Uberti Listened

Hondo 60 said:

I'm over-the-moon silly because Uberti listened!

For many years now I've wanted a 357/9mm SAA(Single Action Army).
Well this month they announced a new 9mm or a dual cylinder 357/9mm. Stock # 356212
https://www.uberti-usa.com/1873-cattleman-ii-revolver

Now I gotta convince the wife I need it.
Probably gonna have to sell one of the other guns in my collection.
With the way gun prices are now, might have to sell the house to
afford it.

Anyway, I'm stoked!

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Nice! Be great if they offered a drop in 9mm cyl. for those that already have their .357.

I got a .45 ACP cylinder for my New Vaquero. Very handy for fun.

I hope you get you sixgun, @Hondo 60

Pat Riot said:

I got a .45 ACP cylinder for my New Vaquero. Very handy for fun.

I hope you get you sixgun, @Hondo 60

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I have a new Vaquero and would love to get an .45 ACP cylinder for it. Would you fill me in om the details of getting one? Thank You.

That's great. I may need one.
Love my Ubertis.

That sounds like an intriguing idea; have some other 9mm revos, and they are fun.
Moon

I would try the argument that it's saving you 50% because it will save the cost of buying two different guns. And who wouldn't want to save 50%??

Terry G said:

View attachment 1065067 I have a new Vaquero and would love to get an .45 ACP cylinder for it. Would you fill me in om the details of getting one? Thank You.

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Simple. Contact Ruger at (336) 949-5200. Give them your serial number. I am pretty sure the cost is $150 which includes shipping. I say pretty sure because my gun was already there for warranty work so shipping to and from was courtesy of Ruger and I think I paid a bit less that $150, but I can’t find my paperwork. It might have been $135 for mine. The warranty and cylinder work combined they had my gun for a couple of weeks.

Pat Riot said:

Simple. Contact Ruger at (336) 949-5200. Give them your serial number. I am pretty sure the cost is $150 which includes shipping. I say pretty sure because my gun was already there for warranty work so shipping to and from was courtesy of Ruger and I think I paid a bit less that $150, but I can’t find my paperwork. It might have been $135 for mine. The warranty and cylinder work combined they had my gun for a couple of weeks.

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Thank You!

Hondo 60 said:

Now I gotta convince the wife I need it.

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Just tell her it's on clearance.
If she is anything like my wife she never saw a clearance item that she didn't think she needed.

Hondo 60 said:

I'm over-the-moon silly because Uberti listened!

For many years now I've wanted a 357/9mm SAA(Single Action Army).
Well this month they announced a new 9mm or a dual cylinder 357/9mm. Stock # 356212
https://www.uberti-usa.com/1873-cattleman-ii-revolver

Now I gotta convince the wife I need it.
Probably gonna have to sell one of the other guns in my collection.
With the way gun prices are now, might have to sell the house to
afford it.

Anyway, I'm stoked!

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Thats good.
Maybe there's hope that I will find a 9mm that I actually like!

On the side note, are they using decent screws or still this soft crap they have been known for? There is a reason VTI sells hardened screws for Uberti. Factory screws are crap.

And the big question, are Uberti cartridge guns' internals soft crap too (they are infamous for soft internals in black powder replicas)?

https://www.vtigunparts.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=1386

SomebodyMakeRiderRepro said:

On the side note, are they using decent screws or still this soft crap they have been known for? There is a reason VTI sells hardened screws for Uberti. Factory screws are crap.

And the big question, are Uberti cartridge guns' internals soft crap too (they are infamous for soft internals in black powder replicas)?

https://www.vtigunparts.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=1386

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Somebody hasn't looked in one since the 1990's . . . The examples of the last 12 / 15 yrs have excellent parts. Pietta on the other hand has modern '80's parts.

Mike

But they still haven't fixed the short arbor on the open top Colts, either cap and and ball or cartridge. I haven't paid too much attention to hardness on the action screws as I case harden them anyway as part of a tuning service, I have noticed the grip screws can be a little soft. Properly fitting screwdrivers really helps on that end. Fit and finish was really great on the last Uberti I worked on.

I have new Uberti Cattlemen and a copy of the '73 Winchester. The screws SUCK. Soft as butter and some are so damn tight they wont' come out without stripping the heads. Pretty frustrating.

scallop said:

I have new Uberti Cattlemen and a copy of the '73 Winchester. The screws SUCK. Soft as butter and some are so damn tight they wont' come out without stripping the heads. Pretty frustrating.

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They may be soft but you can harden them or buy hardened ones. The "stuck" ones can be removed if you get their attention (with a good screw driver bit and a sharp rap with a hammer). They are made to a price point . . . an extra $100 and it'd be all about how expensive they are . . .

Mike

45 Dragoon said:

a good screw driver bit and a sharp rap with a hammer

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At that point I’m inclined to just hit it with an old school manual impact. Bust it loose or bust it off. Either way is fine. Strip out the head, no worries that’s what broken bolt extractors are for. Soft and stuck means replaced. Period.

A gun like that would have made more sense when 9mm ammo was cheaper. I had a 45 Colt convertible and never used the 45ACP cylinder. I reload and use lead bullets, so there is no more justification than simply wanting to try such a gun. I also had two models of 45 ACP revolvers, moonclips, etc. and thought the guns looked goofy. They shot really well but as N-frames never were carried and were finally sold as just expendables in my collection. Like many guns, they were just visitors as we try this and that.

45 Dragoon said:

They may be soft but you can harden them or buy hardened ones. The "stuck" ones can be removed if you get their attention (with a good screw driver bit and a sharp rap with a hammer). They are made to a price point . . . an extra $100 and it'd be all about how expensive they are . . .

Mike

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WestKentucky said:

At that point I’m inclined to just hit it with an old school manual impact. Bust it loose or bust it off. Either way is fine. Strip out the head, no worries that’s what broken bolt extractors are for. Soft and stuck means replaced. Period.

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I don't see where using a better quality screw would add $100 to the price of a firearm. The cost on the wholesale side would be tiny. Why should a consumer have to struggle with removing screws?
Yes, I know about tapping with a hammer, and I have extractors. It's a pain in the keester. Just went through it last night on my '73, I had to drill out one of the lifter spring screws because I was changing the spring to a lighter one. Almost like it was put in with an impact and Loctite. One was hard, but succumbed to the hammer blow but the other was the devil.
For what the rifle cost ($1500 plus) it really is not too much to ask that you get a decent quality screw.

Hondo 60 said:

I'm over-the-moon silly because Uberti listened!

For many years now I've wanted a 357/9mm SAA(Single Action Army).
Well this month they announced a new 9mm or a dual cylinder 357/9mm. Stock # 356212
https://www.uberti-usa.com/1873-cattleman-ii-revolver

Now I gotta convince the wife I need it.
Probably gonna have to sell one of the other guns in my collection.
With the way gun prices are now, might have to sell the house to
afford it.

Anyway, I'm stoked!

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Many thanks for the post. I have the Cattleman in .45 Colt and love it. Now if they would make a 45 ACP cylinder i would pee my pants. I have a Blackhawk in 357/ 38 sp but the Uberti would be icing on the cake. Will be looking for one.

Go ahead and pee!!! Lol!! They gottum!!

Mike