Uberti Navy cylinder stops

Hi,

I just received a new Uberti 1851 Navy roughly a month ago. I special ordered it through my local gun shop which was a Uberti dealer. They had a beautiful stainless Remington .44 in the case, but I wanted a Colt Navy. The clerk told me it'd probably be about 3 months or more, but to both our surprise it arrived in just one. When I picked it up, he told me that Uberti's been really ramping up production recently. The frame is stamped with what looks to be "CL", which I assume is the Italian date code for 2013. Some of the other proof marks were stamped so light they're barely visible, but the rest of the gun, finish, fitting, etc. is absolutely pristine and the action functions perfectly.

I finally got to taking it to the range the other day and probably fired 4 or 5 full cylinders, so 24-30 shots. As I took it apart and gave it its first cleaning that night, I noticed these strange blemishes near the cylinder stop leads.
I hadn't noticed them before, nor have I seen them on any other revolver. They are on every cylinder stop, in the same exact location.

They don't appear to me to impede the revolver's function at all. I doubt anything I did at my short range session caused them, so I assume they're just some sort of imperfection such as tool marks during manufacture. The faint proof markings and remark by the clerk make me think so. I plan on antiquing this revolver anyway, so I'm not terribly worried about it. I'm still curious though, which is why I'm here.

Is anyone here familiar with these? Do you think they came from the factory? Are they just cosmetic? If not, would they be covered under warranty?

Thanks.

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Milling Redhawk Cylinder

Thinking I might want to get the cylinder milled on my 454 redhawk so it can take moonclips and thus fire 45 acp. I have a bunch of 45 acp ammo laying around from when i used to have my springfield, so it just makes sense for plinking. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with this? Would it effect my ability to fire full house 454s in any way? Also a rough estimate on cost? Have done some research but couldnt find much info on it. If im correct, after I get this done the gun would be able to fire:

454 casull
45 colt
45 acp
45 super
460 rowland
45 auto rimmed
45 schofield

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'58 cylinder

Is it right to say that the Pettifogger articles describe concepts that can be applied to Remingto even though the articles are written for Colts?

IIRC this is the case.

If so, it might be worthwhile for the OP to read them.

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.41 mag. cylinder throat reaming

Sorry the only .41 cal. throat reamer I could find was from PTG and it was a .408 dia. Wish I could help.

....I'm sure that PTG would cut you a .409 or .410 reamer, but you'd have to call for pricing.
http://shop.pacifictoolandgauge.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

The .408 was $66. What they would charge for a custom size, I do not know.
Again, wish I could be more helpful.

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John T.

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Please don't get angry at me for suggesting it, but I would recommend that you clean and check your throats again with a plug gauge (a Sierra bullet will do). If it won't accept a 0.410" plug Ruger should fix it for you. Anything less than 0.410" is out of spec.

Yes, check a bunch of times.
You can lap the throats very easy by yourself. Do each until a boolit of the right size just pushes through. Takes time, the steel is hard but it pays off big time.

You might call Manson Reamers. They don't have a 41 cal. in the catalog but they might make one for you. I have a .431" with pilots I've been happy with.

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Thanks for the replys. I have double checked my throats prior to posting and the slugged at .408. Used a mike, not calipers to check the dia of the soft lead slugs. I am considering honing the throats out.

I had cylindersmith do a Ruger 44 special for me a while back, but he is now only doing 45 cal. per his website. I do not recall even if he did 41 cal. when he was doing other calibers beside 45.I had Cylindersmith do my .45 Colt Blackhawk at the end of last year and at that time ask about having my .41 Mag done. My .41 (.41 Mag. Groove = .4119? Throat =.4117?.) He said, as you noted he was not doing anything but .45's and that his reamer was smaller than than my throats anyhow.

I am going to polish them with some 3M wet or dry polishing paper. Going slow and checking often.

Brooks

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Boolit Master Join DateDec 2009LocationMountain area of Northern CA.Posts222

Fellas, thanks, here is a update. Problem solved. I happen to have a good flex hone of the right size. I honed all 6 throats to where I can thumb push a factory .410 jacket bullet though the throats. My push though jacket bullet was dead on at .410 with 4 measurements around the bullet. When I get a chance to get to the range, I expect better results and hopefully no more 3-4 inch groups at 25 yards.
I love my two Rugers, 44 spec. and 41 mag. but both did have undersize throats that had to be opened. Cylindersmith did my Lipsey 44 Spec. Blackhawk over a year ago and it went from 3 inch groups to groups around 1-1/2 inches with my cast hunting loads.
Again thanks to all for taking the time to respond to my question.

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