Uberti Schofield tips?

[Hafoc]

I hope you fine citizens of this neighborhood of CAS City don't mind a new visitor.

I just got a pair of Uberti Schofields.  I've wanted one since they first came out, and now I have two!  And all it cost me was--

Sheesh.  Best not to think about that part. 

They're five-inchers, nickel and pearlite.  I asked the guy at the store "Don't you have anything flashy?"  Alas, I don't think he got the joke.

The instruction sheet is pretty poor, though.  I was wondering whether any of you knew whether the Uberti Schofield actually does have a hammer block safety when put in half-cock, and if so whether that gadget is any use or not.  The instructions seem to say so, but they also say that Uberti revolvers with a safety have some kind of slot in the hammer, and I'm not seeing one.

I'd also appreciate any operation or maintenance tips you might see fit to share.

Thanks much!

[St. George]

Take a more detailed look through the BOSS Forum's archives.

I seem to think that this one was covered when the Forum first got set up, and you might find your answer right there.

Good Luck.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Hafoc]

No, not really.  There's some stuff about removing the hammer block, although nothing about whether it's reliable, whether it's on all models, or why anyone objects to it.  But I won't bother you further on this subject.

[St. George]

From Dave Chicoine's excellent book - Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West' - page 323.

'The Uberti Hammer Block Safety is an integral part of the Navy Arms Schofield, unlike the original Smith and Wesson Schofield, which had no such feature.
This is a simple and reasonably effective spring-loaded, 'sliding bar' type of safety that becomes activated when the hammer is placed in the 1/2 cock position.
Should the hammer fall from the 1/2 cock position due to the gun being dropped, causing sear breakage, the will remain up or in the 'on' position, preventing an accidental discharge.
When the hammer becomes full cocked, the safety pinrides up over the cam on the safety bar so the safety remains in the 'on' position, the safety is pushed back out of the way (to the 'off' position) by the hammer safety pin as the hammer falls from fully-cocked after the trigger is pulled to fire the cartridge.
Hammer block safety oeration can be adversely affected by side-play in the hammer, from a loose hammer stud or a loose fit of the hammer on its stud.'

Again - Good Luck.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Hafoc]

Thanks much!  And thanks for the reference to the book, too.  That looks like one that would be worth buying. 

[Books OToole]

You never know what you might learn here, or any where, if you pay attention.

I just ordered that book.

Thanks St. George;
Books

[St. George]

De nada...

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Rapid Lee]

Hafoc,

Welcome.  Would love to seem some pics of those rather dull guns you described .  What caliber did you get?

The Uberti Schofields do have a sliding hammer block safety as St. George replied.  You might find that the actions will feel a little smoother if you should happen to forget to replace the block and spring it uses when you reassemble it   (Mine did...)

Other than that, they're easy to take care of.  I put grease or wonder lube on the cylinder pin when I clean it and that's about it.  Be sure and give us a report after you've shot them in a match!

Rapid

[Hafoc]

Thanks, Rapid.  I'll oblige with a pic when I get set up for that.

I got .45s.  I guess I won't be competitive with them, but then I'm not much of a competitive sort in the first place.    In fact, when I shoot a match with the Schofields-- and I will let you know about it-- it will also be my first match. 

I just wanted a break-top, preferably nickeled.  Always have.  Aside from loving their looks, a break-top was what my great-grandfather had.  He might have used it in his one and only gunfight, on the streets of a small town in Nebraska- although some versions have him using a shotgun.  In any case, I think he would have approved of the Schofields.  Not being a shy man, probably would have approved of 'em pearl grips and all.

[E.R.Beaumont]

Howdy Pards and Pardettes.

Hafoc, Pard I wanted a pair of those nickel plated beauties myownself.  I however got what I feel was a great deal on a pair of Laramies in .38 spl for next years  Senior Duelist.

I don't blame you for lusting after those Beauties, and .45 Colt is a fine round for just about anything you want to do.  I prefer larger calibers as I like guns that go boom instead of bang, it comes from my stint in the Artillery.  I have 4 Schofields and they are fun to shoot.  The part I like the best is at the unloading table, they are very easy to check, like a double barreled shotgun. 

When they first came out folks said they were perfect fot stages where you have a pistol reload in the stage.  Of course after the Schofields started to show up folks stopped putting pistol reloads in their stages.  I like them as I think that there is a higher safety potential over single ejection styles.  ( I don't mean that the pistol is intrinsicaly safer than a Colt style revolver, only that the condition of the revolver is easier to assertain.) And all of the emptys are kicked out all at once.

To Empty the revolver I grasp the barrel with my off hand and when I trip the latch I turn the gun so that the cylinder is lower than the muzle.  You want to have the emptys going out and down so none of them get under the star.  That is more fun than you want in the middle of a stage.

Have a good time with those Pistolas Pard, fondle them at home, and shoot them on the range.  As to shooting them, I shoot duelist as I have a problem with one of my hands The twohanded shooters will tell you something else, as the technique is different.  I move my hand as far up the stocks as I can.  This position puts me closer to the hammer, and the pistol will end up there after the first round anyway.  The high hold saves you the time taken to regain your grip/hold on the pistol cause you are allready there

That is all I think I know
Regards, Beaumont 

[kcub]

Regarding topbreaks, I understood Ubertis have no transfer bar but Berettas do. 
Is that not the case?

[Short Knife Johnson]

I can't say about the Berettas, but my early Uberti Schofield, and brand spankin' new Uberti Russian lack any sort of transfer bar safety... and that's just the way I like it.

And yes, the instruction booklets are pretty sketchy... almost like they were written by IKEA, and had a page omitted.

[Irish Dave]

No transfer bar on the Beretta Laramie, either.

I think Beretta's SAA clones do have such a device, however.