Wow, so many websites are showing "out of stock". In particular it appears that percussion style revolvers are in short supply. Anyone know what's going on? Was there a run on revolvers or a strike at the Uberti factory? Don't know about Pietta as I wasn't particularly looking for their models at the time.
Is it my imagination or is there a shortage of Uberti inventory?
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Crawdad1
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I see your point a lot of 'Out of Stock' signs on various websites.
John L Venable
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Yikes, I just left Midway.... a Lot of Out of Stock there. Oddly they were having a lot of sales several weeks ago! I'm wondering if this has something to do with a couple of Crackpot Pols mentioning going after Black Powder Arms.
rdstrain49
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I don't believe that Beretta is in the business of selling firearms mfg. companies.
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“Uberti is located in Gardone V.T., a suburb of Brescia, Italy, that has for centuries been the home to other firearm manufacturers and similar craft businesses. Independent for many years, Uberti was purchased and made into a subsidiary of Beretta Firearms and subsequently acquired by Benelli,[when?]also a member of the Beretta Holding Company.[2]”
From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Uberti,_Srl.
“Aldo Uberti had attended the Zanardelli gunsmithing school, and by age 14 he was already apprenticing with Beretta, a determining factor in his early career. He founded Uberti on the eve of the U.S. Civil War's 100th anniversary, when he was approached by U.S. businessmen who wanted to cater to the budding but promising reenactment market.[4]Uberti's first replica was the 1851 Colt Navy revolver, followed by other Colt civil-war-era models; later, he moved on to Remington and Winchester designs. It was during this era that Colt ceased production of their famous Single Action Army or "Peacemaker" revolvers.[5]
By the 1970s, Uberti had grown into an internationally recognized producer of Civil-War and Old West firearms, with high quality standards and a marked preference for forging their receivers out of solid steel rather than using casting or alloys.[6] In the year 2000, Uberti was acquired by Beretta, thanks to whose substantial financing it upgraded the factory to a brand-new facility, thereby greatly expanding production capacity. By 2002, the factory was further modernized with CNC machinery; this enabled them to expedite certain manufacturing processes, although an amount of hand-fitting and hand-finishing remains necessary to this day for this type of firearm.[7]”
Currently, Uberti firearms come into the United States through three main importers. The first and largest is Stoeger, a member of the same parent company (Benelli, in turn a member of the Beretta Holding Company). In this case, Stoeger does not act as a brand, but only as a) the FFL under which the Uberti firearms are imported, which is why these are the only Uberti firearms to be openly marketed under the Uberti brand; and b) the company handling the 5-year warranty. The second is Taylor's, a Virginia-based company that caters in particular to cowboy-action shooters, reenactors and collectors. The third is Cimarron Arms, a Texas-based company also specializing in the Cowboy-action market.
The Beretta Holding Company acquired Uberti with the explicit goal of dominating the market niche of replica firearms—a niche that up to that point Beretta had not entered. Through this acquisition, Beretta's intention was to quickly become the dominant force in this interesting market segment (particularly in the U.S.), by offering a product that reflected Beretta's own manufacturing standards.
According to the then CEO of Beretta Holding, Dott. Piero Gussalli Beretta, "the objective of this acquisition [was] that of leading the Beretta group onto the stage of America's most genuine tradition of cowboy-type firearms and shooting, through a brand that is comparable to Beretta in quality and prestige."[19] A year after the acquisition (2001), Uberti netted a record of $15M. The current Uberti CEO is Dr. Giacomo Merlino.[20]
Today, the U.S. subdivision of Uberti is located in Accokeek, Maryland, within the Benelli U.S. main offices. Uberti is in fact part of the Benelli group, in turn a member of the Beretta holding family.[21]
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Loyalist Dave
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The year changed...it's now 2018. With the new tax laws coming out the distributors were a little slow in posting their first quarter orders to Uberti (and probably to Pedersoli too). The average Joe kept ordering so the sellers had a back log, plus other folks probably jumped in to place an order for the "I've always wanted that gun", not knowing if gun "imports" of any kind might get curtailed so they created a larger than normal backorder situation..., so as the orders are delivered, the sellers here in the US fill the backorders, first, and voila, you have folks "out of stock" a little longer than expected.
