SAAMAN had one of their "American Finish" ( bone charcoal/blue)cavalry models on order for several months. So far they have missed several promised delivery dates so, he bought one of the Model P 7.5 " models with the original stampings and inspector cartouche and the standard Model P finish.
In contrast to the two WCF caliber Model P's we shot earlier, this one had some prominent shortcomings. The BC gap is narrower at 12 o'clock than at 6 though it tends to shoot reasonable 3 inch groups with lead bullet loads at 25 yards. The real irritation is that the sight is leaning significantly to the right with the top barrel labeling obviously off kilter also. The revolver hits about five inches left from the 25 yard bench and he is unsure if he can screw the barrel in far enough to compensate. Trying to bend the front sight on a Uberti results in the sight snapping off.
Here, he has removed the varnish and revealed the underlying walnut grips and their interesting grain.
These came with over-tall front sights for easy regulation and hit exactly on horizontally"
The issues with the two short Model Ps were Perceptible end float with the 32-20 and slightly premature bolt drop with the 38-40. I lightly peened the cylinder bushing and removed the end float from the 32-20. The 38-40 functions properly but would need a replacement bolt fitted to drop it in the cylinder notch lead.
I suppose buying a Uberti Cimarron is still something of a crap shoot.
In contrast to the two WCF caliber Model P's we shot earlier, this one had some prominent shortcomings. The BC gap is narrower at 12 o'clock than at 6 though it tends to shoot reasonable 3 inch groups with lead bullet loads at 25 yards. The real irritation is that the sight is leaning significantly to the right with the top barrel labeling obviously off kilter also. The revolver hits about five inches left from the 25 yard bench and he is unsure if he can screw the barrel in far enough to compensate. Trying to bend the front sight on a Uberti results in the sight snapping off.
Here, he has removed the varnish and revealed the underlying walnut grips and their interesting grain.
These came with over-tall front sights for easy regulation and hit exactly on horizontally"
The issues with the two short Model Ps were Perceptible end float with the 32-20 and slightly premature bolt drop with the 38-40. I lightly peened the cylinder bushing and removed the end float from the 32-20. The 38-40 functions properly but would need a replacement bolt fitted to drop it in the cylinder notch lead.
I suppose buying a Uberti Cimarron is still something of a crap shoot.
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