Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 So, can someone tell me what model of SAA this is? The finish looks different than to what I've seen anywhere? Cheers,Lowprofile Link to post Share on other sites
heroshark Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Silver Jupiter finish. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Ok, thanks Link to post Share on other sites
harborne blue Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 ... and rare as hens teeth! Link to post Share on other sites
steaktipz Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Based on the X Cart shells and the grips, it could also be a Marushin "Super Chrome Silver" SAA Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Its as Steaktipz says, its a Marushin X cartridge SAA in Super Chrome Silver. I can tell for definite because the picture is mine. Also Lowprofile I'd keep questions to one thread rather than making anymore for related topic. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Sorry about the double threads. Would you say the marushin SAA is skirmishable or not? Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Definitely not, they're cheaper and fun to plink with, but don't have anywhere near the same level of build quality as the Tanaka's. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 What makes them unskirmishable though? Because poor build quality can be dealt with. How's the fps? Range? I ask because I would much prefer a cartridge system to the tanakas Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 The plastic used to make them is brittle and akin to something you'd find hanging in the toy section of a post office. That aside FPS is in the low 200's with 134 (it wont take green), no adjustable hop and reloading is wildly impractical, since you obviously cant remove the cylinder to reload each shell. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 ah :/ The reloads are still more practical than the tanaka though...... Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 No you can load the tanaka from the front with a speedloader in seconds, the tanaka's also store some rounds internally in the cylinder, its a bit more practical and theres no brass shells to lose. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Do they store rounds in the cylinder? I thought it just had the 6 shots then a reload was needed? Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 A lot of tanaka revolvers do though I have a feeling I've read that the SAA's are an exception, so I'd say with the SAA's assume its just 6 shots. either way they're loaded from the front and some models have a removable cylinder system too. Which means filling the gas is a little easier since you don't need to use a extended nozzle tool. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Ahh ok, thanks for you help, sorry that I was a bit annoying Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Silver Jupiter finish.Look closer. That be a Marushin. edit: dangit, beaten to it. Anyhoo, you can load Marushins up front like Tanakas too. Just don't take the cartridges out. Personally though that's what I like most about them (loading them like the real thing) and yes, I do skirmish with them and against AEGs to boot. They do suffer in the fps department but my black heavyweight does 270-300 on green gas. I had to install the hop up myself and doubles the effective range to 20m. For some reason though my chrome silver shoots some 50fps slower, might be from the looser tolerances needed prior to plating as there's considerable slop between the cylinder and forcing cone. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Oh, I just realised you can also tell it's a marushin from the way the hammer sits when down? Or am I seeing things? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 If it's loaded with gas that's as far as the hammer goes. All the way forward and it opens the valve. Tanaka does it by making the hammer go in deeper so at rest it looks like it's flat against the frame. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 is it meant to be flat against the frame then? as in, is that accurate to the real steel? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Real steel, this is as far as the hammer goes. Notice that the firing pin is actually poking into the cylinder so having it loaded this way is a recipe for disaster. Tanakas go in deeper when firing having a bounding hammer, but looks like that at rest. Marushins look like that when firing and hang back a little at rest. But as their hammers function similarly to the original (not a bounding hammer), can discharge a round if you bump against the hammer while at rest. edit: I just realized I react exactly like this whenever the topic comes up so please don't be scared away from the heavy mouth breathing. Link to post Share on other sites
heroshark Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ah yeah . Never fired one but those but held one an they don't feel great but then I insist on HW Tanaka's when it comes to revolvers the standards feel wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 It's fine, that's how I react with anything shiny Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ah yeah . Never fired one but those but held one an they don't feel great but then I insist on HW Tanaka's when it comes to revolvers the standards feel wrong.You'll be happy with the new V2s then. Part of the "upgrade" is increased weight through molded inserts in the grip like TM. Adapting them for real grips will be harder though (you'll need to carve the wood) but the V2 + heavyweight are very close to real weights now.On the Marushin SAAs, the non HW models are comically light and will need the insertion of weights by yourself. If you add weights on an already HW model you can get to Tanaka levels at about 750g. Link to post Share on other sites
Lowprofile Posted April 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 So would you say either are skirmishable? And if not, can either be modified to be? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Anything's skirmishable really. It's just that the enjoyment you get in one is different from the other. If you're just talking Marushins, stick with a HW model unless you don't mind casting weights in lead. Link to post Share on other sites
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