Schofield 45 Colt, 5 1/2"Bb made by Uberti

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[TheThirdRuffian]

What do you all think about the Umberti recreation of the Schofield .45? For whatever reason, I love this gun, probably from watching too many westerns.

This is not particularly a self-defense gun, although I suppose the .45LC would not be pleasant to be shot with.

I just think it's cool and want to hang it in a holster in my cabin the the moutains to counter-act the crap my wife is hanging up, and occassionaly go cowboy shoot with it.

[spincaster]

I always liked the look of the Schofield 45 LC. It is an American classic and as a self-defense gun it would do just fine.

[Kaneman]

Hey, ALL, great photos and reporting...
Of course, we’ve ALL heard of the Schofield Kid...from “Unforgiven”? A truly remarkable performance!

[Inyo-Mono]

I had a Uberti Schofield with an 8” barrel up until a few years ago. Took both .45 Long Colt and .45 Schofield rounds. Worked great with smokeless but gummed up when I tried handloaded black powder cartridges in it. I suspect that it had tighter tolerances than the original 1870s model.

[MileHi]

the .45 colt is a little bit more potent that an .44 mag

No it isn't. And that Schofield is a .45 Colt.

[kawhill]

.45 Long Colt is a fine self defense cartridge. On par
with but not quite a .44 Remington Magnum.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Or leave it in a display case with the action open like photo #2

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Got one. So small you can hide it in the shower.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Seems cheap at that price for a gun that old.

[Clint N. Suhks]

I go back and forth between Unforgiven and Open Range as best western ever.

[Elderberry]

I believe he was referring to handloads.

I used to load my Ruger blackhawk in 45LC so hot it would partially obliterate the writing on the case heads.

[MileHi]

I believe he was referring to handloads.

Sure, and you can do that. So can you with the .44. I have no problem with .45 Colt +P loads either. But if you want a .44 magnum, get a .44 magnum.

[absolootezer0]

.45 colt would be good for reloading prices- cases are much cheaper. use lightweight loads and it’ll do fine.

[gorush]

I fired my BIL’s .45 Dirty Harry Model...a very pleasant experience. The little .38 seems to have more kick due to it’s minimal mass.

[absolootezer0]

yeah, factory .45colt loads are about the equivalent of .44 special. most of my friends have rugers that’ll take full power loads, and load them about as hot as i load my .44 mag.

[absolootezer0]

i referred to specific guns that are capable of handling the pressures. check a reloading book, they’ll list .45 colt loads, then .45 colt loads for ruger/ thompson with heavier max loads than a .44 magnum.

i did not know that that uberti took .45 colt though. i thank you for correcting that part.

[TheThirdRuffian]

It’s a new old gun.

As in, old style, but made in 2010.

[gunsmithkat]

S&W tried making some new Schofields, but they cost over a thousand dollars.

The new Schofields from S&W were sold by internet auction and most went for two thousand and up. I bought one and it was the only gun I ever returned to the Mfg for a full refund. It really soured by on the S&W Performance Center. The gun had been tweaked to make it shoot on point and in the process they warped the frame.

[Little Ray]

Well, that is a heck of an achievement, screwing up a nice pistol like that. Never had a problem like that with my Vaqueros... And I bet nobody had problem like that with Ubertis either...

[US Navy Vet]

Didn’t John “Westley” Hardin use one of these?

[TheThirdRuffian]

No, Wyatt Earp at at the OK Corral.

Apparently worked effectively, or at least the promptly-deceased Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury would say so.