In case anybody is on the fence....much lower price over a single six or retail on the same uberti from about anybody and I am very pleased. This is not the Uberti of the 1980s and early 1990s.
As received exterior fit and finish was very good. A bit gritty in function but function was perfect with four solid clicks, perfect timing with the bolt landing in the approaches. Bolt rises into cylinder notch at the exact instant the sear cams into its full notch in the hammer. At10 yards all the 40g Champions landed just under the sight with the front sight buried in the notch. Trigger pull was 3.5 lbs crisp. Barrel at 5.5 inches and glossy beautiful. all parts on the exterior were very well polished with crisp lettering and no flaws. Very nice case colors on hammer, frame and loading gate. Full size grip on the 25% reduced frame is a fine combination, ya can grasp it well but the gun has lots less bulk than a normal SAA or Blackhawk. The feel is trimmer and sleeker than the single sixes.
I shortened and recrowned the barrel to 4 5/8", at the price point there was no reason not to have it the way I wanted it. Also, added the whimsical german silver turtle sight. My youngest granddaughter loves turtles, can't wait to show it to her. Finished up the clean up and shaping of the sight today. Also antiqued the brass grip frame with BC Super Blue. (photos below are from last night before final shaping of the turtle and antiquing the grip frame.) Wood grip is one piece, straight grain walnut with a very nice red brown tint and smooth finish, grips fit nicely to the frame and snugly to the backstrap.
Opening the gun, lovely inside. almost zero work to do. Polished the bolt cam. Polished the bolt arms. A dozen-ish swipes of the sear nose with worn out 440g paper removed the blue and polished the sear surface. Full Clean and lube. The polish and finish on the internal components left nothing to be desired on a daily working gun.
These come factory with the modern Wire bolt spring, it should never break. Additionally, I noted the Ruger style plunger and spring for the cylinder hand, it should never break. Finally, there is a Frame mounted spring loaded firing pin.
Cleaning with a light lube and the afore mentioned polish of three parts yielded a final, clean, crisp and repeatable trigger pull of 2 lbs 10 oz.
Leather is on the way to make up a holster, as there just ain't much available for single six size revolvers.