Taylor's and Co./Uberti Cattleman 12 shot .22LR revolver overview/first shots

[1KPerDay]

I got this nice "SAA" type 12-shot .22 revolver from Classic Firearms a week or so back and finally got to shoot it. It handles like any "traditional" SAA other than it's a .22LR and there are 12 chambers. Shoots well, looks good, and feels good. It's a bit heavier than a .45 SAA due to the smaller bore diameter, and obviously the recoil is much less, but it's a lot of fun to shoot.

It may or may not have the new Uberti retracting firing pin system (I didn't look that close) but honestly I don't really care because either way I'm not loading and carrying 12.

Rather than loading 1 and skipping 1, and loading four (what some call the "John Wayne load" or the cowboy load, on this one you load 3 and skip one and load 8, and then cock the hammer and lower it on an empty chamber. Or if you're at the range just load 12 and shoot them immediately. It's funny to be shooting an SAA and go past 6 shots. Your brain wants you to stop and reload but the hogleg just keeps shooing. LOL

Shoots pretty much to POA for me, or a couple inches above the front sight at roughly 18 yards, which is perfect for my purposes.

Anywho, here's a video overview and first shoot for any interested.

 

[Reinz]

Congrats on your mighty fine looking 22.

I didn’t know that a nice quality 12 shot was available. I definitely must get one.

Thanks for the well done video as you usually do.

 

[1KPerDay]

Thanks!

 

[Reinz]

BTW 1K, I am so jelly of your private shooting range!

That is really nice, I love your system of switching from steel to paper. Nice distance, well thought out!

 

[1KPerDay]

BTW I checked and it appears this has the new retracting firing pin mechanism. You can see the firing pin move forward as you lower the hammer with the trigger pulled. I’m still not carrying it with a round under the hammer.