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uberti 1873 cattleman bird's head single action revolver

Post by Bugs » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:57 am

Anyone own one of these? The color case hardening looks nice and what's not to like about a single action revolver. Have been looking at these lately and would like some feedback as to the quality of the gun and how they hold up. I will be shooting 38 specials only as I have no intention of beating myself or the gun to death with .357's. Looks like they would be pretty easy to work on.
http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/hand-gun ... leman.html
Apparently Taylor will also tune them for $125 but I'm thinking I can save myself quite a bit by doing the work myself.
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Post by Bugs » Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:02 am

And then there are these...
https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View?ItemNo=110382
These appear to be action tuned? Custom mainspring ? Wolf Springs ?
They also come color case hardened.
https://www.uberti-usa.com/short-stroke-sass-pro
Says they have enhanced sights? I'm thinking the enhanced part comes from the ability to see the trench sight easier due to the lower hammer profile?
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Post by RetiredSeabee » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:41 am

I own a Uberti Stallion 22 it is beautiful and solid as a rock. I saw it in the case at a gun shop and had no intention of buying a gun at the time. I made the mistake of asking to handle it. And that was it, I couldn’t leave the shop without it.
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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:00 pm

I'd rate the Uberti as the best of the Italian single actions. Have several friends in cowboy shooting that swear by them. Might be adding a Cimarron Evil Roy or the Taylor equivalent 357 to the collection at some point, but the standard Uberti 357 I've been eyeing at a local dealer's shelf was very good in both the trigger and the action. Don't think it would really need ANY additional work unless you really wanted that competition action.

I do have a Cimarron/Pietta Frontier 357 Colt clone and is surprisingly good. Really surprised me. Was not expecting this kind of quality and performance for what I paid for it. Trigger and action, both, are way better than any Ruger SA I've had out of the box and it easily outshoot my Ruger Vaquero, back when I was still shooting Rugers. Pietta has made a lot of quality upgrades to their line these last several years.
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Those better sights are a squared off notch rear sight instead of the traditional shallow U sharped gutter. Makes for a much easier to see sight. Well worth getting if you plan to do an accuracy work.
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Post by BigAl52 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:15 pm

I bought an Evil Roy for a friend of mine in 45 colt. It was a very nice pistol and I will second the opinion on the Uberti guns. They are top notch. I have owned several of there leverguns and I just bought another one in 357 with beautiful color case in an 1873. You wont be sorry if you get one. Al
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Post by Bugs » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:13 pm

What do you guys/gals think would be the better barrel length for the birdshead cattleman, the 3.5 inch or 4.75 inch for a range toy and maybe occasional carry?
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Post by BigAl52 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:16 pm

I would do the 4.75 for the longer sight radius and range use. From your question it sounds like the range toy would be more than a carry gun. I think your accuracy would be better also out of the longer barrel. Just my .02 worth.
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Post by CT_Shooter » Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:51 pm

I have a Taylors/Uberti SmokeWagon 5.5" in which I have (so far) fired more than 1000 357s. It's a fun gun to shoot. At the range, I alternate five shots each from my Henry BBB and the revolver, shooting 100 rounds per visit. I reload with mid-range charges to accommodate both guns.

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Post by RanchRoper » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:12 pm

The fit & finish on my Cimarron/Uberti revolver is very, very top quality. Walnut grip is gorgeous, color case frame very nice, and seems to be quite accurate. Mine has the V notch in the hammer that lines up with the front sight on the 8" barrel. Action is smooth. I would not hesitate to buy another Uberti, rifle or handgun. Very high quality.
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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:24 pm

As for the barrel length, assuming the balance would be to buy ling with that birdshead grip, I would also opt for the longer barrel. That 4.5" neighborhood on a single action is a nice compromise between carry and ease of shooting. With my Pietta, pictured in my above post with its 4.5" barrel, I am lightning fast on the draw with it. Can't imagine a shorter barrel being significantly faster.
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