Rooster Ron Wayne Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I have shot Ruger's for most of my life . I have several three screw Ruger's . The timing and feel is Just about perfect. Just over sprung a little . And that can be fixed with a hammer spring installed . Then come the New model Ruger's . As nice as they are and built like tanks . The action and timing just dont feel right and timing seems a little clunky too me. In the last couple years I started shooting Uberti Replicas . Man Oh man Uberti has the timing down to Perfection and smooth actions ! Just install a lighter hammer spring and its as good as any Colt IMHO. I have two 1860's Two 1873's Two 1871 Open Tops And One Wells Fargo . And One Original 1860 Colt . And two 1873 Colt Gen 2's And I have to say . Blind folded You cant tell the Uberti's from the Colts. I cant even shoot the NM Vaquero's any more . They feel like something in the timing to just Broken . Just sayin Rooster PS . Your mileage may vary . But mine are just too sweet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cent Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Interesting post. Last night I was doing some practice as I have done for 17 years. I have 3 screw Rugers, Ubertis, and NM Vaqueros, all 4 3/4"/ 4 5/8". The Rugers are tanks. They seem to last forever. Sadly, I am biased after using the 3 screws for a number of years. After hourglassing the main springs and some polish work, the Ubertis are very nice. I have long fingers and, oddly enough, prefer a slim Colt like grip. The NM Vaqueros feel like workout weights compared to the light and easy to bring into action 3 screws. The Ubertis run a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 17 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: Blind folded You cant tell the Uberti's from the Colts. Either you have some really nice Uberti's, built to the level I have never seen, or you have some really bad Colts. I don't say this to be a jerk, but there is a very discernible difference between colts and uberti's. It's not just the quality, which is there as well, but the sizes are actually different. You could blindfold me and put 50 of each out and I will be 100 for 100. The pietta's on the other hand, well those guys are a little tougher to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Redwood Kid said: Either you have some really nice Uberti's, built to the level I have never seen, or you have some really bad Colts. I don't say this to be a jerk, but there is a very discernible difference between colts and uberti's. It's not just the quality, which is there as well, but the sizes are actually different. You could blindfold me and put 50 of each out and I will be 100 for 100. The pietta's on the other hand, well those guys are a little tougher to tell. I have Uberti's and Pietta's . I was lumping them all together as one . I was not referring to grip shape or grip anything in general I am talking about smoothness of the cylinders and the timing and lock up. Just sayin Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokestack SASS#87384 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 For what it's worth, the way a Ruger is timed is very different than the way a Clone is timed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Smokestack said: For what it's worth, the way a Ruger is timed is very different than the way a Clone is timed. I completely agree :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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