Re: the Uberti safety...
I've heard mixed opinions on the Uberti hammer-mounted safety. I'll have to go look at the latest incarnations.
I hope it's true about that safety being worth a dang...the Uberti factory bird's-head in .357 has always looked like a tasty little critter
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By "toys", I spoke incorrectly, or at least incompletely. I'd use a true "five-up-gun" for target, SASS-type competition and the like, but not for street defense or wilderness survival. I know they can do it, but a true safety gives a little extra measure of support in court if necessary, and hey, six rounds really is better than five
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As to carrying a genuine Colt SAA, aren't they a tad pricey for that
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Update: I just went to the Uberti "safety page", at:
http://www.uberti.com/ - then click on "safety".
What they're doing is interesting, but...if I'm reading this right, once it's at the half-cock loading position, the safety is already off? Does it re-engage if the hammer should slip forward from that point?
In the Ruger system, the safety is continuously engaged through the entire hammer travel. There's several different alterations available to get a true half-cock loading position (which also lines the cylinder bores up with the loading gate properly). The Alpha Precision system by Jim Stroh is one, another answer is a free-wheel pawl. But either way, the safety isn't affected - only trigger pressure disengages it.
Does anybody have more supporting info on the Uberti safety? I'll be the first to admit I know the modern Ruger safety but not the Uberti beyond the poor pics on the Uberti site.
Jim