New Uberti Cattleman safety in 2016.

[gilgsn]

Apparently the Cattleman has been deleted from the Uberti Web site and replaced by the Cattleman II with the new safety. Only a few SAA models do not get the safety, yet... I hope they won't... And while I'm at it, if Uberti could chamber their SAAs in .44 Special and .32-20, that'd be great!

Gil

 

[DPris]

As a toy, I could live with the new safety design.
On a working gun, I'd have to pass.
Denis

 

[35 Whelen]

Apparently the Cattleman has been deleted from the Uberti Web site and replaced by the Cattleman II with the new safety. Only a few SAA models do not get the safety, yet... I hope they won't... And while I'm at it, if Uberti could chamber their SAAs in .44 Special and .32-20, that'd be great!

Gil

Check with Cimarron. They typically have a much larger variety of calibers and models than Taylor and Uberti even though theirs are made by Uberti.
I'd be surprised to see the siy safety last. Shooters buy Uberti's et al for the Colt SA experience.and a stupid safety takes away from that experience.

35W

 

[yugorpk]

I wonder if the pin spacing is still the same. I bet it is. Ive got about a complete set of Colt internals and a perfect 2nd gen hammer. it might not be legal for them to import them as such but as the end user I could make it work like a Colt. As long as they didnt do the transfer bar thing or goof up the inside of the receiver it should work.

 

[Branko_D]

You'd just need to replace the hammer & trigger. They'll likely keep selling the spare parts for older models, if not the older models themselves. I'm still seeing the original "Cattleman" models in their catalogue. Obviously they intend to keep selling them, at least in Europe (there's no requirement for a gun to have a safety of any sort where I am).

As for the retractable firing pin, I do not mind it overly much because except for the trigger position they function the same, but I can see how someone could want the option.

 

[texagun]

Who wants to be the 1st guy to carry it with all 6 chambers loaded, and have it drop on the hammer?

 

[35 Whelen]

Who wants to be the 1st guy to carry it with all 6 chambers loaded, and have it drop on the hammer?

At this moment there's an '90-something production Uberti, loaded with 6 rounds, on my hip as there usually is. I always wear it outside when feeding the cows, cutting wood, clearing fence lines, riding a horse, etc. and have so for a number of years now.

I think it's this thread that someone mentioned the ATF requires imported firearms be capable of dropping a distance of 3' on the hammer, 5 times, without going off. (ATF Form 4590 "Safety Test") Good enough for me.

"It" dropping on the hammer is no different than "It" going off. Neither can happen without human error. Pay attention to what's going on and be aware your surroundings, and there won't be anything to worry about.

35W