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I got in to CAS a little over a year ago and bought a couple of Uberti .44 Specials; a 4 3/4" and a 5 1/2". I decided to also bide my time and find a Colt .44 Special in 5 1/2" because everyone said they were "better".

In the mean time, really since the first of the year, I have fallen head over heels in love with the 4 3/4" Uberti and have wrung it out to the nTH degree. I'm blessed to have a range at my home along with lots of lead, powder and primers. Since the first of the year I've gone through 2K primers the vast majority of which have been for loads for the Uberti in question. I've loaded it exclusively with 260 gr. SWC's and other than load development, have fired about 80% of those bullets at around 850 fps. The remaining loads were the same bullet with around 950 fps which became my hunting load.

The ol' girl is as tight and accurate as ever and is my constant companion when I'm outside and became the first handgun I've ever used for deer.














I've decided against a Colt as the way I would use it, it'd just decline in value and besides, I can wear out (if that's even possible) 3 or 4 of these Uberti's for the price of one Colt!


I also have a New Model Vaquero in 45 Colt and it seems to be built like a tank but I've only run a couple hundred rounds through it.

Getcha one and don't look back!!

35 WN

Great report.

DF