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Indeed, not just finished Uberti guns, but Uberti parts, too, seem to be drying up.
The Tory above confused me at first with his explanation. Initially I thought he was trying to say that the market for Uberti is over-saturated, so demand is weak and hence no new production. But after reading a second time it seems he's trying to say that Uberti is busy filling back orders, meaning demand has outstripped supply.
However, with their reportedly new CNC facility I find it hard that Uberti cannot keep production pace with demand, notwithstanding how artificial the demand may be.
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Jason
The Tory above confused me at first with his explanation. Initially I thought he was trying to say that the market for Uberti is over-saturated, so demand is weak and hence no new production. But after reading a second time it seems he's trying to say that Uberti is busy filling back orders, meaning demand has outstripped supply.
However, with their reportedly new CNC facility I find it hard that Uberti cannot keep production pace with demand, notwithstanding how artificial the demand may be.
Best,
Jason
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https://hotair.com/archives/2017/11...ves-gun-violence-problem-going-muzzleloaders/ and in Maine I've read.
What in the hëll is wrong with them?!?! It almost seems laughable except they are apparently serious.
Looked in to that and she is concerned about those new muzzleloaders with silencers on them and not BP guns as a whole.
Tommygunn
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I've never seen a muzzle loader with a silencer before.
Did good ol' Dan'l Boone have one I don't know about?
Did good ol' Dan'l Boone have one I don't know about?
I've never seen a muzzle loader with a silencer before.
Did good ol' Dan'l Boone have one I don't know about?
Seems a bit silly to me but then I suppose it may do for someone with hearing issues to hunt or some such. Not my cup of tea and would think it would be a real pain to clean.
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My point was not capacity..., it was simply demand. Flying Dog brewery is up the street from me..., used to be the Frederick Brewing Company. State of the art facility, went out of business. Folks didn't stop buying and drinking craft beer, they stopped ordering craft beer made at that plant, and it was sold to Flying Dog who now have several different products coming off the machines. You run your plant, be it beer or gun parts, based on what you get in orders. Especially as with Uberti if you sunk a bunch of capital into new machines (the switchover to them would halt production for a time too, adding to the situation) ..., your cash reserves are low so you move cautiously.
btw what I have is at least 2nd hand information.
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There is a push in Maryland to reclassify cap-n-ball revolvers as the same as modern revolvers, because one woman was shot and killed with a cap-n-ball revolver when the ex couldn't get a modern handgun because he was prohibited...., of course there are laws prohibiting felons with "possession of components" which included the black power, caps, and ball, but law breakers don't follow laws...
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As I understand, the UK handgun ban does not apply to BP revolvers. It was in a different thread where the law was being described by a person in the UK. However, this is the link to the applicable section (see section 2 &6.9).
If the above is true, then I can see a real increase in demand for BP revolvers. Further, if it is true, I can see more manufacturers eventually jumping into BP. However, in the short run, there is certain to be a shortage as manufacturing remains constant and demand increases.
If the above is true, then I can see a real increase in demand for BP revolvers. Further, if it is true, I can see more manufacturers eventually jumping into BP. However, in the short run, there is certain to be a shortage as manufacturing remains constant and demand increases.
Ephraim Kibbey
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I do not see any out of stock labels here:
https://www.jedediah-starr.com/thumbnail.asp?cid=18&deep=2&searchWord=&offset=0
or here:
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...FullText:uberti&search_params=FullText:uberti
https://www.jedediah-starr.com/thumbnail.asp?cid=18&deep=2&searchWord=&offset=0
or here:
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...FullText:uberti&search_params=FullText:uberti
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Tommygun, there is a company that recently announced a .50 caliber muzzleloading rifle that has a built in silencer. I guess because the silencer is a non-removable part of the gun and it's a muzzleloader the company claims it's legal under Federal law.
Tommygunn
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Well, SHAZAM .... you learn something new each day. A muzzle loader with a built-in silencer ●●●●● whoda thunk it?
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