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Post by rjm52 on Nov 28, 2018 17:58:24 GMT -5
...of Benelli imported Uberti Cattleman....  A large local gun shop just got in a ton of show samples...all were unfired, LNIB with a card stating that they had the full factory warranty....for very good prices... So wanting to do a fixed sight 4.75" .41 Special project, I called Jack Huntington to see if this was a suitable candidate for a conversion...he said it was... So I bought a .357 Magnum to be rebored/rechambered and a .22 "just because" I like rimfire understudies and it was just too cheap to pass up...like $200 below the GunBroker price, and no sales tax, shipping charges or passthrough expense... The .22....   The .357...a little fancier grips...      So the .357 will be going down to Nevada in a week or so..... Bob |
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 28, 2018 18:23:42 GMT -5
As I've posted several times recently, the most underrated buy in firearms today.
My opinion is they simply smoke Colt quality. I can't say it's been that way forever, but certainly true today.
Congrats and I hope you keep us updated on that Huntington project.
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Post by mk70ss on Nov 28, 2018 20:35:13 GMT -5
Two beauties, enjoy!
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Post by princeout on Nov 28, 2018 20:35:38 GMT -5
Nice! Great looking grips too!
Tim
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Post by Frank V on Nov 29, 2018 21:31:34 GMT -5
Wow, those are nice. Enjoy.
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Post by rjm52 on Oct 9, 2019 18:55:56 GMT -5
Well...it took 9 months mainly do to the time it took to get the barrel rebored...it kind of got "misplaced"...    Front sight was left tall to make final regulation...it has a serrated face...   .41 Special loads on hand:  Loads: (L to R) Velocities from a 4 and 6" Taurus Titanium Trackers  1) 170 grain MP HP/8.0 Unique/1122 fps 4" 2) 180 grain MP Solid/8.0 Unique/1136 fps 4" 1186 6" 3) 200 grain Remington HP/8.0 Unique/1031 fps 4" (7.0 grains gave 978 4"/1035 6"  4) 210 grain Accurate 215V/8.0 Unique/ not tested yet 5) 212 grain Keith MPPentaPoint mold/7.0 Unique/ not tested yet 6) 250 grain Keith Lee custom mold/8.0 Unique/ not yet tested Also have tested: 230 grain Keith/7.0 Unique/894 4" 979 6" 991 Ruger BH 4 5/8" 210 grain SWCGC/7.0 Unique/941 4" 995 6" 1005 Ruger 210 Remington HP/7.0 Unique/978 4" 1035 6" 1036 Ruger Bought two extra sight blades from Jack...one will go into the .22 and the other for a spare... Hopefully I'll get to do some testing tomorrow... Bob |
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Post by Encore64 on Oct 9, 2019 19:09:44 GMT -5
A simply fantastic project. Thanks for posting this.
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Post by Aeroscout on Oct 9, 2019 20:21:52 GMT -5
Great project! That front sight looks very useable. I'm a fan of the Uberti SAs. I've often thought a stainless Uberti 41 would be pretty cool. 7.5" barrel, adjustable front sight like yours. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by rjm52 on Oct 10, 2019 14:17:36 GMT -5
Shot the.41 this morning...shot very well and was happy with the sight picture, more than I thought I was going to be...
The 250 bullets are impacting 13" low at 50' and the 215s 14.5". Going to see my smith Monday to have the sight trimmed and install the front sight on the .22....
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Post by ddixie884 on Oct 10, 2019 16:25:54 GMT -5
Very cool project..........
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Post by mk70ss on Oct 10, 2019 18:18:50 GMT -5
That’s a pair that beats a full house!
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Post by rjm52 on Oct 15, 2019 19:20:02 GMT -5
Dropped the pair off yesterday with a smith I use to have the front sight on the .41 cut down and the one on the .22 installed... Will be two weeks before I can pick them up as I'll be out of state next week...
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Post by rjm52 on Oct 15, 2019 19:28:21 GMT -5
An interesting thing that I noticed about the .22...it has offset-angled chambers. Instead of being bored straight from front to back, the rear of the chamber is bored outboard a few hundredth so that the primer of the rimfire round is right where the primer for the centerfire round would be....but the front of the chamber is perfectly aligned with the center of bore...
By doing this Uberti doesn't have to have two different frames for rimfire and centerfire...
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Post by jt on Oct 16, 2019 0:00:51 GMT -5
Good pick for caliber on the 41spl.. you'll enjoy it! I've found 6.5Unique goes with justabout any bullet you put it under and shoots them all with accuracy. Velocities on that 6.5gr charge generally hover around 900fps.
My own everyday trail & pasture load though has become a 255gr wfn that has a fairly short shank, designed by NOE, on top of 7.3gr Unique... that charge & bullet makes me 970fps out of a 4,3/4" Colt and I consider it a mirror loading (in 41) to what Skeeters famous 44spl load was.. excellent, accurate, mid-power all arounder handload
Enjoy your new sixgun !
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Post by rjm52 on Nov 9, 2019 8:01:59 GMT -5
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