Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Time for a little mini-online article about a problem on many Uberti cartridge conversions and 1872 Open Top revolvers. Because of the way the ejector is attached to the barrel the ejector rod is no where near the center of the chambers. Often times it is a PITA trying to line up the chamber and ejector without the hand clicking requiring you to go all the way around the cylinder again to try and line up the chamber. This is a particular problem with the .38s. Photo 1 shows the ejector rod laying in the ejector channel so you can see it and how it aligns with the chamber. To help with this problem Uberti sometimes mills a flat on the ejector rod to provide some clearance with the chamber wall. On the last pair of .38 Mason Richards I got the rods did not have these flats and one would barely clear the chamber wall with a bit of fiddling and the other drug on the wall no matter how the chamber was aligned. I decided to fix the problem once and for all as it will make life easier at the unloading table. I figured how much of the original rod was sticking out after the spring was at full compression and cut off the end of the rod. I then took some .125" drill rod and inserted it into a hole drilled into the remaining piece of the original rod, i.e., the piece with the threads that screw into the ejector button. I used Loctite 648 green as it sets quick, is designed for non-threaded surfaces and is permanent. The end of the new rod was given a nice round tip so it goes smoothly into the chambers. A brass bushing was made to go inside the ejector rod tube to center the new smaller ejector rod. All the parts were reassembled and installed back on the gun. The new ejector now clears the chamber walls and ejects fired hulls like greased monkey snot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Most AWSOME!! The Ejector can in fact be a Royal PITA with .38s. Nice fix!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just ordered the Uberti Hickok 38 so will have to see when it gets here , Thanks !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Dragoon Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Very nice!!! Thank you! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Very good pictures and info, TNX! OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, PowerRiverCowboy said: Just ordered the Uberti Hickok 38 so will have to see when it gets here , Thanks !! The Hickock does not have an ejector. I also just ordered a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: The Hickock does not have an ejector. I also just ordered a pair. Well even better then . Thanks get yours yet ? If so how do you like them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Hopefully next week. I like to check fit, finish, correct defects and tune them before I fire them. I do not generally like Army grips but that is all they come with. If need be I have a set of steel 51 Navy grip frames and grips I will swap for the Army grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Impeccable work, as has come to be expected from you, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 1:38 PM, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Hopefully next week. I like to check fit, finish, correct defects and tune them before I fire them. I do not generally like Army grips but that is all they come with. If need be I have a set of steel 51 Navy grip frames and grips I will swap for the Army grips. I just picked up mine and it does have ejector but realized they have 2 versions a 3inch and this 7 1/2 inch barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 Very nice looking gun. You have the "Wild Bill." The ones I am waiting on are a new model called "The Hickock." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Very nice looking gun. You have the "Wild Bill." The ones I am waiting on are a new model called "The Hickock." Yes you are right , Kinda of one of those local Area things most dont refer to Bill as Wild Bill here its Hickock Kinda how we tell none locals like POP and soda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Picked up my pair of Hickok's this morning. They will definitely need some tuning. The actions have a little bump in them and the Army style grips are going to have to go. With the super short sight radius on a 3" Open Top these are going to have to be natural pointers. With the Army grips when I point at a spot on the wall the muzzles are pointing up by quite a bit. The wedge on one fell out when the screw was removed (not a good thing) and the wedge on the other was so tight I made an aluminum driver to knock it out. The barrels were TIGHT. They would not come off even when I wrapped them in leather and put them in a vise so I could really pull on the grips. Won't say how I got them off. They are so tight right now I cannot measure the arbor to barrel gap, which is the first thing that has to be fixed on all of the Uberti open tops (C&B and cartridge). The next two days is a warm up match for EOT so I won't even look at these again until next week. They are neat looking and should be decent BP shooters once they are tuned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I've had luck removing (new) tight barrels by dropping a wooden dowel down the bore, then tapping it while holding onto the barrel. You've probably already got other grips to put on them, but if not it's easy to find someone who wants to trade their Navies for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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