Taylor's & Co. Uberti 1873 Cattleman .22lr revolver

[Microgunner]

 I ordered one of these last Friday and picked it up today. Here it is.
It's a 6 shot all steel .22lr single action revolver with a case colored frame, blued grip frame, cylinder with recessed chambers and 4.75" barrel.
It has a hammer mounted firing pin like the Colt SAA and NO transfer bar.
Being all steel and the same full size as a .45 SAA and having such small charge holes and bore makes it pretty heavy.
It's beautiful. A bargain at the $428 I paid for it.
Can't wait to shoot the crap out of it.
 

 

[unforgiven]

That is a good looking pistol brother Micro. <thumbsup>

[392heminut]

I used to have a Uberti 45 Colt SAA, that was a nice gun. I think you'll be very pleased with that gun! <thumbsup>

[planeflyer21]

I've handled their .22 in the store a few times.  Very well built, very nice balance.

 

Range report!

[Microgunner]

Got this drop dead gorgeous revolver home last night.

This morning I removed the cylinder for a thorough cleaning and admired the fit and finish. The cylinder gap is almost nonexistent and the cylinder/recoil shield fit is very tight.

Then I tried to load it and all admiration ended.

Got three rounds into it and the cylinder jammed. I mean really jammed. The cylinder will only turn in one direction so the more I tired to get the cylinder around to unload the three rounds the worse it got. I was eventually able to work the cylinder pin out and rubber mallet the stuck cylinder out.

The three loaded rounds show signs of rubbing on the recoil shield.

I loaded all six charge holes with CCI MiniMags which stood barely proud of the recessed charge holes and tried to insert the loaded cylinder back into the frame. No go.

The chamber mouths show no damage so back it goes to whomever this week. Damn it, damn it straight to hell.

[98Z5V]

They'll get that worked out - that is one damn nice looking revolver!  Whatever the issue is (chamber reaming, in the cylinder?), it shouldn't be hard to remedy.

[Microgunner]

The charge holes feel ok. I think the counter bores are too shallow by a few thousandths.

[Tripledeuce]

   Carefull of the heavy  cylinder!   Those small chambers mean a LOT of momentem  when the cyl turns.Pull the hammer back fast, and the cly lock gets loose, or broken in a hurry!

    Had that problem with the old Hi-Hunters, back in the 0's.

    Respectfully

    Terry

[survivalshop]

Did you try another brand of ammo ?

[Microgunner]

Three brands. CCI Mini Mag, Remington golden bullets and Federal Game Shok.

Same results with all three.

[Microgunner]

Shipped it off today via FedEx.

Taylor's paying shipping both ways.

Hopefully it'll come back a functioning revolver.

[Microgunner]

Got the revolver back today.

They reamed the chambers and reblued the cylinder. Did a beautiful job.

Sent six fired cases with the revolver so I'm assuming it works now.
Yea!!

[survivalshop]

Nice .I love a happy ending .

[unforgiven]

<thumbsup>  Nice.

[Robocop1051]

I have 3 of the Colt frontier .22lr's. Got my first one when I was 7 or 8, got a matching set just a few years ago. Love those little buggers.

That pistol is a beauty. That's got to be nearly twice as heavy as my .45 with those itty-bitty holes. I'll bet it shoots awesome.

Tripledeuce is right about heavy cylinders. Action shooters run into that a lot, especially with speed draws. That why we only load one round, and it's only loaded with a primer and 2 gr of black powder, and a wax seal. No weight, and just enough pop for a good show...

[Microgunner]

Yeah, I've owned two Colt Frontiers, still own one now with a 12" barrel.

Got to shoot the Uberti in the back yard yesterday. Shoots good. With it's massive weight it has virtually no recoil.

I own another case colored Uberti 22, the Lightning. It's the smaller frame with bird's head grips.