Uberti wheelguns?

[Wheelguns 1961]

I have a 5.5” in .45c saa size, that I think is about perfect. If I was going to buy a stallion size gun, I would like to check them both out.

[35 Whelen]

4 3/4" is a very handy length, 5 1/2" a little longer sighting plane and another 50-75 fps. I have both barrel lengths in .44 Special, 44-40 and 45 Colt don't find one barrel length particularly more accurate than another.

35W

[jmort]

I have a Bisley...it is sweet, too.
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They are beautiful guns
Very happy with mine

[Love Life]

The 5 1/2 inch barrel balances better for me. I’d recommend to the OP to hold as many as possible before buying.

[badwolf]

Looking at a new one with 2 cylinders, 32-20, and 327 magmum. I guess all the new ones have a safety?

[35 Whelen]

Looking at a new one with 2 cylinders, 32-20, and 327 magmum. I guess all the new ones have a safety?

Most Uberti models do, Pietta's do not. I bought a Uberti 32-20 from Dixie Gun Works last November and it came without the retracting firing pin.

35W

[sharps4590]

5 1/2 is my favorite and, that is purely a matter of taste. To me it seemed a good compromise, something most compromises are not, between the 4 3/4 and 7 1/2. It's all I've shot for so many decades that these days anything different just seems wrong to me....there's that "taste" thing again. Get the one that puts the biggest smile on your face and learn to shoot it.

[Hootmix]

I own 2, both are 44-40 1875 outlaws, 1 w/ 7 1/2" and 1 w/ 5 1/2",,the 5 1/2" set up for CAS has a fine tuned action, can only use Fed. primers ,locks up like a safe,, both are EMF stamped, made in the early 90's . The 7 1/2" has the pinched frnt. sight , both were used when I got'm and still in very nice condition. WAIT!! ( forgot ) I have a OT 72 in 38 special w/ 4 5/8" army grips ( got hands like a bear ) all shoot just fine.

coffee's ready,, Hootmix.

[Gunslinger1911]

You guys are killin me !
Went to favorite GS yeaterday, they usually have a few Uberti's. All they had was a couple cap & ball revolvers (already have a 36 Navy lol).
Guess it's time to make the rounds !
Pic is the Grail. Steel grip frame, case hardened (colored ?) frame, 4 3/4" bbl, 45 Colt (Duh !).
Hope to find a non-safety, Taylor tuned example, but not a deal breaker.

[condorjohn]

I see everyone referring to their SAA's with 4 3/4' barrels. I've always thought they were 4 5/8". Will somebody please straighten me out.

[35 Whelen]

I see everyone referring to their SAA's with 4 3/4' barrels. I've always thought they were 4 5/8". Will somebody please straighten me out.

IMHO the 1/8" is extremely irrelevant, but if you really want to know, the two Uberti's that happened to be on the shelf above my desk, an Hombre in .357 and a Frisco in 45 Colt, measured 4.761" and 4.772" respectively. I suppose that would be rounded down to 4 3/4".

35W

[jmort]

My Urberti Bisleys were sold as 4.75 inches aka 4 3/4"
My Rugers were sold as 4.62 inches
5/8" is close and may be more accurate.
5 ÷ 8 = .625"

[9.3X62AL]

COLT SAA-pattern revolvers generally have 4-3/4" barrels--RUGER SAA-pattern revolvers generally have 4-5/8" barrels. These are "regular production" lengths, custom barrels (both factory and aftermarket) can run the gamut from "Sheriff's Models" to "Buntlines", with many stops between those extremes.

My S/A revolvers tend toward either 4-3/4" or 7-1/2" barrel lengths. If the revolver's caliber produces substantial recoil, I MUCH prefer a Bisley grip form.

If Uberti or Cimarron offers a 32/20--327 Federal conversion variant, I will be all over one of those. Most ricky-tick.

[jmort]

Ruger says 4.62" which is not 4 5/8"
Again, they may be 4.625"
Or, possibly Ruger does not use common usage rounding, which would dictate
that they market the barrel as 4.63"


Model: 5102
Caliber: 45 Colt
Capacity: 6
Barrel Length: 4.62"
MSRP: $829.00

[badwolf]

I'm sorry, it's 32-20 and 32 h&r

[Wayne Smith]

i cant decide between the 4.75 or the 5.5. would you say the 5.5 is easier to shoot? also what kind of groups do you get with the short rifle as i want one of them also in 44-40

I'm shooting my 44-40's with a case full compressed (38 gr)Goex BP and the Big Lube 200 grain boolit. I've not shot the rifle that much but at 50 yards I'm getting 2" groups basically supported offhand.

[Thumbcocker]

I heard or read somewhere that I cant recall that Ruger went with 4 5/8" to get more barrels from a blank than the traditional 4 3/4" barrel length used on Colts would get.

[barnabus]

are the standard models really rough compared to the tuned models?

[Wheelguns 1961]

My standard model has better fit and finish, than my rugers. The trigger, out of the box, was also better than most of my rugers.

[burch]

I have a Cattlemen and a 71 Open Top and I can say Uberti has come a long way on the quality of their guns. Both of mine have good fit and the color case hardening is awesome. I bought both of them from Taylor’s but I’m sure Cimarron has the same quality. Get ya one and don’t look back. You’ll love it.
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