Opinions on the Uberti Bisley?

[J-BAR #18287]

If you own any, I will appreciate your opinion on it:  how close is point of impact to point of aim out to 10 yards or so?  Reliable, or is the new hammer design a problem?

 

 I no longer compete, just think they look cool.

[doc roy l. pain]

I had a pair set up years ago. If I remember correctly they hit low, but there was plenty of front sight, so just took a little off the top till they hit dead on for me. 

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

J-Bar,

 

New Hammer Design??

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

I'm guessing he meant the 3-click hammer.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Hell all the Cap & Ball Colts was three click .

So I would not let three or four click bother me.

But I would eliminate that retractable firing pin and make it a solid firing pin like Colt intended it to be !

So Saith The Rooster 

[Dapper Dave]

I personally haven't had any issues with the retractable firing pin, but Kid Rich showed me as easy fix for them some time ago. One of these days I might get it done, but no issues with three Ubertis yet.

I AM interested in the Bisley hammer in a regular 1873.

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

7 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

...I AM interested in the Bisley hammer in a regular 1873.

It will not fit, although other low-wide hammers are available.

[Dapper Dave]

Good to know. 

[Joe LaFives #5481]

18 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

 

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I wanted to quote the "new wife"  When I first read it I transposed the " looking forward to" and read it as Looking forward to a New Wife

[Dapper Dave]

Been remarried a little over 3 years to the most wonderful woman in the world. 

[Rye Miles #13621]

I had a pair years ago , I couldn’t get used the the angle of the grip. Just MHO 

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

PLUS ONE for Rye Miles.  Lucky for me, I never actually bought one.  Some Lustrum ago, a kind and considerate lady CAS shooter allowed as I could try her Uberti Bisley's for a stage.  I couldn't figure out how to draw them well (Gunfighter), couldn't figure out how to hold 'em and just sprayed bullets everywhere.  NOT my cuppa Tea fer sure!!  OMG!!  I actually agree wid Rye!!  Oh, the Horror!!

[Rye Miles #13621]

23 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

PLUS ONE for Rye Miles.  Lucky for me, I never actually bought one.  Some Lustrum ago, a kind and considerate lady CAS shooter allowed as I could try her Uberti Bisley's for a stage.  I couldn't figure out how to draw them well (Gunfighter), couldn't figure out how to hold 'em and just sprayed bullets everywhere.  NOT my cuppa Tea fer sure!!  OMG!!  I actually agree wid Rye!!  Oh, the Horror!!

The Ruger Bisleys are even worse, to me anyway 🙄

[Navy Six]

I have a pair of 44-40s with 4 3/4" barrels. With my black powder loads they shot a bit low but as mentioned there was enough front sight to make adjustments. Still figuring out grip angle but I like to use them at a couple of Matches a year, just because.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

On 10/14/2025 at 7:46 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I had a pair years ago , I couldn’t get used the the angle of the grip. Just MHO 

Given the new tilt of the thread just before your post, are you talking about wives or the guns? 😊
 

[Griff]

Since Bisleys were designed for one-handed, extended arm target shooting, it's small wonder that some would find them uncomfortable.  

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The Bisley revolver was developed by Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC in 1894 as a target variation of the Single Action Army (SAA). Named after the Bisley shooting ranges in England, it featured a new grip frame, hammer, and trigger designed for competitive shooting and superior recoil control.

 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I have found no difference in how the gun hits. 

Its all the point of aim that matters. 

I have found the  Bisley grip frame is great for Hot loads 🔥 

They absorb the recoil a lot better then the plow handle guns .

Rooster 

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

1 hour ago, Griff said:

Since Bisleys were designed for one-handed, extended bent arm target shooting, it's small wonder that some would find them uncomfortable.  

 

Fixed that for you.  With extended arm they tend to aim low.

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Poncho Villa shooting his Bisley.