I felt kinda bad about this thread. Guy comes in and asks about his Munden gun that he is rightfully proud of. Then some very experienced folk pile on with the thoughts on Mundens's work and Bob in general. Bob, like all of us will eventually be, was judged and saint or sinner else where. But guys here that have been burning 1000s of rounds a year, for years through SAAs might have some wisdom to pass on the merits or lack of in a action job.
"Maybe you are doing everything right....and the groups are a bit open because of a slow hammer fall....it is a problem with slick actions with mild springs, a quick way to spoil a good revolver.
For good groups top bullseye shooters use just the opposite...stiff springs with good trigger jobs. Harder to cock, but much more accurate and reliable."
SAA has a notoriously slow and hard hammer fall. They are always tough guns to shoot well and get good groups. But Llan has hit the general issue I think that won't help with a group on paper.
And Pitchy is spot on getting someone of known ability (with a SAA) to shoot the gun before doing anything else. I mentioned this prior but don't think it was appreciated or more likely just misunderstood. "Those that actually did shoot a lot generally had Bob's work replaced." The results you are seeing from a revolver that was likely easier to shoot a decade or so ago might well be your eyes and skill set today..or it might well be the action work making your life harder.
I burn through some ammo and like the SAA because it is a demanding handgun to shoot well. But any decent SAA, in any caliber, should be very capable of really good groups under 25 yards with a skilled shooter behind them.
This was a quick group on a cold and windy day. Nothing special from this gun. It is capable of much more. A lot of folks don't recognize what a mediocre shooter can do with an exceptional gun.
The flip side to that, 25 years ago I sent Bob a .44 Special that I shot the best group I have ever shot with a SAA. The gun came back and didn't shoot to that standard again until it was rebuilt. No disrespect to Bob..he heard it from me personally bitd, just fact.