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Checked my other S&W's and they all have the bushing.

  • Model 3, 44 Double Action
  • New Model 3, 44 Russian
  • Safety Hammerless, 38 S&W

However, the Model 1, 2nd Issue does not. (rimfire :D)

 

As an aside, neither does the Merwin Hulbert.

 

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2 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

Now that several people have came forward with testimony that their guns have erosion around the firing pin hole, have they all been Uberti?  Are there any examples of damage to Ruger,  Colt or Pietta that come with bushing? 

Mine are original Colt Bisleys. They have been welded once already. Then again, they each are over 120 years old. I guess they’ve lasted pretty good. 

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5 hours ago, doc roy l. pain said:

Mine are original Colt Bisleys. They have been welded once already. Then again, they each are over 120 years old. I guess they’ve lasted pretty good. 

 

Why would they have welded them when they are replaceable?  

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12 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

  Are there any examples of damage to Ruger,  Colt or Pietta that come with bushing? 

Still run'n the same OMV 44's I started this game with and have no wear issues. 

Same for my wife's :wub: NMV .357's she has been using since 2010.

OLG 

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I just sent my wife's 45 Colt "72's off to be welded up. One was bad enough to lock the cylinder due to primers sticking in the eroded hole, the other was not that bad yet. My 44-40 opentops don't show any sign of erosion even though they are shot more, but with BP. Not sure of the difference.

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10 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

 

Why would they have welded them when they are replaceable?  

At the time, we couldn’t find and replacement bushings. I have a set now from usfa. Just need to find someone to put them in

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Well..we'll see what they say?
 

Suzanne Webb <suzanne.webb@ubertireplicas.it>
To:danbaileyphotostudio@yahoo.com
Thu, Sep 2 at 11:38 AM
 
Dear Daniel,
 
Many thanks for your mail and a big thank you for supporting our products.
Please let me have the serial number of your gun so I can help you.
I am sorry you are having problems.
 
Very best regards
Suzanne Webb
A. Uberti SpA
 
 

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Name: : daniel bailey
Email: : danbaileyphotostudio@yahoo.com
Comment : Uberti 1875 Top Break .45 colt purchased late 2018.
30 rounds per month fired from pistol during SASS shooting matches
\"recoil \" shield around firing pin hole has cratered aprx .002 .in depth-primers now backing out that amount and seizing cylinder to point that hammer cannot be cocked and cylinder does not turn.
Remedy for this problem?
This is rather upsetting after only apx. 1,080 soft rounds (SASS loads are min velocity)
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Since so many Ubertis have been used with no problems, yet we see or hear about some of these cases, I wonder if the heat treating on some guns has been poorly done. ?

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The outfit that did the machining to install bushings aka recoil plates I got from Peacemaker Specialists in my Uberti Opentops was Tejas Long Rifles of Bryan, TX.  That was back in Sept of 2012.

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On 9/3/2021 at 6:04 PM, The Coconino Pistolero, SASS # 72432 said:

The outfit that did the machining to install bushings aka recoil plates I got from Peacemaker Specialists in my Uberti Opentops was Tejas Long Rifles of Bryan, TX.  That was back in Sept of 2012.

 

googled them and they still seem to be in business

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You know how they say you don't buy beer- you rent it? Well...I figure now that it is the same for Uberti pistols.......wrote it off and bought an Uberti (Taylors) open top Army (45lc)    Figure a couple hundred per year to rent til it wears out.   The Scofield was a "stoeger" so maybe the Taylors will last a bit longer....

 

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