Break top single action? Who makes one?

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What was the gun that was a break top in the old west. Was that a Smith?
And does anyone make a modern reproduction of it that's good and solid?

I like the old single actions, but they are pretty slow to reload----in a defensive situation, not on the range. I like someone's comment about how someone used an old magazine loaded with the ammo, and he could thumb feed them right in. but that didn't help the ejecting part.

Is it faster to eject all the spent cases and then load 1, skip one, load 4,
Or is it faster to eject and load as you go?
 
Recently, S&W themselves made an actual Reproduction of the S&W Schofield revolver.
I think this revolver is now out of production, but can still be found for sale.

Uberti also makes several versions of the S&W and this is sold by a number of outlets, including Navy Arms, Dixie Gun Works, and, I think EMF.
 
Yes, thank you. I went investigating on Google. SW no longer carries the schofield model. Uberti wants around 900.00 for theirs, and Another maker, I forget which, but similar wanted 750.00.
In that price range, I would be looking for some other type. That's alot of money for a replica!I bought my dad an original Colt single action for 800.00.
Guess I will be looking more seriously at the Vaquero. It's not breaktop, but a lot less than a schofield! I found some Vaqueros for around 400.00 on the internet.
 
Top-breaks are also not as strong as solid-framed or even swing-out cylinder revolvers. That's the reason S&W, H&R and other manufacturers stopped making them for centerfire rounds early in the 20th century. With the introduction of the .357 Magnum in the 1930's they determined that top-break revolvers were not capable of handling the newer high-pressure cartridges come into use.
 
Yeah, I saw that tthe new ones only come in .38 or .45LC.

I thought that .45 LC was supposed to be a heftly cartridge. I guess it's big, but not as high pressure. The newer modern schofields have a heftier beefed up frame according to the descriptions.

Too bad this design was not somehow further developed...
I do like the concept of a old west type single action that you could load faster. I wonder if anyone thought of making a speed loader for these?

Why not just go the the Smith DA you might ask. Yeah, I can easily do that, but to me they just don't look as neat. Yeah, I'm pretty weird.
My favorite two guns right now are the Old single actions and.....
a GLOCK! One is beauty and one is the Beast!
 
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