In my previous post I described how I’d had problems with a pair Uberti El Patron’s in 45 Colt. The first was sent back to the Benelli repair facility because the point of impact was 10” off at 35 feet. When received, the armorer called me stating the pistol exhibited the worst case of gas cutting he’d ever seen and asked the type of loads I’d shot through it. I replied 2 boxes of “Cowboy” loads and the rest were black powder. Uberti/ Benelli sent me a replacement in 2018. Back in March of this year, I sent that replacement pistol back because the recoil plate was peened from the primer and consequently the cylinder required hand turning because the primer would flow into the recess and bind. The Benelli armorer called today and didn’t leave a message so I called Customer Service. The lady couldn’t connect me with the individual that called, but read his analysis. He stated the problem was caused by firing high pressure loads, but to their credit were replacing this pistol also. I thanked her profusely and then reminded the lady of our previous call that I’d never fired anything but black powder through it and I suspected a metallurgy problem. Surprisingly, she said they were imported and not made by Benelli and couldn’t do anything about that. Bottom line, I’m getting a new pistol but it’s on back order. I wish the armorer would contact me as I’d like to let him know only black powder loads had ever been used and I’m also sure there’s a method to report systemic problems back to Uberti.