C. W. Knight # 47289L Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I have been using Rugers forever in SASS and a few real Colts. I recently purchased a pair of Uberti 1873 SASS Pro .45's . These revolvers have a wide lower hammer, more open sight channels and reportedly special springs. They have a two position cylinder pin safety. They also have the a Hammer Safety Bar Safety? By the parts diagram and write up in the instruction manual a description of this gizmo, it appears that the hammer has a plunger pinned inside the hammer. This plunger actuates a spring loaded hammer safety bar that moves into place under the firing pin, when the hammer is put on 1/4 cock. This thing appears to be another lawyer driven item. Has anybody had any issues with this system? Thank you much for your comments. C-U, C.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 My two Uberti gunfighters in 44-40 work fine with the new hammer. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Uberti Single Action revolvers had that hammer block for years. You can see the little part on the hammer face below the firing pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 No problem with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Like Abe said, that hammer has been around for years. Other than "not looking right" (which is as valid an opinion as any) they generally do not cause problems. That hammer has been replaced by the new Uberti safety hammer with a retractable firing pin which has been fine for some but caused issues for others (plenty of threads about that here on the Wire). I'm guessing your new Ubertis were made before that change. Maybe be glad you got that hammer instead of the newest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. W. Knight # 47289L Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Many thanks to all who responded. I contacted the vendor before purchase and asked about the firing system. Requested no transfer bar or retractable firing pin. Never knew about this system. If the review is no problem then I will give them a go. Thanks again. C.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 CW I have been shooting Ubertis with the two notch cyl pin for 12-13 years. The problem is not the guns. Make sure they are in the correct notch before you go to the LT and GO. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Howdy So exactly what are we talking about? A couple of answers seem to be talking about the new hammers with retractable firing pins. Is this what we are talking about? I had an Uberti with one of these gizmos in it when I first started CAS a bazillion years ago. Didn't keep the pistol for very long, but that had nothing to do with this style of safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equanimous Phil Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 It sounds indeed like the retractable fire pin but Uberti also had typical transfer bars. All safety systems are shown on page 13 to 16: http://www.ubertireplicas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LIBRETTO-Istruzioni-SINGLE-ACTION-2016.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. W. Knight # 47289L Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Yes Driftwood, that is it. Never seen it before. Most comments here so far say that it has not been a problem. Thanks for the picture & response. C.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. W. Knight # 47289L Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 E. Phil it is the system shown & described on pg 14. Thanks, C. W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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