Break action, auto-ejecting, 45 LC revolver.

The 5" one is one of my "grail guns."

My dealer has one of the reintroduction Smith & Wesson with a wood presentation case in 45 Colt on consignment now. IIRC it's about a 7" barrel. And the owner really likes it.

Of course if I had it and wanted to sell it, I'd really like it too.
 
I take some issue with the ad's statement that "Schofield designed the top break revolver", but the Ubertis are good guns. Not, IMHO, as well made as the originals, but the old days will not be back again soon, and the new guns are darned good.

Jim
 
A friend and I bought ASM Schofields because an Australian correspondent in the Cowboy Chronicle said they were better than Uberti.
The ones we got were dismal failures. We sent them back and eventually got a refund (wholesale basis) as they were judged irreparable and not to be continued in production. Like to put EMF out of business.

I think the current crop of Ubertis is ok.

I had some originals, a .44 Russian No 3 NM, a .38-44 Target, and a .38 Single Action. Fine old guns, but OLD. I sold them to collectors rather than pound on them by shooting regularly.
 
I bought one of the ASMs, once I had it correctly set up inside it wasn't bad.
Had about four of the Ubertis & one of the 2000 Smiths here at various times.

The ASMs were a disaster for Cimarron, not EMF. :)

The breaktops are an interesting design.
Denis
 
My dealer has one of the reintroduction Smith & Wesson with a wood presentation case in 45 Colt on consignment now. IIRC it's about a 7" barrel. And the owner really likes it.
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Howdy

Just like the old ones, the modern version of the Schofield manufactured by Smith and Wesson around the year 2000 was only chambered for 45 Schofield, not 45 Colt.
 
OK, Cimarron.

My ASM had a crooked barrel. Shot about 9" left. A range rod would only go about halfway through.
My pard's was similar but not quite as crooked.
The first one that came in broke in the store, failing to cycle within a few tries out of the box.
 
Cimarron worked out a deal with ASM where Cimarron bought the equipment for ASM to manufacture the breaktops for them.

The quality was below par, definitely not better than Uberti, and Cimarron lost a buncha money on the project.
Denis
 
A friend of mine gave me one of the "stretched Schoefields" in .45 Colt. (Fauxfield? :rolleyes:) I forget the brand.

Went to the range, fired 12 times (standard factory 255gr lead). I gave it back to him. Gun opened a couple times, and had other issues. Looked great, worked like crap.

A GOOD one would be a really neat gun.

Just checked with my friend, the bad gun was Cimmaron, Armi San Marco.

It boggles my mind that anyone would make a gun, that they know is going to be mainly purchased by shooters and collectors, and NOT take the time (despite the expense) to make them right.

Truly a short term outlook. Make a buck now, and get out. Screw the fools who actually bought the product. This time next year I'll be VP of a company that makes wheel bearings or headphones, or retired on a beach somewhere....this kind of attitude is all too common, and not just in the gun industry.
 
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