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MJN77

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Hey all, Anybody know why Uberti stopped producing the patterson revolver? Just a random thought really.
 
The reproduction Colt Patterson had several problems with keeping in time as well as small spring breakage. Near the end of production Uberti even gave you a spare parts kit because of this. A Uberti salesman told us it was too costly to provide a repair service for something that didn't sell that good. Sad, I liked their looks and have had several - just didn't shoot them that often because of the timing issues.
 
Not too surprised, They have between three and four times as many parts as the later colts depending on what you count. very complicated and both of mine took some wearing in before they functioned very well. The one in the picture/ lever model was particularly hinky and I had to stuff some foil in the barrel hole where the arbor fits to create enough bc gap for it to work.

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The 61 navy is a lot easier to handle and shoot
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25 yards.

The paterson is mainly for realism in movies from the period and experimentation by black powder wonks. Not particularly satisfying for regular shooting.
 
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You really have to want to shoot a historical revolver to shoot a Paterson very often. I haven't had any mechanical problems with my two shooters, one is a Pietta and the other is a very old Uberti under the Replica Arms name.

This is a dream.
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These are my shooters.
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My wall hanger.
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I can understand that from a business point they discontinued production of the replicas. Having said that I would sure like to have one. What a beautiful firearm.

Steve
Tulsa
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I like your wall hanger there. Can you still shoot this gun?
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The wedge is worn, you would need to keep an eye on that between chambers, but yes, I could fire it if I really had to.
This is a counterfeit Paterson of unknown manufacturer.
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As you can see, the barrel marking is close but not totally correct.
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Several friends asked "how did you get the money to buy a Paterson, rob a bank?" Unless you are aware of the correct barrel stamping this one well fool you.
 
With some of the Uberti's, the slightist amount of fouling after a shot or two would cause them to severly bind and freeze up.
Uberti opted to not even try to fix them but instead would offer another one of their C&B models as a replacement.
 
the slightist amount of fouling after a shot or two would cause them to severly bind and freeze up.
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Not just the Uberti's, it's a Paterson problem, fouling at the barrel and forcing cone area. The Paterson has a lot of surface area. Later guns had the breech end turned at a taper to reduce the contact area. Colt addressed it some what in the Walker and made further improvements with the Dragoons.
 
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