Uberti Schofield opinions and price check

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Gents,

I've found a "Like new in box" Uberti Schofield 5 in barrel 45 LC. It looks perfect, but I don't know much about them. I know you can't shoot +P loads in them, but can you shoot standard pressure loads? What is the quality of them? Price is $750 out the door.
 
Uberti is an Italian manufacturer and as such, each firearm they make is proof fired so it will be safe with standard loads.
 
From some accounts I've heard about they are best shot using loads that replicate the power found in the old .44 Russian rounds.

Full power .45Colt loads won't make the gun explode thanks to the proofing tests. But a couple of accounts I've heard suggest that it'll shake the gun loose fairly quickly at the latch and hinge if full power loads are used frequently. And it would certainly be wise to avoid the more powerful stuff such as Buffalo Bore hunting loads or similar.

All of which is why the idea of hinged break open revolvers didn't last long other than when used with lower power and small bore ammo.
 
I'm a lefty, and ergonomically I love the idea of the Schofield.

#1 it's an inherently weak design.

#2 it's overpriced when a Ruger SBH costs $300...
 
#2 it's overpriced when a Ruger SBH costs $300...
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It only seems overpriced if you do not understand how much hand-fitting is required for the design and how little hand fitting goes into a Ruger.

I'd also love to know where you get $300 Supers??? I paid as little as $360 for one of mine but that was almost 20yrs ago.
 
I love Schofields, but I don't feel that they're sufficiently rugged enough for a lot of use, and probably best limited to original ammo levels even with modern steels. .45 Schofield or .44 Special would be a good choice.

It's not pressure in and of itself that shakes'em loose. It's recoil forces and the opposing tensile stress imposed on the latch that does it. If I had one, it would be one of the above calibers...preferably .44 Special...downloaded about 10% and fired exclusively with lead bullets.
 
First of all, in today's market, I think $750 for a new Uberti Schofield is a great price. I paid $800 for mine earlier this year and I thought I was getting a good deal. They retail for $900 and up, assuming that you can find one. The big problem is the sporadic supply.

Although the original was a black powder design, the Uberti repro is no good for use with black powder. To make the gun usable with .45 LC (as opposed to .45 Schofield, a shorter case), Uberti had to make the cylinder longer. This eliminated the clearance at the front of the cylinder that allowed powder fouling to accumulate. The result is that the cylinder will bind up fairly quickly with black powder loads. You're fine if you stick to smokeless. (And mild loads at that -- the gun is primarily intended for Cowboy Action Shooting.)
 
It's recoil forces and the opposing tensile stress imposed on the latch that does it.
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Yep, all that backthrust is put directly on the latch, which is always the failure point.


If I had one, it would be one of the above calibers...preferably .44 Special...downloaded about 10% and fired exclusively with lead bullets.
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I never too much cared for the Schofield but I love the #3 Russian. Always wanted one to potentially have rechambered to .44Colt or Special, just so I don't have to buy Russian brass. It's actually the miniscule sights that make me apprehensive.
 
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