Cimarron Evil Roy Model P With Kirkpatrick Holster

Let's face it. Single-action shooters have never had it so good. Regardless of your game, there are single-action revolvers to meet your needs. We have heavy-frame, big-bore sixguns for handgun hunters and standard size guns for cowboy action shooters and general plinkers. There are also several really good pistolsmiths who make their living customizing single actions for every need imaginable.

If you're a single-action shooter, things just couldn't be better, and an example of this fine state of affairs is the gun designed by cowboy action shooter Evil Roy.

Evil Roy is the SASS alias of Gene Pearcey of Durango, Colorado. In addition to being a top contender at all the cowboy matches, Pearcey is also an excellent shooting instructor who has established his own school for those interested in getting started in cowboy shooting or for current competitors who are interested in improving their shooting skills.

Some time back Pearcey began to consider the guns available to cowboy shooters. Many of these guns did not have the reliability of function or quality of sights that are important to competitive shooting. He talked with several companies about his ideas of improving the single-action revolver before settling on Cimarron F.A. Inc., Dept. ST, P.O. Box 906, Fredericksburg, TX 78624; 830-997-9090; www.cimarron-firearms.com.

(Left) The Evil Roy revolver is a very faithful rendering of the traditional single action all the way down to its Colt-style hammer. (Right)The Evil Roy Model P wears Cimarron's Special Gunfighter one-piece walnut grips; they can be had smooth or checkered.

Speaking of Cimarron, Pearcey said, "...their guns are built on the best gun steels using state of the art CNC machines in an ultramodern factory. They were also willing to spend the time and money to develop what I wanted. The result is their Evil Roy version of the Cimarron Model P. Wicked Felina and Holy Terror [Pearcey's wife and daughter] and I have many thousands of cycles of dry and live fire through our prototypes with no match failures. Our guns have been subject to more use in one year than the average shooter will have in a lifetime."

SPECS CIMARRON EVIL ROY MODEL P .45 COLT SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER
Manufacturer:	Cimarron F.A. Inc
Model:	Evil Roy Model P
Operation:	Single-action revolver
Caliber:	.45 Colt (also available in .357 Magnum and .44-40)
Barrel Length:	4 3/4, 5 1/2 inches
Overall Length:	10 1/2 inches (4 3/4 inch barrel) inches
Weight, empty	38 ounces
Safety:	Two-position cylinder pin
Sights:	Fixed
Stocks:	One-piece walnut
Cylinder Capacity:	6 rounds
Finish:	Blue/color-casehardened
Price:	$719

At the 2005 S.H.O.T. Show, Mike Harvey (owner of Cimarron F.A. Inc.) told me that Evil Roy was a great competitor and a very knowledgeable handgunner, in addition to being just a nice fellow. Harvey was pleased that Cimarron could work with him to design a gun especially for cowboy action shooters.

So let's take a look at Cimarron's Evil Roy Model P revolver.

Cimarron's Model P is a very faithful rendering of the traditional single action manufactured by Uberti in Italy and imported by Cimarron. It comes in .45 Colt, .357 Magnum, and .44-40. Available barrel lengths are 4 3/4 and 5 1/2 inches. The revolver's weight is approximately 38 ounces. The grips are thin, one-piece walnut that Cimarron calls the Special Gunfighter grips and are available either smooth or checkered. The guns are finished with a deep blue finish on barrel, cylinder, and grip strap while the frame and hammer have an attractive color-casehardened finish.

Import regulations require that guns coming into this country have some sort of safety device to prevent them from firing if accidentally dropped. Some companies meet this requirement with a transfer-bar system installed in the gun's hammer; a feature that I think detracts from the traditional looks of the gun. I was pleased to see that Cimarron met this requirement on the Evil Roy sixgun by installing a two-position cylinder pin. Pushed in all the way, this pin keeps the firing pin from coming into contact with a cartridge.