Schofield .45 Colt

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magmax

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Bought a Uberti Top Break Schofield in .45 Colt a little while back. I have to say Uberti did a nice job with these guns. The outside fit and finish is quite good and the gun shoots to point of aim, which I am REALLY pleased about. The more I play with it, the more I like it. According to the book "History of Smith& Wesson" by Roy G. Jinks, the model 3 top break was in production for 42 years, and the Russians bought more than 100,000 of them.
David

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one on my to buy lists. i really prefer the Russian design, but love using the american latch.

I can't decide on .45LC or .38spl... I think the .38s would be easier on the lock up...

UGH. these pics just made it climb up the buy list.
 
Colt's ballyhoo and promotion was such that Sam Colt far overshadowed all his competitiors and the name Colt became synomomous with revolvers. But the fact remains that Smith & Wesson revolvers established a reputation for accuracy and reliability.

You have a beautiful specimen there, and Uberti has done some fine work producing these replicas. Never had any experience with these, but the ones I have seen are top notch.

Bob Wright
 
So just how reliable are these guns? I have always heard the shoot loose after a while.
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I doubt you'll be able to shoot it loose in a reasonable time frame. Shooting it loose usually is a result of using higher then norm pressures which the lock work wasn't designed for. As long as it is maintained and treated properly It will be fine.
 
So just how reliable are these guns? I have always heard the shoot loose after a while.
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That's the case in the Uberti Schofield I bought. After less than one box of standard factory loads mine has started to loosen up. Also, you will find "mystery marks" forming on the back edge of the cylinder; These are from the cylinder hitting the stops on the barrel latch when you eject the spent rounds. They are extremely pretty, but the metal tends to be soft.
 
one on my to buy lists. i really prefer the Russian design, but love using the american latch.
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The No 3 has also been made by Uberti/Beretta. I believe you can also get one with the "second finger tang" on the trigger guard, ala Russian Model.
 
We'll see how it holds up. The gun pictured has just over 100 rounds thru it. A few left-over 250 gr. Blazers, but mostly handloads that are "stiff", but within standard pressure. There is no indication of anything "loosening up" at this point. But I would agree that shooting moderate pressure rounds would be wise.
David
 
A HANDSOME looking revolver. Here's hoping it holds up for you.

(You might want to go get the Clint Eastwood movie 'Unforgiven' - there's a character called the Schofield Kid in it.)
 
Chesster,
Using my RCBS trigger scale [did not hold gun in vise], I get between 5 1/2and 6 lbs. The trigger also has creep. While certainly not great, it is about what I would expect. I have no doubt the creep could be eliminated without much effort.

DaleA,
I have the movie "Unforgiven". The final gunfight scene in the bar is great.
 
I have had a Uberti Schofield and a Uberti Russian for several years. They have seen God knows how many rounds through them, and neither one of them has the slightest problem with being loose or anything else. They are great revolvers.
 
Mag Max,
That's a fine looking revolver! Just beautiful. Now I want one. Thanks :rolleyes:

One of the selling points of the S&W Schofield revolvers was that they could be reloaded while riding horseback. The Colt system required two hands to reload (hold the gun & operate the ejector rod). S&W's top break automatically ejected the empties whilst retaining live rounds. Salesmen would often demonstrate that they could fire 3-4 full cylinders in the time it took a Colt user to fire 12 shots.
 
Yes, the center extractor star rises up as the gun is opened, ejecting the spent cartridges, then it snaps back down allowing
reloading. I believe nearly all top-breaks operate the same. It makes for very quick ejecting and reloading, especially
compared to a single action with a loading gate.
David
 
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