Trey Veston
Member
Another poster asked about my Uberti in the .22 rifle thread and since I have never seen anyone else here mention having one, thought I'd share my thoughts on mine.
I bought it a couple of years ago off of Bud's Gun Shop for $319 and thought that was a heck of a deal for a scaled down 1866-style rifle in chrome.
I haven't shot it much; just a couple of times to ensure functioning and to sight in a scope I mounted. I ended up hating how the scope looked on it and took it off.
I took it to Southern Idaho to hunt jackrabbits with and unbelievably didn't see a single rabbit, so it has not been properly indoctrinated yet.
Accuracy is OK, with maybe 2.5" at 55yds, but nothing impressive. But, the action is glass smooth and functioning has been 100% with the couple of different types of ammo I've used.
The rifle is 37" overall length and has a shorter length of pull of 14", but it fits me just fine. Weight is just over 6lbs.
Fit and finish is good; at least as good as the Henry .22 I fondled. Hammer is case colored and the wood grain is a bit plain, but OK. Sights are rather crude but work.
My only complaint about the gun is the trigger. It is too light. Seriously. My competition Uberti 1885 Winchester high wall breaks at just over 2lbs and is too light for hunting.
The Silver Boy breaks at between 1.5lbs and 2lbs. It is crisp and predictable, but too light for an inexperienced shooter to be lugging around the woods with the hammer back, especially with no safety.
Other than that, it's a great little .22, if you can find them.
I bought it a couple of years ago off of Bud's Gun Shop for $319 and thought that was a heck of a deal for a scaled down 1866-style rifle in chrome.
I haven't shot it much; just a couple of times to ensure functioning and to sight in a scope I mounted. I ended up hating how the scope looked on it and took it off.
I took it to Southern Idaho to hunt jackrabbits with and unbelievably didn't see a single rabbit, so it has not been properly indoctrinated yet.
Accuracy is OK, with maybe 2.5" at 55yds, but nothing impressive. But, the action is glass smooth and functioning has been 100% with the couple of different types of ammo I've used.
The rifle is 37" overall length and has a shorter length of pull of 14", but it fits me just fine. Weight is just over 6lbs.
Fit and finish is good; at least as good as the Henry .22 I fondled. Hammer is case colored and the wood grain is a bit plain, but OK. Sights are rather crude but work.
My only complaint about the gun is the trigger. It is too light. Seriously. My competition Uberti 1885 Winchester high wall breaks at just over 2lbs and is too light for hunting.
The Silver Boy breaks at between 1.5lbs and 2lbs. It is crisp and predictable, but too light for an inexperienced shooter to be lugging around the woods with the hammer back, especially with no safety.
Other than that, it's a great little .22, if you can find them.