Uberti Mod 1875 OUTLAW Percussion

[p53Enfield]

I have just found myself a NIB Mod 1875 Outlaw in .44 Percussion. It looks to be able to be converted to centrefire, so would like to find a cylinder for it.

Anyone know where i might find one. Thanks

 

[dingus]

Are you sure its a 1875 Outlaw ?
they never made that model in percusion.

 

[jetrefueller]

Not sure if it's what you want but Buffalo Arms as well as Dixie G.W. have a good selection of replacement cartridge cylinders but like Dingus said the Outlaw model Uberti is a cartridge gun.

 

[1851 Navy]

Are you sure its a 1875 Outlaw ?
they never made that model in percusion.

Actually they did. I've never found any mention of it online on any forum, but I've handled one in person. I didn't have my Italian date-decoder handy, but I'd imagine it was quite an older model.

 

[dingus]

Actually they did. I've never found any mention of it online on any forum, but I've handled one in person. I didn't have my Italian date-decoder handy, but I'd imagine it was quite an older model.

Well aint that Intresting. A repo of a Gun that never Existed.

It would have a Diffrent hammer the frame would be Diffrent at least where the Hammer came thru the Solid frame!

So makeing it back into a Cartridge gun might be a bit of a mouse fuk.

 

[johnkwok]

just some thoughts

i have a uberti 1858 rem "new army" 44 persusion (8" barrel)

also a uberti 1875 rem outlaw in a 357 mag cartridge (7.5")

after reading this thread, i checked the uberti site, and saw what appears to be recently offered "conversion models" direct from uberti:

hope this link works:

http://www.uberti.com/firearms/army_navy_conversion_and_open_top.php

i wouldn't personally try to convert your percussion into a cartridge model because it looks like you have to add some type of ejection rod, flip gate, etc.

it might cost more money to do it yourself, than to buy a conversion model from the factory.

if buying a conversion model, i would like the 1860 army with the cartridge config, and based on the open top look, the richards-mason historical idea.

with the rem, i find the 2 models i listed above, look very much alike and compliment each other, one in black powder, the other in 357 / 38 mag.

when i bought my 1858 rem, that was from the gun room - shooter's choice, and bought a second black powder cylinder from them, i recall it was about $140 new, then i could practice the quick change like clint eastwood did (was it the outlaw josey wales at the end ?) this is a neat option. regards

 

[1851 Navy]

It would have a Diffrent hammer the frame would be Diffrent at least where the Hammer came thru the Solid frame!

I didn't try cocking the Remy when I saw it, but that's exactly what Uberti did with their still-in-production percussion 1873 SAA. I'm thinking it's more trouble than its worth to try to convert.

 

[p53Enfield]

As has been said, it is most definately a percussion 1875 Outlaw.

It has an ejection rod, instead of a loading lever, and has a weird offset firing pin that can be turned/swivelled on the hammer. The nipples are also offset in the cylinder, so the hammer can strike them as it comes through the frame. It has a loading gate as well.

It really only needs a cylinder to be used for cartridge rounds.

I wonder if the 1873 cattleman carbine cylinder will fit, as i have one of those coming. Of course all i probably really need is the cylinder from a 1875 Army Outlaw cartridge model. Where can i find one?

 

[Jack Brock]

You can get an R&D conversion for your 44 which is a 45 and you do not need an ejection rod, but to reload you pop the cylinder out which takes a second anyhow just like the black powder cylinder take the back off dump the empty brass refill recap the cylinder and yer good to go. I have three cylinders and a press I load all three at the same time its easy and quicke, as a matter of fact I have a friend who just acquired two 1858's with consecutive numbers and extra cylinder like new in box and asked me about them. If they come up for sale I would think of buying one.

 

[Musketfire]

I dont know this for shure...so grain of salt here,

I always thought the origional percussion-centerfire conversions were done by boring through the rear where the nipples thread into the cylinder...

If this proves to be true, I wonder if you could do that, I imagine you would have to have a countersunk rim on the rear to accomidate the rim of the shell??