Lately I’ve been in contact with a few gunsmiths concerning doing some accurizing work on my Uberti .45.
I’ve had a couple tell me to just sell it and buy a Ruger. Ha .... some kind of help.
Initially I contacted Cimarron about the accuracy issue and was told that they don’t make “target pistols” .... and basically couldn’t care less.
I do not like Rugers, and will not buy any revolver with a “safety”, or one not having a hammer without a fixed firing pin. I’m a bit of a purist and I don’t see why it should be this difficult for a company to produce a Colt Clone that is not only visually accurate, but also performs well, especially with the modern manufacturing means we have these days .... just no excuse.
It may sound a bit funny, but I owned a Ruger Blackhawk about 35 years ago, and that was the most accurate pistols I’ve ever shot. I just cannot believe Ruger’s crew are some kind of wizards, that know all the secrets of the universe. Nope.
Now I don’t want to come across as talking down gunsmiths because this is absolutely not the case .... I assure you. I know that a firearm is just a machine, and as such, it can be “fixed” like any other machine. I worked as a machinist for many years when I was younger, and I know a bit about the processes involved in manufacturing these things .... it ain’t rocket science. There’s only so many things that can be wrong with it.
If a certain component is out of spec, you either replace it, or rework it. I also know that you can reach a point where it’s no longer cost effective to continue with repairs.
It's not like cost is no object either, it’s a damn big object so I won’t be spending a couple grand on this revolver, or any other new one. As long as the expenses don’t get ridiculous I still want to do this if at all possible, and if I can locate a good ‘smith that feels confident that they have the answers and are willing to help, instead of telling me it’s a lost cause and I should just toss the pistol, and buy a Ruger. That’s just plain BS, and makes for a nice excuse.
I know pretty much everyone is backlogged, but if anybody out there can help me out, I’d really appreciate it.
There has to be somebody out there that that has figured out what kinds of problems these Uberti’s have, and knows how to fix ‘em.
I’ve had a couple tell me to just sell it and buy a Ruger. Ha .... some kind of help.
Initially I contacted Cimarron about the accuracy issue and was told that they don’t make “target pistols” .... and basically couldn’t care less.
I do not like Rugers, and will not buy any revolver with a “safety”, or one not having a hammer without a fixed firing pin. I’m a bit of a purist and I don’t see why it should be this difficult for a company to produce a Colt Clone that is not only visually accurate, but also performs well, especially with the modern manufacturing means we have these days .... just no excuse.
It may sound a bit funny, but I owned a Ruger Blackhawk about 35 years ago, and that was the most accurate pistols I’ve ever shot. I just cannot believe Ruger’s crew are some kind of wizards, that know all the secrets of the universe. Nope.
Now I don’t want to come across as talking down gunsmiths because this is absolutely not the case .... I assure you. I know that a firearm is just a machine, and as such, it can be “fixed” like any other machine. I worked as a machinist for many years when I was younger, and I know a bit about the processes involved in manufacturing these things .... it ain’t rocket science. There’s only so many things that can be wrong with it.
If a certain component is out of spec, you either replace it, or rework it. I also know that you can reach a point where it’s no longer cost effective to continue with repairs.
It's not like cost is no object either, it’s a damn big object so I won’t be spending a couple grand on this revolver, or any other new one. As long as the expenses don’t get ridiculous I still want to do this if at all possible, and if I can locate a good ‘smith that feels confident that they have the answers and are willing to help, instead of telling me it’s a lost cause and I should just toss the pistol, and buy a Ruger. That’s just plain BS, and makes for a nice excuse.
I know pretty much everyone is backlogged, but if anybody out there can help me out, I’d really appreciate it.
There has to be somebody out there that that has figured out what kinds of problems these Uberti’s have, and knows how to fix ‘em.