Seeking a spare Uberti barrel

[gtrgy888]

I’ve been shooting black powder about two years now and enjoying the sport. With summer approaching, wearing a long coat to conceal a 7.5”-8” barrel is getting impractical and I started thinking about how sleek it would be to turn an 1851 into a cut down 1861 or shorten an 1860 with a simple barrel swap. Does anyone know if Uberti ever manufactured the 1861 in .36 with a 5.5” barrel? If not that one, a 5.5” 1860 barrel would also do fine. My Google fu was weak. I couldn’t find any spare barrels of this description through VTI, Dixie, or elsewhere. I may need to just buy a spare full length barrel and hacksaw, learn to dovetail a sight, and try my hand at making my own, but I thought I’d ask here first.

 

[Lyle]

I’ve been shooting black powder about two years now and enjoying the sport. With summer approaching, wearing a long coat to conceal a 7.5”-8” barrel is getting impractical and I started thinking about how sleek it would be to turn an 1851 into a cut down 1861 or shorten an 1860 with a simple barrel swap. Does anyone know if Uberti ever manufactured the 1861 in .36 with a 5.5” barrel? If not that one, a 5.5” 1860 barrel would also do fine. My Google fu was weak. I couldn’t find any spare barrels of this description through VTI, Dixie, or elsewhere. I may need to just buy a spare full length barrel and hacksaw, learn to dovetail a sight, and try my hand at making my own, but I thought I’d ask here first.

A 5 inch is listed for a ‘51.
https://taylorsfirearms.com/catalog/product/view/id/846/s/1851-navy-parts/category/465/

 

[hawg]

Not that I know of. You could always buy another barrel and shorten it yourself or have it done.

 

[AntiqueSledMan]

Hello gtrgy888,

You will also need a Loading Lever Assy.
I cut down an 1851 Pietta in 44 cal. to 5".
I cut it down on a band saw & squared it up in a mill.
But because it was on a Cartridge Conversion, I didn't need the loading lever.
If you cut one for Percussion use, you will need to add the Barrel Loading Lever Stud also.
Of course you could use the one off the cut off, but you will need to dovetail it in the barrel.

AntiqueSledMan.

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

At present, only 7.5" Uberti belt frame barrels are listed on EBAY:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224888083352?hash=item345c5fd398:g:JXQAAOSwWXhiMMRA
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255241676743?hash=item3b6d96e7c7:g:tzwAAOSwN19hm~gG
This one looks shorter but it may just be the photo angle and it does not specify:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134072726256?hash=item1f375b72f0:g:kI0AAOSwABRiSDZz
Here is a 5.5 Pocket:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325091110671?hash=item4bb0f0af0f:g:RzwAAOSwYqpiJ~VR
You could set up a search for "Sporting Goods/Hunting/Gun Parts/Uberti Barrel" and run it occasionally!
Good Luck

 

[dickydalton]

I got the 3 1/2" 1862 barrel from Taylors about 5 years ago. Here it is next to an 1849.

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• dickydalton
• Aug 19, 2017

1849 next to short 1862