My FFL buddy and I ordered a Davidson's exclusive Cimarron revolver back right after the first of the year. My buddy had just got back from the SHOT show and he had spent a lot of time at the Cimarron booth. He even called me and told me how nice they were. The reps assured him that these display guns were normal production guns and not hand picked for the show.
Right after SHOT show Davidson's had a 4 3/4" , nickel, with special wooden grips, available in 45 Colt or .357 Mag. Neither of us had a single action revolver in .357 Mag so we ordered 2 of them. When they came the action was very nice but the finish was horrible. There were many sand marks and scratches underneath the nickel. Both were the same. I wanted to like the gun and I was going to use it but I couldn't get past the finish.
Both my buddy and me called Cimarron and we were both told "that's they way they are". Davidson's has their unconditional money back guarantee so my buddy talked to his rep there. He told us that we could return them and that's what we did.
All of that to say that since then I have seen Cimarron revolvers at gunshows and pawn shops and every one of them looked very good. The fit, finish, and action were all very good. I even saw a well used nickel Cimarron at a pawn shop in Virginia and it looked much better than my new one did. If I could handle and examine the gun before I bought it, I'd try another one. But, I'll never order one sight unseen.
