CIMARRON EL MALO II

[Coffinmaker]

Well Heck.  Whilst perusing the boards this AM., I suddenly realized I had not provided a report on my Brandy Darn'd Knew Suppository Shooters (Yes, I'm cheating on my Cap Guns - Again).

Fell off the wagon and just had to have a pair of Cimarron's Pietta built El Malo II in .45 Colt.  Three and a Half Inch OCTAGONAL Barrels, Low Wide Hammers and Thunderball Grips.  I have lusted for a pair for a couple of years.  Finally in stock.

As "Out of The Box" timing is perfect.  Lock-Up is tight and perfect.  Head Space is right at .0035 and End Shake "isn't."  Pietta has a new Main Spring that is more attuned to CAS competition and I don't think I could improve on it.  These guns are some SMOOTH!!

Now for the Ugly.  After lusting after them, I could not break muscle memory to use the low wide hammers.  They just don't work for me and I replaced them with Stainless Pietta stand up hammers from my parts stash.  Those gorgeous thunderball grips just DO NOT fit my hands and had to go.  Replaced them with a set of regular Plow Handle Navy pattern grips from my parts stash.  I was going to use Army pattern grips but didn't want to cut the triggers to fit the Army grips.

Bottom line is I am SUPER PLEASED with this pair of guns.  Now for the Spring Thaw.  I wanna go out and PLAY wid 'Em!!!!

[Crow Choker]

Seen pictures on the web CF, how about some of yer modified EM II's. Nice lookin revolvers, barrels a tad short for me, but still nice lookin.

[Coffinmaker]

  Crow Choker 

Absolutely love to.  But.  However.  Gonna be a while.  I'm currently on Mouse Safari and not co-located wid the sample examples (drat).  Stay Tuna. 

And We'll hope I remember to do so.  Understanding I have the memory of a Gnat.

[DeaconKC]

Hey Coffin, can we get pics of the removed hammers?

[Coffinmaker]

  Hey Deacon 

Sure.  Well, first I have to query management to see if we are still restricted to little itty bitty pictures.  I have never been able to resize and get my Tin Types to post here (Imma Luddite).  Stay Tuna 

[Coffinmaker]

  Well 

Here it is at long last.  I finally got my El Malo IIs out to a match.  Unfired until today.  Not only unfired, but also still sporting that Uber Tall OEM front sight blade.  That tall front sight is not conducive to lots of KLANG when yer shooting 130Gr Barnstormer bullets out of 3.5 inch barrels.  Sprayed a lot of bullets.

Functionally, however, we're talking Supercalafragalistic to be sure.  Smooth.  Tight. Trigger a little heavy (I like that). Ran like CCH Swiss Watches.  Super fun.  I still have to commune with my trusted agent to get some Tin Types per past requests.  Stay Tuna.

[Major 2]

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