7.5" .38 Spec listed on I don't recall now GB, GI, or GA.

[yahoody]

Plastic grips King.   Wish they were stag   But your price was right.   Anyway picked this one up the other day.   Clean'er up real good, sorted the timing and did a trigger job.  Then Took it out for the initial range session last night.  This was @ 20 yards leaning against a bench using full power  hand loads of Unique and a 255gr SWC.  USFA guns generally do shoot



Gun seemed worth the effort so I then added some American Black Walnut.  I like the Miroku Winchester and USFA combo.

American Black Walnut and a 7.5" Rodeo.



wrote a little more detailed review here:
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/lounge/329689-beater-usfa-rodeo-new-me-range-report.html#post2703785

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

Yahoody,
It's all a matter of taste, but I like those walnut grips much better.
CJF

[yahoody]

Agreed Capt.     Certainly looks more business like in walnut.   For me...much as I have tried, plastic is hard to love

[King Medallion]

Thats the one I was talking about. Looks like a great shooter!

[yahoody]

This one now has one piece elk horn on it for grips.  Today I ran a hundred plus of 45acp ammo through it and was very impressed with the results as a target gun.