Opportunity for Uberti Schofield

[Coal Creek Griff]

Be very careful.  The Schofield will do worse than put your eye out.

CC Griff

[Good Troy]

ARGHHHH!!!!!!
5 more days until I can pick up my Schofield (and 1866 in .44-40!).  Patience in NOT my strong suite.... I'm like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" waiting for his Red Ryder BB Gun.

I'm the most patient person in the wide world...as long as it doesn't take too long.

[Major 2]

Patience is not a virtue of mine... of the seven heavenly virtues

I'd say and admit to Diligence , Kindness , Temperance..... perhaps Chastity

I'm afraid Charity, Humility and Patience are fleeting....

don't get me stated on the 7 deadly sins 

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[Mean Bob Mean]

Patience a problem?  Easy, ship them to me, you won't have to wait for nothing and I will write your article for you.

[Tuolumne Lawman]

   Haha!  I am also afraid that I will wet myself like a happy puppy when I get to take it home....  Not dignified at all!

[Capt Quirk]

  Haha!  I am also afraid that I will wet myself like a happy puppy when I get to take it home....  Not dignified at all!

That might be good for a chuckle... post pics if it happens

[Will Ketchum]

  Haha!  I am also afraid that I will wet myself like a happy puppy when I get to take it home....  Not dignified at all!

At our age Bernie that wouldn't be such an unusual occurrence would it?   

[Tuolumne Lawman]

At our age Bernie that wouldn't be such an unusual occurrence would it?   

LOL!

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Three more days.....

[Tuolumne Lawman]

I get my baby tomorrow afternoon!  Hoohrah!~

[Tuolumne Lawman]

I Got it, I got it!  Yippee      Those dastardly villainous steel plates don't stand a chance now that I have my trusty Schofield!  Ha!

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Pics:

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Two more.  Only let me post two at a time this time...

[Coal Creek Griff]

This (and your '66 rifle) are pretty and pretty cool!   Thanks for the pictures.

CC Griff

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Taking the Schofield to the indoor range today to shoot some paper.  So far all I have shot with it is steel.  I need to shoot it on paper with a couple different loads for the Cowboy Chronicle article I am writing about it.   

While writing the article I had an epiphany of sorts.  The Army issued .45 Schofield ammo for to both Schofields and 1873 SAA to simplify supply.  .45 Schofield was a 230 grain bullet over 29 grains of powder. Even their .45 Colt ammo was down loaded to a 255 grain bullet over 30 grains of powder. These gave about 800-850 fps from a pistol.  Fast forward the 1911 in .45 ACP.  It was a 230 grain bullet, also at about 800-850 fps.

I wonder if that was coincidence, or if in 1875, they set a standard for what was a "man stopper" round, that was duplicated by the .45 ACP.

[Coffinmaker]

Actually no.  The Army established the "Down Loaded" ammunition to improve "controllability."  Numerous troops were unable to qualify with the original "Service Load" as the recoil was considered "severe."

Coffinmaker

[Jake C]

Beautiful pistol! The S&W top-breaks really are neat and elegant looking pistols.

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Actually no.  The Army established the "Down Loaded" ammunition to improve "controllability."  Numerous troops were unable to qualify with the original "Service Load" as the recoil was considered "severe."

Coffinmaker

True, I realize why they reduced the .45 Colt to .45 Schofield levels..  I was referring to the coincidence of the 45 ACP nearly duplicating the reduce .45 Colt and 45 Schofield rounds.

[Coffinmaker]

Probably seem'd a good idea at the time??  Best I can do.  Wait ..... cause it beat throwing rocks??  Nah.  I got nothing 

Coffinmaker

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Range report: Went to the local indoor range today (Tuesdays retired LEOs shoot half price).
 
When shooting, I found that using the small rear sight notch in the bottom of the  frame latch, the Schofield shot well below the point of aim at 7-10 yards.  (The original Navy Arms 44-40 Schofield was the same) I found that if I centered the front blade even with the top of the wider “U” in the thumb latch (which is above the sight notch), it was approximately POA/POI.  It is actually quicker than finding the small rear sight notch, and acts like a “battle sight.”  I tend to “point shoot” across the tops of my pistols, anyway, whether it is a single action, a Glock 19 or 21, or my S&W Shield.  This style works very well at the typical SASS match with close range and larger targets. I really don’t want to trim down the front sight so that I use the fine notch at the bottom, as the front sight is not removable.

All group size shooting was done off-hand, traditional two hand hold at about ten yards.  For factory loads, I used .45 Colt and Schofield ammunition from Black Hills Ammunition.  Black Hills .45 Colt ammo grouped about 1 3/4" to 2" inches at ten yards.  The Black Hills .45 Schofield loads did better and shot a nice 1 1/2” group, centered on the target.

I used two favorite handloads for loads using .45 Schofield cases:  Starline .45 Schofield brass, a RNFP .452” 200 grain from Stateline Bullets, a Winchester WLP primer, and 7.0 grains of either Unique or Trail Boss.  While not maximum, they are very stout, which is what I prefer.  It is a healthy load that approximates the performance of the original black powder Schofield load, though I wouldn’t shoot it in an original Schofield. They both shot sub-2” groups from a casual, two hand traditional hold at 10 yards.

 SInce I no longer use the .45 Schofields in a rifle, I may back down to 6.0 grains of Trail Boss, after I shoot off the 200 rounds of 7.0 grn I have loaded..  Should be warm enough....