Do we have any outlaw owners out there I watched django unchained yesterday day and now all of a sudden I wanna feel like a bad ass cowboy for some unknown reason I always wanted a single action revolver. Just wanna know what you all think about uberti revolvers? thanks in advance
Uberti 1875 outlaw
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The 1875 Outlaw is a cartridge version of the Remington 1858 Army cap and ball, I have a four Uberti's and they are well made and great shooters. I prefer the Colt repro's but do have a Remington revolving carbine. It is a toss up as to which is better Pietta or Uberti..they are both good but the wood grips on the Uberti's tend to be better.
Here are some pictures of my repro's:
Here are some pictures of my repro's:
Grantr, I was wondering what caliber yours were, I am hopinng to get one in the next 6 months and was figuring .45 LC!
Uberti makes good firearms for the money ....
My primary brace of Cowboy Action revolvers -
I just ordered a 7.5" 45Colt Pietta "Tombstone" from Marstar (apparently got the only one too, since they now list out of stock).
I do like the look of that Uberti Remington. I didn't know that they made a convertible model. Interesting...
I do like the look of that Uberti Remington. I didn't know that they made a convertible model. Interesting...
FYI, Django Unchained is pre-civil war, so the revolvers used were cap and ball. It was all black powder. The 1851 Colt Navy or the 1858 Remington is likely your best choice for historical accuracy. I did notice many anachronisms in that film, fun though it was.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Django_Unchained
Mine are chambered for .45 Colt, which is my "universal CAS cartridge". (It was what I already had from my days of black powder shooting before I shifted into CAS, so I've stuck with it.)
By the way, the lanyard rings are something that no reproduction Model 1875 Remington has ever been offered with to my knowledge, even though they were very common on originals and were shown in most of the period Remington promotional illustrations -
I've never particularly liked the looks of the Model 1890 Remington, which Remington tried to make look much more like a Colt, but Uberti do make their "1890 Police" repro with a lanyard ring. Since I really like revolvers with lanyard rings, and wanted to make my pair of 1875's somewhat unique, I ordered swivels and rings from the Uberti parts list and installed them on my 1875's several years ago. (Actually, although I received the swivels right away, the rings themselves were on backorder for more than a year before I finally just made the rings myself. Didn't cancel the backorder ..... but also never did receive the rings!)
By the way, the Model 1875 is not strictly " a cartridge version of the Remington 1858 Army cap and ball", nor a "cartridge conversion" of that model. Although it does resemble the Remington percussion revolver (primarily because of the under-barrel reinforcing web, which is what gives it its "charm" and which resembles the Remington-style loading lever) it was designed and marketed as a new model. Also, I don't believe Uberti themselves offer a cartridge conversion version of the Model 1858 - you'd have to acquire a conversion cylinder from one of the separate manufacturers of those, and install it yourself.
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Set in 1858 and lever actions invented in 1860. The ol' girlfriend got an earful when I saw that one, for some reason she was more interested in the movie than the history.
On topic - I too have been wondering about the single action repros since seeing the movie. I'm thinking a convertible one would be the best if you were just looking for fun and not historical accuracy. I was thinking the Ruger blackhawk .357 / 9mm is an interesting choice. Leaves some room for ammo sharing if you wanted a .357 DA revolver and a 9 mm semi auto. My 2c!
I'm curious as to how the Blackhawk .357/9mm shoots. The bullet diameters are somewhat different between the two, are they not?
If I had endless money to spend on toys I'd buy the .30 Carbine version. Relatives who used to own them back in the day say they were a real cracker.
If I had endless money to spend on toys I'd buy the .30 Carbine version. Relatives who used to own them back in the day say they were a real cracker.
Possibly better with jacketed than cast, I wonder...
Wow! I just ordered my pistol Wednesday evening, and i just got notice that it has shipped. I didn't expect the paperwork to go through that fast (first time buying a restricted).
Wow! I just ordered my pistol Wednesday evening, and i just got notice that it has shipped. I didn't expect the paperwork to go through that fast (first time buying a restricted).
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I have one of the Uberti Outlaw 1875 in 45 Colt. Great gun, good shooter. No regrets for buying it.
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Uberti is a gamble.....or at least they were. Sometimes you get a good one, sometime you don't. My father has a Uberti Rem outlaw 44cal cap&ball revolver and 3 cylinders(cap&ball).....one of which does not time well because the cylinders chambers were bored eccentrical to the pin.
The rest of the cylinders and the gun its self are decent however.
He also has a Kirst converter cylinder that holds 5, 45LC cartridges hand loaded with 44cal bullets. This looks like the "transitional" revolvers converted by Remington to cartridge guns. A slight enlargement of the loading recess on the frame was necessary to accept the passage of the LC rim since it is larger than the space required for a cap.
The rest of the cylinders and the gun its self are decent however.
He also has a Kirst converter cylinder that holds 5, 45LC cartridges hand loaded with 44cal bullets. This looks like the "transitional" revolvers converted by Remington to cartridge guns. A slight enlargement of the loading recess on the frame was necessary to accept the passage of the LC rim since it is larger than the space required for a cap.
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I've got a brace of Taylor's Remington conversions in 44-40 to go with my Henry and '66. A pal just bought another make in.45 Colt. We both like our guns. They are available in .38 Spl., 44-40 and .45 Colt. Unlike the Colt '71-'72 conversions, the ejector rod is not spring loaded, needing to be withdrawn manually.
The chambers on my guns are very tight, and any case distortion means rds won't chamber. I bought the Lee 'factory crimp' die and ran them through that. Some still refused to chamber, now rifle fodder. It was with one brand of commercial bullets only.
I don't know about the other '58 conversions, but on my Taylor's you can't see chambered rds. You need a marked rod to prove an empty chamber, or have a notch cut on the edge of one chamber so that brass is visible. This is an historic mod and was done in the era, starting with the RF conversions. I may have it done on all chambers eventually.
The chambers on my guns are very tight, and any case distortion means rds won't chamber. I bought the Lee 'factory crimp' die and ran them through that. Some still refused to chamber, now rifle fodder. It was with one brand of commercial bullets only.
I don't know about the other '58 conversions, but on my Taylor's you can't see chambered rds. You need a marked rod to prove an empty chamber, or have a notch cut on the edge of one chamber so that brass is visible. This is an historic mod and was done in the era, starting with the RF conversions. I may have it done on all chambers eventually.
