Can anyone tell me anything about the german made Bounty Hunter imported by European American Armory Inc.? It looks like a solid gun and I like the size of the grip and frame. Any information or opinions would be much appreciated.
I don't know the "Bounty Hunter" but I owned a greman made EAA Windicator snub .357 and it was a nice little gun. As Sam pointed out, not a Ruger but also not the price of a Ruger. I was very happy with my little EAA.
From what I remember of them, don't shoot +P loads in them, they're cowboy loads only.
Jim
You might be thinking of another revolver. The Bounty Hunter has a larger diameter cylinder than other "Colt clones"; close to an N-frame S&W, in fact. If you need that kind of power though, it also comes in .44 Magnum. The Days of Wine and Roses: EAA's Bounty Hunter .357 Magnum Sixgun
I own the EEA Bounty Hunter .22LR/.22mag-nickel plated with wood grips.
Overall, not a bad pistol. The action could be much smoother and sometimes when I change the cylinders, there is a tight trigger issue. But after a few shots, it works itself into a smooth trigger pull. I prefer a little lighter trigger pull, but that is preference. The lever used to empty spent cartridges from the cylinder doesn't line up perfectly either and tends to get a little "jammed".
The accuracy isn't horrible, but this gun is mostly just a plinker compared to a comparable Ruger model. It does have a nice heft to it and a nice heavy barrel.
I like to carry this in my saddle bags for those emergency needs.
I guess it's better than not owning a pistol at all.
They won't wear with a Ruger,but I find they shoot decent and hold up good for average plinkers.A decent firearm in my opinion. ,,,sam.
I wonder if he means that you don't have to fix the lousy trigger and get the cylinder re-tuned so that you don't spray lead out the sides of the revolver?
I just got rid of my Ruger Vaqueros after all these years...much happier with my new-to-me Colts
When in doubt, avoid Ruger.
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I have an EAA Bounty Hunter in nickel with a 4.5 inch barrel. The factory 44 mag 240 gr ammo shoots right to the sights. The revolver is a slightly larger version of the Colt SAA with the internals almost the same. It has a in frame firing pin and a transfer bar added that they pay Ruger to use. The first day I had it out I shot about 150 rds of various full loads with no problem. One thing I noticed is that the screws didnt come loose, except for the ejector rod screw and that just a little. Also the cylinder pin and release are an improved design that shouldnt shoot loose. Overall Im happy with it for the price. With a trigger job it will be my backup gun while hunting. Rifle is a Winchester 44 mag.
I wonder if he means that you don't have to fix the lousy trigger and get the cylinder re-tuned so that you don't spray lead out the sides of the revolver?
I just got rid of my Ruger Vaqueros after all these years...much happier with my new-to-me Colts
When in doubt, avoid Ruger.
Funny how all these mishaps with Rugers and S&W revolvers only happen to Colt fanboys
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Those guns were made by the folks who now make the Sig pistols. When sig got out of the six shooter business they sold the tooling and machinery for the western marshall line to Weirauch.
Its the same gun. Hawes was just the American importer who marketed the gun. When they went under, FIE started importing it, calling it the Bounty Hunter.
Sunwheel, this is good info, i am trying to rebuild my old Hawes .357, it unfortunately went through a fire.. it lived but got rusted kinda bad, and the load gate disapeared somewhere. So i am kinda wondering would Weirauch still be producing the Big Bore? i would really love to order the load gate for the gun, but i cant find jack, and my local smith looks like i am asking him to build the Taj Mahal.... so , if they are producing it, where might one such as myself find an order form!
Funny how all these mishaps with Rugers and S&W revolvers only happen to Colt fanboys
I'm a Smith&Wesson fan (and I currently own a Smith revolver) even though I had an accident with one. I'm a Ruger fan as well (I currently own two of them) and I've gotten a faulty revolver from them in the past. I'm a Colt fan as well (currently own a Colt revolver) and I've not had any issues from the two Colt revolvers I've owned, but I don't believe for one second that no one has ever had an accident with one, I know they have. But I still believe that these are the three best handgun manufacturers on earth. I wish Colt still made double action revolvers, and hold out hope that someday at least the Python will see production again, but that's neither here nor there. The fact is that any revolver can break, any revolver can fail if: A.ammunition is improperly loaded at the factory or in your garage, B: if the revolver has manufacturing flaws or defects, C: it is abused or neglected by it's owner. It has nothing to do with whether or not you happen to be a Chevy man or a Ford man, so to speak. I was shooting a Smith&Wesson model 25-5 in .45 Long Colt one time, with factory loaded silver-tip hollow points, i got an extra loud report and some unusual sparks and when I checked the revolver I discovered that part of one of the chambers was missing from the front of the cylinder. It could have been the ammo, and I believe that it was, but it may have been that cylinder wasn't properly heat treated as well. I had a Ruger Super Blackhawk that destroyed a cylinder pin about every 12 rounds. After replacing the pin twice, I sold the gun, letting the buyer know what he might be getting into. He bought it anyway and I wished him luck. Then again, I had a Smith&Wesson revolver that was over 50 years old and still shot and looked like it just came from the factory except for a faint ring around the cylinder where the stop dragged. I personally put over 2000 rounds through that particular .38 special "Victory Model" before I sold it, still running like a top, one of the greatest gun regrets of my life was losing that old original "Victory" with that nostalgic half moon front sight and original small wooden grips, and I even miss that silly lanyard ring swinging from the bottom of the butt. I actually qualified with that gun and hit a man-shaped police target three times in the chest with it at 50 yards with the help of a patient instructor. So I don't think it's a question of vanity or company loyalty. I think it's more a question of the averages biting you in the ass once in a while. More often that not, you get an average gun with an average lifespan, sometimes when the humans who make them fail or make a mistake, you get a lemon, and very, very rarely, you get one that just happened to be made on a real good day, by people who know their job and are paying attention and just happen to get all of the tolerances just right. If you're lucky enough to get one like that, hang onto it like your life depends upon it, because someday, it just might.
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They won't wear with a Ruger,but I find they shoot decent and hold up good for average plinkers.A decent firearm in my opinion. ,,,sam.
Samuel,
I'd like to know what you mean by "won't wear with a Ruger"?
I just bought an EAA Big Bore Bounty Hunter, .44 Rem Mag. and shot 50 rounds of ammo, through its 7 1/2" barrel. This is a SA, Colt clone, its made better and stronger then the original, by todays standards. And for .44 Mag. the industry standard avg. pressure is 36,000 psi. And will handle .44 Special (15,000 psi.) just fine.
The German maker is, Hermann Weihrauch Revolver GmbH, and Ruger would do well to produce and match their quality and craftsmanship. Both in the Big Bore and small bore Bounty Hunter revolvers. For anything from plinking to Bears, for the price.
I know you said, they are decent firearms, but which Bounty Hunter, do you own, or compare with Ruger?
Ever since the late 60's, I've seen the Brand Names, increase in price. But higher price does not always mean better either, when a 1960's priced Bounty Hunter, takes game down or bust a water filled soda bottle.
Well fellas, I've owned all the American revolvers, and out of all of them, I've NEVER had a problem with the Rugers. I have a Redhawk that's had thousands of rounds through it, many of them hot loads, and it's still tight, and a straight shooter. I finally had a Ruger come into the shop that had been so badly abused with overloads I told the owner it had to go back to Ruger, and I also told him to ease off on the loads, if he wanted to keep his head. I 've seen Colts and S&Ws that jumped time, and sprayed leadout the sides, but they are fairly easy to correct. I shy away from foreign revolvers, though I really can't say I have a reason. Prob'ly because parts are hard to come by, if needed.
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