[INV136]

I'm not into single action revolvers, but, I admit that back when S&W released their Schofield revolver I was tempted to buy one. But, I stupidly procrastinated, thinking that I could buy one later on and they stopped making them. I forgot if they were chambered in the original Schofield .45 cartridge or not. But, it would have been cool to have a brand new Schofield made by the company that originally made them. Rather than get a clone.

 

[Portugeejn]

I'm not into single action revolvers, but, I admit that back when S&W released their Schofield revolver I was tempted top buy one. But, I stupidly procrastinated, thinking that I could buy one later on and they stopped making them. I forgot if they were chambered in the original Schofield .45 cartridge or not. But, it would have been cool to have a brand new Schofield made by the company that originally made them. Rather than get a clone.

I believe that the Smith & Wesson remake was in the original 45 Schofield caliber. I have a couple of the Uberti replicas that come in 45 Colt. They are not really any good with black powder as the original cylinder design was modified to make room for the longer 45 Colt cartridge. I have been told that what they removed to make room was the thing that redirected the fouling and kept them turning even with black powder fouling that got heavy.

Some folks say they can’t get much more than a cylinder of shots before they start getting rotation problems. A few people say they don’t have issues, but I shot black powder almost exclusively so I never tried it. I just bought these because they looked cool.

 

[dsk]

I'm not into single action revolvers, but, I admit that back when S&W released their Schofield revolver I was tempted to buy one. But, I stupidly procrastinated, thinking that I could buy one later on and they stopped making them. I forgot if they were chambered in the original Schofield .45 cartridge or not. But, it would have been cool to have a brand new Schofield made by the company that originally made them. Rather than get a clone.

The S&W repros were/are less true to the originals than the Uberti clones. They lack a firing pin on the hammer, having instead a modern transfer bar ignition system with an internal firing pin. They also are profiled slightly different and I can tell one from several feet away.

While it's true that the Uberti Schofields are lousy with black powder, it was simply the price paid for lengthening the cylinder to accept popular modern calibers. Had they been made in the original .45 S&W, aka Schofield caliber not many people would've bought them since that ammo is very hard to find on store shelves. Unfortunately however it also means there was no room for the original gas ring that kept black powder residue from getting into the arbor and gumming up the cylinder.

 

[Bowdrie]

there was no room for the original gas ring that kept black powder residue from getting into the arbor and gumming up the cylinder.

No gas ring on the Ruger Vaqueros either, and when fitted with one of those "high precision" base pins the same thing happens with BP.
A couple loads of ammo and the cylinder doesn't want to freely rotate.
Ask me how I know.
Edit: I would add that modern manufacturing with quite small barrel-to-cylinder gaps doesn't help with BP fouling either.

 

[dsk]

It's important to understand that BP revolvers of any kind usually quit working after five or six reloads. My Uberti cap n' ball revolvers start to get really sluggish after about 30-36 shots and I have to wipe them down or apply more lube to keep the cylinder spinning. Black powder fouling builds up really fast, and if you stop shooting for a bit and let the guns cool down it quickly gets even worse. I've seen guys on YouTube try different tricks to get the Uberti Schofields to run, and the most popular method is to use heavy grease on the arbor, which helps block the BP fouling from entering. With that it seems you can get at least 3 or 4 reloads in before it starts gumming up. Personally I just shoot smokeless powder loads in mine. Easier to clean afterwards anyway.

 

[Victor's 1911]

I have had nothing but rotation - hand issues with conversion cylinders with any gun made in the last 30 years - bad luck with Taylors .

 

[SG29736]

When I shot SASS I used a couple of 44 mag Vaqueros (the larger ones) using the Big Lube 200gr bullets in 44 Special or Russian cases with a full case of real blackpowder. With those bullets that hold plenty of soft BP lube I could easily shoot 5 or 6 stages with zero maintenance during the match. Once you have the correct bullets it's usually no problem shooting black powder. The same bullets also carried enough lube for my Marlin 44-40 20" barrel to shoot a match.