Uberti Cattleman disassembly problem
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1911Tuner
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Do this.
Cherry-pick until you find six fired/unprimed cases with rims the same thickness. With the cylinder locked in battery, find a feeler that'll enter on one with just a little drag. Place the hammer on half-cock and turn the cylinder slowly to see how much it changes from one chamber to another. Little or no change means that everything is square and true. Significant change means that somethin's crooked.
Ideally, six GO headspace gauges should be used...but they're pricey.
CraigC
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Actually, two names, different things.
The recoil shield is the rear part of the frame, the standing breech. The recoil plate, or firing pin bushing, is a hardened steel insert pressed into the frame of most single action Colt's, USFA's and Rugers. Uberti does not install them as a cost-cutting measure. Which is the problem, because the frame is softer than a recoil plate and tends to wear quicker. Since there is no plate to replace, the fix is to either install one or weld up the hole and recut it. Which most folks find to be cost prohibitive considering the cost of a replacement gun.
http://www.saami.org/glossary/display.cfm?letter=R
The recoil shield is the rear part of the frame, the standing breech. The recoil plate, or firing pin bushing, is a hardened steel insert pressed into the frame of most single action Colt's, USFA's and Rugers. Uberti does not install them as a cost-cutting measure. Which is the problem, because the frame is softer than a recoil plate and tends to wear quicker. Since there is no plate to replace, the fix is to either install one or weld up the hole and recut it. Which most folks find to be cost prohibitive considering the cost of a replacement gun.
http://www.saami.org/glossary/display.cfm?letter=R
9MMare
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I had similar issues with my Uberti Hombre Cattlemen SA revolvers. They were basically junk but I guess I should have expected that considering their price.
They were also so unreliable that I could not compete with them (mounted shooting) and after a couple hundred in SAS gunsmith work, bought something else.
They were also so unreliable that I could not compete with them (mounted shooting) and after a couple hundred in SAS gunsmith work, bought something else.
Clark
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I have a beat up old 1970 Iver Johnson Uberti made Cattleman 45LC, and I really have enjoyed it.
Getting the pin out can be frustrating.
I use a screw driver on my old Cattleman, the newer one is easier.
Uberti talks about parts kits
http://www.uberti.com/parts-and-accessories/parts-kits.php
Brownells has a lot of Cattleman parts in stock.
http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/index.htm?avs|Make_3=Uberti&psize=96#.ULFaq-Tok4I
This book is helpful.
http://www.amazon.com/Antique-Firea...e/dp/0873497678/ref=la_B001KISRY2_1_1?ie=UTF8
Getting the pin out can be frustrating.
I use a screw driver on my old Cattleman, the newer one is easier.
Uberti talks about parts kits
http://www.uberti.com/parts-and-accessories/parts-kits.php
Brownells has a lot of Cattleman parts in stock.
http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/index.htm?avs|Make_3=Uberti&psize=96#.ULFaq-Tok4I
This book is helpful.
http://www.amazon.com/Antique-Firea...e/dp/0873497678/ref=la_B001KISRY2_1_1?ie=UTF8
Jesse Heywood
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Brownells has discontinued the Belt Mountain base pin. Looks like you can buy from the manufacturer. www.beltmountain.com
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