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A Uberti 44 Special SAA

Good buddy Paul is the guy who got me interested in the Uberti Single Action Army and blackpowder Colt replicas, and it’s an interest that I am thoroughly enjoying.  We visited recently and Paul showed me one I had seen before that he had recently added a set of custom grips to.  This is a  Uberti Single Action Army with the black powder frame chambered in .44 Special, and it is a stunning example of Uberti’s work.

Paul purchased a set of synthetic ivory grips that had a large decorative eagles molded into the grip material.  The original grips with the eagles didn’t quite make it for Paul, and the fit of the grips to the grip frame was poor.  Paul sanded the eagles into oblivion and very carefully recontoured the grips for what is now a perfect fit.  There are no gaps and no overhangs anywhere.  There’s something about the Colt SAA configuration that just feels right in the hand.

I like this gun.  I’m a big fan of the .44 Special cartridge. Paul tells me he shoots a 215-grain bullet he casts himself and it is quite accurate.  Like my .45 Colt Uberti, Paul’s gun shoots to point of aim at 50 feet, which is great for a fixed sight handgun.

Paul and I had a good conversation about our shared interest in these old western style sixguns.  We’re both about the same age and we grew up in an era when cowboy TV series and western movies dominated the entertainment industry, and that undoubtedly influenced our taste in firearms.  It was a good time to be a kid, I think.


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Joe Berk

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