Uberti,Pietta and Taylors what’s the difference?

Facing 25 or 30 thou off the front of the cylinder would be a straightforward lathe operation. Set it up in the chuck so that the face of the cylinder is absolutely perpendicular to the spindle axis, then set the micrometer carriage stop or dial indictor and cleanly face off the cylinder. The cylinder could be fitted exactly to your frame and barrel. Custom fit as opposed to one size fits all.
I have no experience with Ubertis. I do know that when parts are installed on a Pietta frame, interchangeability is remarkable. Cylinders, barrels, etc.
Years ago I bought a project grade Centennial Arms (Chicago) 1860 reproduction. These were among the first c&b repros to appear during the Civil War centennial. Made in Belgium. A real copy of a Colt. Imperial dimensions, threads, etc. It had a buggered cylinder pin. Made one on the lathe out of a die makers bolt. Cutting the slot for the wedge was interesting. It is an excellent shooter, accurate.
 
I don’t have access to a lathe but there’s a gunsmith in the city who’s going to do the work.
I may need to order a new hand though.

Gonna get a set of iron sights on my Winchester XPR as well😁
 
45c: That should work well. As Tiriaq recommends, this offers the chance to custom fit the cylinder, to your gun. That way, you can get exactly the gap at the forcing cone you need, for best performance.

Al

Edit: Did some checking. According to Kirst, the Uberti .45 cylinder is 1.53" overall. Versus 1.58", for Pietta. You likely will need to replace the hand.
 
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I have a Kirst cylinder conversion in my original 1863 Rem 46 RF ( a very rare factory conversion to the "Rollin White" patent model) that was a "drop in", the hand is a bit "ratchety" to work but it rotates the cyl and locks up in the locking lugs perfectly. One change I had to make was from the RF hammer back to a CB hammer, luckily the Uberti offering was also a "drop in".
 
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