Vail Vigilante Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 So I bought a Cabelas Peacemaker from a friend. I have another, a Great Western which could be a clone of this one. The Cabelas one did not work at first. I traced the problem to a nasty burr around the firing pin hole. It would drag on the rims of the cartridges and jam. So with careful use of a precision file I got the burr off. So I took it out and I can hit a torso target at 50 yards with some concentration. My load is a little snappy so once this batch is done I am going to back off the powder a bit. For reference 6.0 of Titegroup with a 180 lead flat nose bullet. So are there any parts about these Italian clones I should have on hand just in case? Also I know some folks take out the weird safety hammer on these guns and out a normal one in. Is there a advantage to doing this other than looks? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Can't help with the hammer safety or spare parts but I'd recommend 5.6 grains of Tite Group and see how you like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Couple of things. The load you mentioned is the starting load for the bullet/powder combination. Be careful going with less powder as the 45 Colt case is large and you may experience inconsistent ignition. The new style hammer on the Ubertis is not a problem if you are not competing. There have been reports that the safety can make shooting fast a problem. The parts most often mentioned as breaking are the trigger/bolt spring and the hand spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 V.V. I'm not sure what a Cabelas Peacemaker is. How old is the gun? They used to import Ubertis with their name on them, but that was some time ago. If your gun is more than a few years old it may not have the "3-click-safety system". If older, it would probably have a "hammer-block safety system" which has a wedge on the front of the hammer below the firing pin. Usually not a problem. As Tex mentioned, the trigger/bolt spring is the most likely thing to break on an Uberti. All the SAA reproductions for a number of years have had a coil hand spring, like Ruger, so no problem with those breaking any more. If the action is stiff, a spring kit (main spring and trigger/bolt spring) will make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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