Uberti: Unbelievable quality
Local dealer was showing me an Uberti Centennial 1876 in 45-75 with a 30" barrel. First time I ever really examined any replicas up close and I was awed by the colors of the case hardening on the receiver and lever.
The bluing was deep gloss blue and flawless. Reminded me of S&W or Colt deep bluing from the 60s. The lettering on the lifter and receiver was same as an original with exception of the barrel. The walnut was spectacular.
All the screws slots were perfectly machined.
I find it amazing such quality still exists today without paying over 2 or 3 grand. I know of no one who makes rifles today of such quality and detail for the price.
Needless to say, I now own the rifle and will be shooting it a lot.
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Congratulations Sir.
I felt the same way about my Pietta 1858 Confederate Navy .44, when I first received it.
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I have 2 of their SAA replicas and quite pleased with them 0 -
we need pictures of these firearms
please
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I use to have a "Santa fe Arms" Hawken replica built by Uberti based upon the Kit Carson Hawken. Best replica by far I have seen. 0 -
Thanks, I'll have to check them out. I'm wanting an 1886 to use, because I don't want to use my original. I am considering an 1895 Marlin Cowboy, but I just don't like the looks of that Marlin exposed round bolt in the square receiver hole(slot). Looks goofy to me.
Nevermind, I just looked and they do have an 1886 It however is $2100, and has a curved(YUCK!)lever
I wonder if that 45-75 fires 45-70 rounds? I wonder how strong that 1876 action is? It is a nice looking rifle, with all the right stuff....crescent butt plate, straight lever, and long octagonal barrel.0 -
Here is the 22 the 44-40 looks just like it I traded a Glock 20 for the 44-40 one and I feel like I came out ahead on that trade as the Glock wouldn't stabilize anything above a 200 grain bullet 
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A short stroked Uberti 1873 Winchester is on my list for a Cowboy Action Shooter. Way more slick / fast to shoot than my Rossi 92 and pretty looking too.I grabbed another Uberti 357 mag revolver from the auction side last week. A SASS Pro this time:Will go with my other 2. Never mind the Colt Frontier 22LR:
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I will try and post a photo, once i take one. I will say the wood on my Pietta 1858 Confederate Navy .44, is beautiful and nicely figured. I could not have picked out a nicer example. Was extremely pleased when I received it.
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"I wonder if that 45-75 fires 45-70 rounds?"..............nope, the base is a larger dia, (.348/ .5-/110 size) 0 -
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Sorry, tried like 5 times to post the photos I took. Will not go through. "Network Error." Not sure what the problem is. Working off a tablet with 4G accessibility. No hard wire. Very poor reception/signal where I am. Tried both with the photo icon and the paperclip icon. No go.
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Well with a weight of 10 lbs the recoil shouldn't be too bad. They do make some very nice guns. 0 -
I bid on a Taylors/Uberti 1876 in 45/75 at an estate auction. It came with 80 rounds of ammo and some other stuff. Very nice gun and looked well made. I have seen some nice stuff come out of Uberti in the last 15 years or so. I always wanted a Uberti copy of a S&W Schofield. 0 -
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I bid on a Taylors/Uberti 1876 in 45/75 at an estate auction. It came with 80 rounds of ammo and some other stuff. Very nice gun and looked well made. I have seen some nice stuff come out of Uberti in the last 15 years or so. I always wanted a Uberti copy of a S&W Schofield.
I have one of those but it was in 38 special my nephew loved that gun so I ended up giving it to him for his 13th birthday
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MIKE WISKEY said:"I wonder if that 45-75 fires 45-70 rounds?"..............nope, the base is a larger dia, (.348/ .5-/110 size)
And the 45/75 is a bottleneck case.0 -
I think the increase in their quality comes from being acquired by Beretta 20 years ago. I remember when we sold Beretta SAA clones that were made by Uberti. They had better finish than the same models labeled Uberti. Now the Ubertis are some of the best finished guns for the money produced. BobSam06 said:I bid on a Taylors/Uberti 1876 in 45/75 at an estate auction. It came with 80 rounds of ammo and some other stuff. Very nice gun and looked well made. I have seen some nice stuff come out of Uberti in the last 15 years or so. I always wanted a Uberti copy of a S&W Schofield.
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It is a straight lever, crescent butt, and has a replica of the original cleaning rod that stores in the butt stock.
Making brass is a lengthy process, but necessary since no one makes brass. Fortunately I had a stash of WW 348 that will do just fine. Lee make the dies and here is how I made the brass:
1. Open 348 with a 375 H&H expander
2. Cut with tiny chop saw to 2.00
3. Anneal neck
4. Lube inside neck with Q-tip dipped in size lube then, open neck with .458 expander
5. I final trimmed all brass with my Forster to 1.90 and ran thru size die then tumbled.
Ordered some 50-110 Starline to use for the next batch. Would much rather size down then up. Head and base is the same. Out of 60 348 cases, I lost 5 when opening up to .458. Use lots of lube in neck.
I don't see why 50 Alaskan brass would not work. Trim and size.
Going to shoot smokeless and work on loads with 350 gr cast. COL has to be less than 2.25 to work.
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