1861 Navy opinions wanted

[Black cloud]

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[Jackrabbit1957]

I've had several NIB BP revolvers which did not function out of the box - not "imperfect" but rather "does not actually function to discharge a lead ball". The latest one came from Uberti by way of Midway, and of course, Midway would not take it back.

Beyond that, I don't think I've ever owned an Italian BP revolver that, fresh from the box, functioned exactly as it should over the long term. Either there was some immediate problem that needed to be corrected before use, or there was some hidden problem that snowballed (or would have if not corrected early on) into real trouble.

At any rate, the key word is "real" use, as in "putting it into your holster and expecting it to be a reliable, useful handgun day in and day out". Yes, a new owner will most likely be able to take his gun out to the range and shoot it a bit, especially if he doesn't expect much. That's about as much as I'm willing to say for them. Otherwise, I stand by my post.

You hit it right on the head. One needs to be aware, especially on the big horse pistols, of the short arbor problem. Full house loads will lead to frame stretching and other problems if not fixed. Uberti is the only one currently making Walkers and Dragoons and they have the short arbor. Once it's correctly set up these are great, reliable, fun to shoot pistols. As stated by Hawg most of them will go bang right out of the box, the question is how long will it continue to function before problems get out of hand? While these are not horribly expensive guns to buy why not take the time and effort to make them function like a much more expensive gun? It's really not that much to make them function the way they should. I look at it as protecting an investment, even if it's a small one.

 

[CraigC]

I settled this question with a new Uberti, last week.

 

[StrawHat]

I settled this question with a new Uberti, last week.

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Good looking revolver, Craig!


Kevin

 

[derek45]

they are addictive

1851 London Navy (Uberti)




Rem NMA and 1860 Colt Army (piettas)

 

[CraigC]

Good looking revolver, Craig!


Kevin

They really are. I'm always pleasantly surprised at how nice the current Uberti's are.

 

[.38 Special]

They really are. I'm always pleasantly surprised at how nice the current Uberti's are.

They should hire you to do their photography. None of mine have ever looked as good as that!

 

[CraigC]

They should hire you to do their photography. None of mine have ever looked as good as that!

Thanks, that sounds like a fun job!

 

[hawg]

Older Pietta's weren't bad.

 

[dickydalton]

Mike, help me cancel Craig's boast?

My1861

• dickydalton
• Jun 30, 2021

 

[dickydalton]

I settled this question with a new Uberti, last week.

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An 1861 Navy with a shoulder stock screw?

 

[Black cloud]

Mike, help me cancel Craig's boast?

My1861

• dickydalton
• Jun 30, 2021

Please take that colt out and shoot it!

 

[dickydalton]

Please take that colt out and shoot it!

I would if I had it. The Goon still has it.

 

[Mizar]

An 1861 Navy with a shoulder stock screw?

There was a very small batch of 1861 Navies with steel trigger guards and fitted for shoulder stock, but why the Italians decided to copy this exact variation is beyond me.

 

[CraigC]

An 1861 Navy with a shoulder stock screw?

Probably another one of those manufacturing shortcuts.