midland man
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so I am now looking at purchasing a 1873 cattleman steel or cattleman brass 45 colt pistol by uberti, is these good to well built pistols? thanks!
Sight regulation is a recurring Uberti issue, don't be too astonished if whatever you get doesn't shoot to point of aim.
Denis
35 Whelen,
If I bought that Colt as an investment I don't think I would have cocked it.
Sight regulation is a recurring Uberti issue, don't be too astonished if whatever you get doesn't shoot to point of aim.
Denis
Howdy
Yes, they are well built pistols. No, they are not Colts, but then again, they do not cost as much as a Colt. Keep the loads to SAMMI Max, none of that extra hot stuff, no Ruger Only loads and they will serve you well.
Just so you know, the Colt Single Action Army that the Ubertis are based on were never made with a brass trigger guard or backstrap. Always steel.
Actually, early ones sometimes were as they were the same as the 1851 Navy used. Colt used leftovers from the 1851 line in early Peacemakers. They transitioned to steel, and when they ran out of the brass parts, it is true that they no longer used them.
I waited for over a year ( still waiting ) for a 5 1/2 Colt . Never saw one at a reasonable price , so I bought a Taylor's Smoke Wagon ( made by Uberti ) . I am very happy with it . Very good fit and the wood grips that come on it are better than the plastic Colt grips . The Colt does have a beautiful blue finish , not that the Uberti's is bad .
Driftwood Johnson said:TommyGunn said:Actually, early ones sometimes were as they were the same as the 1851 Navy used. Colt used leftovers from the 1851 line in early Peacemakers. They transitioned to steel, and when they ran out of the brass parts, it is true that they no longer used them.
Can you give a reference to that information?
royal barnes said:Tommygunn,
I, too would like some documentation. Never heard it before and never seen one.