[a454me]

I'm looking at a Navy Arms Schofield reproduction revolver ,who makes this gun for Navy Arms ?
thanks

[Father Knows Best]

Uberti

[Father Knows Best]

By the way, those guns are NOT good for black powder. Uberti lengthened the cylinder to accomodate longer cartridges like the .45 Colt and .44-40, but didn't lengthen the frame. To fit the longer cylinder, Uberti eliminated the gas ring. As a result, soot blasting out of the cylinder gap with each shot quickly fouls the cylinder pin and binds the cylinder up. You're lucky to get five shots off before the cylinder is bound up tight.

They work fine with smokeless powder, but that's no fun.

[Timthinker]

If you are planning to purchase a .45 Colt Schofield, please read this warning. These topbreak revolvers are not designed for the "hotter" .45 Colt rounds that have appeared in recent years. These high pressure rounds should not be used in your gun. The Schofield will handle the cowboy loads which are much lower pressure rounds. Some of our members can provide you will more specifics, but I believe it is my responsibility to inform you of this situation. Good luck with your shooting.


Timthinker

[a454me]

thanks for the replies and the info .I have an old S&W top break DA in 44 Russian but I am hesitant to shoot it because it is a little loose and I thought one of the new repros would be a good substitute ,not so sure now .Does the Uberti 3rd model in 44 Russian have the same problem with cylinder length and black powder loads ?
thanks

[Father Knows Best]

Does the Uberti 3rd model in 44 Russian have the same problem with cylinder length and black powder loads ?

Yup. All of the Uberti replicas of the old S&W top breaks use the same cylinder, and none of them have gas rings.

You can fix the problem, but it isn't cheap. It involves machining the front face of the cylinder down to shorten the cylinder, and then setting the barrel back by an equal amount to get the barrel/cylinder gap correct again. Of course, setting the barrel back that much will require machining the shoulder of the barrel, too, and also resetting the front sight. And then you need to refinish the entire gun. Figure at least $300-500 for the work.