Uberti 1875 questions

You are using a typical single action newbie mistake. Namely you're cocking the hammer with your strong hand thumb. The strong hand stays in place with the finger on the trigger and the SUPPORT hand's thumb is used to #### the hammer.

And in fact in fast paced cowboy action shooting the support hand doesn't really grab around the strong hand. Instead only the pinky and maybe some pressure from the ring fingers of the support hand is put against the pinky and ring fingers of the strong hand to hold the thumb up in close proximity to the hammer. This provides for easier and more consistent contact with the hammer while not letting the forces of the thumb doing the cocking of the hammer to pull the gun to the side and off target. Try it a bit to get a feel for it. Especially for faster shooting.
 
BCRider said:
You are using a typical single action newbie mistake. Namely you're cocking the hammer with your strong hand thumb. The strong hand stays in place with the finger on the trigger and the SUPPORT hand's thumb is used to #### the hammer.

And in fact in fast paced cowboy action shooting the support hand doesn't really grab around the strong hand. Instead only the pinky and maybe some pressure from the ring fingers of the support hand is put against the pinky and ring fingers of the strong hand to hold the thumb up in close proximity to the hammer. This provides for easier and more consistent contact with the hammer while not letting the forces of the thumb doing the cocking of the hammer to pull the gun to the side and off target. Try it a bit to get a feel for it. Especially for faster shooting.
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Thanks for the tips. Ill give it a try.

Holding the revolver with both hands felt kinda odd at first I shot twice then switched to one hand.
 
You're likely going to find that the gun shoots neutral for windage with your grip a shade lower on the grips. You want the web between thumb and forefinger to rest on the "shoulder" between the upper portion just under the hammer and the rising portion of the back strap. So the web should split the rounded portion.

If you have bigger hands when you hold it like this there won't be room for your pinky. That's OK though. Just tuck it under the butt end of the grips. That's another common cowboy shooting technique. And when shooting stronger ammo it positions the pinky to aid in lifting the gun back into place when it rotates back and down into your grip. Don't fight that it does that. You want the usual firm grip of course. Just don't be surprised when these guns shift back in your hold a little with each shot.

The picture of your 1875 is making me wish that I'd popped for a pair of Uberti 1875's instead of the "same ol', same ol'" Colt style replicas. Then I'd have an all "Remington" setup. You see I shoot the black powder cap and ball category now and then in decent weather. And I use the 1858's for that.
 
Thank you very much for all that info! Greatly appreciated. I have some snap caps and I'll try it out.

That's the reason I got the Remington style instead of the Colt. Alot of people have them and I wanted something different. Also I'm a bit of a Remington fan boy... I would like to add a second one in a nickle finish and a good leather belt and holster.

Kinda jealous you have the 1858's.
 
Vigilant said:
......Kinda jealous you have the 1858's.
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OK, you asked for it. I was trying to hold back but I can't pass up a chance like this to inflict a touch of envy and show off two of my babys..... :d You'll need to excuse Jr horning in on the picture. I couldn't keep him from running in and wedging between Ma and Pa just as I snapped the shutter. Jr is one of the Canadian edition NAA "The Earl"s that was brought into Canada by the now closed down Kodiak gun shop.

Oh yeah, just to add a little extra touch of class the two '58's have consecutive serial numbers.... :d

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I have the Uberti 1875 Outlaw 45 Colt. Very nice. Haven't shot it much but expect to do so in a few weeks. I also have the 45ACP cylinder for it so I can save the cost of 45 Colt. When I got it there was no heavy oil or grease. Enjoy.

 
Don't they look great, classic, if I lived back then I would have had one of these and the S&W model 3 in .44 Russian. Actually I have the model 3 target version and a couple of the double action models too!
 
amber2010 said:
I have the Uberti 1875 Outlaw 45 Colt. Very nice. Haven't shot it much but expect to do so in a few weeks. I also have the 45ACP cylinder for it so I can save the cost of 45 Colt. When I got it there was no heavy oil or grease. Enjoy.
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Amber, the .45 Colt round is one which really urges your pocket book to get into reloading sooner instead of later. The good news is that once you start reloading your own you can do so for a hair under 25 cents per round. And with the pressures being low even on regular power loads, not just cowboy action stuff, you can get the proper full experience.

For small batch loading you only need the amount of equipment that fits into a medium size storage tote. And the goodies for basic loading can be had for a startup cost of around $300.
 
BCRider said:
OK, you asked for it. I was trying to hold back but I can't pass up a chance like this to inflict a touch of envy and show off two of my babys..... :d You'll need to excuse Jr horning in on the picture. I couldn't keep him from running in and wedging between Ma and Pa just as I snapped the shutter. Jr is one of the Canadian edition NAA "The Earl"s that was brought into Canada by the now closed down Kodiak gun shop.

Oh yeah, just to add a little extra touch of class the two '58's have consecutive serial numbers.... :d

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WOW! Those sure are pretty! Now I really need to get another 1875.
 
bp not so bad once you get used to it..and addictive. I started with an uberti stainless 1858. then an 1860 army...then a pocket police model. Then a twin of the 1860 army showed up for a good price...then a friend wanted to trade an army san marco 1858 for my harpers ferry flintlock. So now i find myself thinking...hey, i don't have a navy.....make it stop!!!!!
 
At the risk of further derailment I just want to point out that with the smoke and the different recoil feel of the black powder that the cap&ball guns are wonderfully fun to shoot. They both sound and feel quite different than smokeless powder.

Of course you COULD put together some cartridges loaded with proper black powder and see for yourself. It's not that hard to clean them out at the end of the day.

Shooting these old style guns in matches sure does bring some extra tricks with it too. For example the shards of the percussion caps like to fall into the guts and jam things up. So quite some time ago I learned to roll the guns over to the right while cocking the hammer to encourage the shards to fall away instead of inward. Just another difference you don't get to experience with those easy peasy cartridges.

And let's not forget the flash and smoke from not only the cylinder gap but also from out of the rupturing cap on the nipple.

Yep, it's more work to load and clean but the unique experience keeps me coming back for more and smiling at the fun.
 
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Aw heck, let's push the train sideways a little more. HEY! At least the guns in these two pictures are the Remingtons so there is STILL a connection.... :d

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And the cloud of smoke you see in this picture is JUST from 10 rounds from the two pistols. And maybe not even that much since I'm still aiming. Likely waiting for it to clear so I can see the darn target :d I haven't shot the black powder shells from the shotgun laying in front of me yet.

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