New (for me) Uberti Schofield Clone

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These have been going for outrageous prices, but one finally came down enouogh for me to win it. I think it's because it was advertised as chambered in 38 Colt. I'm relatively certain that it is 38spl., but the 38 colt kept people away. Still a lot of money, but I've always wanted one and this replica will scratch that itch. I have Uberti replicas now in 38/357 of a Colt SAA, a Remington 1875, and a S&W Schofield (38spl only).
 

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Sweet, well done replicas are interesting in that they are shootable examples of historic classics. Getting you hands on a actual Schofield, that is shootable would be expensive and once you had it hard to justify shooting much.
 
Outstanding! One of these is on my list! They are pricey! I think that shooting.38 Specials out of a big ole single action S&W would be a hoot and it would go with my Uberti 73 Sporting rifle in .357 that is a double hoot when shooting .38 Specials! Post a range report please!
 
Sweet gun! I’ve always been interested in finding a clone. I love SA revolvers and historic guns. My next gun purchase will likely be a SA clone of some sort in 38 special as well
 
I bought a pair of Ubirti clone No.3 Russians in 44 Russian 12 years ago. They were pretty pricy back then. For Cowboy Action Shooting They are much slower than SSAs or Ruger Vaqueros, which is why I found them for sale!

They are incredibly accurate with "cowboy" velocity ammo. 5 shots at 25 yards were clover leaves!

Ivan
 
Ivan the Butcher said:
For Cowboy Action Shooting They are much slower than SSAs or Ruger Vaqueros, which is why I found them for sale!
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I understand CAS is structured so that reloading is not part of the competition, otherwise everyone would have break open type revolvers rather than SAAs/Vaqueros.

EDIT: I know CAS isn't about recreating the west reality, but given my 'druthers, I'd rather have fast reloading over quicker draw. I wonder when speed loaders were first invented?
 
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can't afford the real thing so

this way i can shoot them -model #3 frontier in 45 Colt
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and a Schofield also in 45 Colt both fun to shoot
 
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I have one in 4440 what they call the Wells Fargo model ,looks like the one Walter O posted , they are very well made beautiful firearms , US marked . I am very pleased to own it and yes they are not cheap .
 
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I wonder when speed loaders were first invented?
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In WWI the 1917 S&W and Colt revolvers had the Half Moon clips. Before that there were a few (very very few) revolvers with second cylinders!

The speed loaders that police and others used in the 70's & 80's were in limited use in the early 60's and possibly late 50's.

The Weaver Shooting System of competition shooting used the "Weaver Stance" that is seldom seen anymore but the whole system used speed loaders and a lot of self discipline!

Concerning quickness of loading in the "Old West", The Schofield modifications to S&W No.3 revolvers, were about trying to reload on a fast moving horse! It wasn't speed, it was about any practicable way to do it at all! and any No.3 beats the SAA hands down!

Ivan
 
Well Cardboard_killer, you may not understand it but in the early days of what is now known as simply the ".38 Special" it was first known as the ".38 Smith & Wesson Special". Colt had a thing about putting other manufacturers on their guns, so they made a slight, insignificant, change to the cartridge and called it the ".38 Colt Special". There was ammunition manufactured until the early 1950s at least that was headstamped .38 Colt Spl.! So in reality not only this revolver. but all revolvers chambered in .38 Special can legitimately be described as ".38 Colt Special", especially if they are of Colt manufacture or clones of same!

The same situation, slightly different, occurs with the following cartridges:

.32 S&W Long aka .32 Colt New Police

.38 S&W aka .38 Colt New Police

aka .38-200 and others.

What was the difference between the S&W cartridges and the Colt variant that distinguished them? The Colt versions had a small flat point on the bullet, currently referred to as "round nose flat point", while the original S&W cartridges had a true round nosed bullet. That's all.:)
 
So, the guy that sold the gun took a bath, and no one bid on it because of that except me! God bless ignorance. I had heard of 38 Long Colt and 38 (Short) Colt, but never 38 Colt, meaning 38 Colt Special. But if 38 S&W Special and 38 Colt Special are the same, wouldn't just calling it 38 Special be the proper way of describing the cartridge?
 
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Got the gun in the mail today; pristine condition. Have to refinish the stocks, though, as the regular finish is blah (plus I love the smell of tung oil). Pictures of the before type.
 

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Fun facts:
The cylinder will accept S&W speed loaders. I think they were L frame. Definitely not K.
The reason they are slower for cowboy action is that the trigger must be released between shots in order to be able to re cock the hammer. One would not notice if one were shooting one handed. Bill English of the Smith Shop was for a time doing machining that would allow the trigger to be pinned to the rear and the action to be thumbed repeatedly. He is no longer doing this.
They are not suitable for black powder loads in the uberti, but the reproduction Smiths are suitable.
Back to the shadows....
 
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These have been going for outrageous prices, but one finally came down enouogh for me to win it. I think it's because it was advertised as chambered in 38 Colt. I'm relatively certain that it is 38spl., but the 38 colt kept people away. Still a lot of money, but I've always wanted one and this replica will scratch that itch. I have Uberti replicas now in 38/357 of a Colt SAA, a Remington 1875, and a S&W Schofield (38spl only).
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Sweet congrats.
 
I traded for a NIB 45 Colt example a few weeks ago. Very accurate, spits lead though.........gonna trade it off soon. Well made except for the lead/powder spitting!
 
I believe the only difference between .38 Colt Special and .38 S&W Special rounds is that the Colt version has a flat nose. Several years ago I chronographed some old (1930s) .38 Colt Special ammunition against factory .38 S&W Special (both with 158 grain lead bullets), and I saw no meaningful MV difference when fired from the same revolver. As I remember, both were in the low 800s.
 
Turns out I even have a holster for it. This is a holster I got for a 5" 625, but it fits nicely with the uberrti
 

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