Late model Schofields

[sar4937]

Are the S&W Schofield pistols made within the last few years actually built by S&W? A guy at the range last night claims they are built by Armi San Marco (I hope I got the name correct), and that the Performance Center tweaks them up and sell them. Twice now I almost bought used S&W Schofields off the Classifieds, thinking the S&W's would be better than a clone. Does anyone know?

 

[sar4937]

Are the S&W Schofield pistols made within the last few years actually built by S&W? A guy at the range last night claims they are built by Armi San Marco (I hope I got the name correct), and that the Performance Center tweaks them up and sell them. Twice now I almost bought used S&W Schofields off the Classifieds, thinking the S&W's would be better than a clone. Does anyone know?

 

[mxbob]

I own two of the "modern" S&W schofields and always assumed they were made by S&W as they have the proper markings. I have looked at some of the Italian guns and they are nice but definitly not S&W's.
Bob Ray

 

[NiklasP]

Should you be wanting to shoot BP in one of these revolvers, be careful. At least Itallian-made ones friends have purchased are hopeless for use with BP or any BP replacement powder for simple reason that there is little or now crud shield on front of cylinder. Apparently, in desire to make gun in 45 Colt, cylinder was so lengthened that there was no room for in frame for crud shield, like original Schofelds had. Even on Itallian ones chambered for 44 Russian, a much shorter cartridge, there is no crud shield on front of cylinder. There may even be warning in literature with gun that warrenty is void if gun fired with BP!!!!!

I do not know if any actual S&W made modern replica of original Schofeld is made so as to replicate excellent performance with BP as had originals. It would be especially sad, or worse, if this fine old BP revolver has been so badly reproduced by S&W as to be usless shooter with BP, especially in 44 Russian, one of most accurate BP revolver cartridges from late 1800s.

Niklas

 

[mm6mm6]

The S&W Performance Center Schofield 2000 revolvers are absolutely NOT made in Italy or by anyone other than Smith & Wesson. I lettered mine and Roy Jinks' letter is three pages long and describes in detail the entire story of the Schofield 2000.

Please be sure to tell "the guy at the range" just what he's full of. And don't believe a word he says in the future. The original Schofield was chambered in .45 Schofield, as was S&W's Model of 2000. Mine shoots wonderfully and I have fired a few hundred rounds through it in Cowboy Action Shooting.

 

[NiklasP]

mm6mm6,

Does your real S&W replica of Schoefeld M3 have a proper crud ring/bushing on front of cylinder that really does keep BP powder crud from getting onto cylinder pin and causing cylinder to bind?

Thanks,
Niklas

 

[sar4937]

Thanks mm6mm6, that is just what I was looking for.

 

[greenberry]

Man, I want one of the Schoefields.

 

[mm6mm6]

sar4837, glad to help and happy to set the record straight. Comments like those from "the guy at the range" need to be (as Barney Fife would say) nipped right in the bud.

greenberry, I felt the same way when I read about them back in 2000. I gotta say, I think they're off the chart on the cool o meter!