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Midway has 62 police revolvers on sale. Quality nowadays? Non returnable.

62 of them? That's a lot.

Do you mean Model 1862 (Colt replica) Police Revolvers? Those are cool little guns. Frankly, though, I had one that I really couldn't make work worth a crap. When you buy the pocket sized Colt replicas from Uberti, you are taking a big chance of getting a gun that needs a lot of work to make function correctly.

I've had three, the 49 Pocket Model (.31 caliber), the Pocket Navy 1862 (.36 caliber), and the 1862 Pocket Police (.36 caliber) that you're considering. The 49 worked out of the box, and I still have it. The Pocket Navy needed extensive tuning of the action before its timing was right, but after that, I kept it and still have it. I gave up on trying to get the Pocket Police to work right and sold it at a pawn shop. I actually sent it back for warranty work first. They failed to make it function right, and wouldn't take it back again.

It's the luck of the draw with the Uberti pocket guns. If you want reliable function, you're much more likely to get one that works out of the box if you buy a full sized Colt Navy or Colt Army, or even more so, the Remington New Model Army. I've never come across a Remington New Model Army that didn't work fine right out of the box.

PS Uberti quality is the best of all the Italian replica makers.

Best shot of getting a Colt Pocket Model that works is to find one of the Colt branded Signature Series replicas. They are technically Uberti, but fitted and assembled in the US by a Colt subcontractor (bearing the authentic Colt name), and they tended to work right out of the box because of that.

Yes, the 62 police, I have a ,Woolworths. 36 Griswold Gunnison since 1969. I just admire the streamlined baby open tops.
There is a Colt at the LGS for twice the price. Appears unfired, a shame almost to use it. Still looking.

Still up in the air over whether colorado will let one in with out the 3 day wait and FFL--just in case I want to take up train robbery.

Those are not classified as firearms, and may be sent directly to your door in most states, without going through an FFL or waiting period.

Can you give me a link to the item?

Here in the hellish State of N. J., you'd need to jump through hoops and apply for a permit to purchase a handgun, then wait for a month or two to have it approved. Wouldn't make any difference even if it was a flintlock.

And even then, Midway wouldn't ship it here.

That doesn't say it's on sale.

Regardless, based on my experience with the Uberti pocket-sized Colt replicas, You have about a one-third chance of being able to use it right out of the box. There's a one-third chance the average gun owner (with some gunsmithing skills) would be able to make it function with a little action work, replacing nipples with higher quality aftermarket nipples, etc., and there's a one-third chance that only a highly experienced gunsmith would be able to make it work worth a damn.

Much better chance of getting a good one if you buy a service sized Uberti cap and ball revolver, like an 1851 Navy or 1860 Army. Best chance of all for an out of the box Uberti or Pietta would be the New Model Army - Remington 1858. For some reason, the Remington replicas just tend to work right out of the box. I've had three of them (Remingtons) from both Uberti and Pietta. I currently have one from Uberti and one from Pietta. Both work great, and never required any work whatsoever to get them to function right at the range. The third one functioned flawlessly, too, but I just didn't need three of them, so sold it.

I can remember many of these things (not uberti) but off brands from spain I think. Gander Mountain sold them for $69-79 in the late 80s.
Me and a bud each got one summer after high school and packed our own heat. lol

Used to hot load them with jacket hollow points and patches. Somebitch would shatter 8” concrete blocks at 10 yards. Aka what you boomers call cinder blocks.

I thought cinder blocks and concrete blocks were two different things.

Ash, cinder, concrete

Ya think

If I said concrete, I wouldnt want it construed as sold poured blocks.
Whether the names get glossed over or misconstrued, just so you know they are the hollow void blocks that we use on foundations.
Get any guffer over 60 on a job or job order they will use the term cinder, we call them concrete. The block plant calls them concrete where I buy them. I’m sure the composition are different. Certainly?

We have high strength, lightweights, etc

I know old farts still calling Yellow Wood and pressure trested lumber as WOLMANIZED lumber.
Got old farts calling 6mil foundation vapor barrier “visqueen”

Uberti quality possibly better than ever, & a surprisingly good price considering the seller.

Cinder blocks contain fly ash But EPA frowned on that.

Agree. Since Beretta bought them quality went up.

Still have mine. $99 Pietta

Quality items

The brass framed ones have always been the much less expensive route, but they don't hold up as well. You will find that the cylinder-forcing cone gap will gradually widen with use. The South used brass frames in their Colt copies because of not having enough steel.

Hadite blocks.

Did ya get the kit with the fancee powder flask?

This one came with a stern warning not to overload it due to the brass frame.