midland man
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well I have on hold a used uberti 45 colt the cattleman brass model but I can change my mind and just order the new ruger convertible in 45 colt with the extra 45acp cylinder. so what in the world to do :banghead:
Do you want a traditional Colt SAA type gun with fixed sights, with an untraditional brass grip frame?
The Ruger isn't traditional either. what harm is done by the sharp looking brass? I understand the fixed sights, but lots of gun are made without and are used by happy shooters.
That is only safe to carry with an empty chamber under the hammer?
My Uberti has a 1/4 cock safety and a cylinder lockup with the cylinder pin in the second position.
That may or may not shoot where the sights are pointed, depending on bullet weight?
Such a gun should be shooting 255 gr, right? I believe that is the standard load one will find in boxed SAMMI ammo.
And is only strong enough to handle standard pressure .45 Colt loads?
Which is probably what we want to shoot. Uberti guns are proofed at much higher than standard pressures. At least they are safe for the ammo intended for them.
Or do you want a modern, very strong SA with adjustable sights, able to shoot two kinds of ammo?
Should be pretty easy to figure out really.
The Ubertis have a long-established tendency to vary greatly in sight regulation, and that's both in windage AND elevation.
Last new one I had here a couple months ago shot 4-6 inches low & 1.5 inches left at 25 yards.
If you carry the gun six-up, with the hammer on that notch, and drop the gun such that it lands on the hammer, you can pretty much count on it shearing the notch or busting the trigger tip off & firing. It's happened, knowledgeable six-gunners know better & do not carry that way.
Since 20 feet isn't good enough for me, I have no idea & couldn't care less.
What a gun & load do at that distance, I found out years ago, has no real bearing on what it'll do farther out, and I want the capability of reaching farther out.
If all you need is 20 feet, then you have different needs & different standards.
Denis
How would a transfer bar fare with a direct hit on the hammer?