Any S&W Performance Center Schofield shooters?

[jphendren]

Hello,

Back in 2003 or 2004 I owned two of the Performance Center Schofields, I sold them in 2006.  Just last week I had the opportunity to buy a NIB 7" PC Schofield, with the cherry wood case for $1049, I had to buy it just because the price was so good.  I am contemplating shooting it, as I did both of my previous Schofields.  On the the two I had before, after firing them a few times, the backs of the cylinders had small dings (for lack of a better term) where the barrel latch had contacted the rear cylinder face.  You would have two, one on each side of each charge hole (chamber).  I was unsure why this was occurring, but assumed that either when ejecting the fired cases that the cylinder was being pushed into the latch, or upon firing the revolver the cylinder was jumping backwards into the latch.  I assume the later.  Is this normal?  If so, is there anything that can be done to prevent it?

Do the Uberti Schofields do this?  How about original S&W's?

Thanks,

Jared

[jphendren]

There's no one here that owns/shoots a PC Schofield?

Jared

[Badlands Beady]

I have two of them (including SN #0013), and both seem to have the marks you're talking about.  If you watch very closely when you open the gun, you can see the spring that pushes the ejector also pushing the cylinder, and it's only the stop on the latch the holds the cylinder in place.

BTW, the price you paid was excellent, perhaps half the going rate.  I value mine at $2k and $2.5k; I've fitted both with elephant iviory grips, and #13 comes with all kinds of extra goodies and paperwork.

[jphendren]

Thanks Badlands Beady,

So it seems the marks are just something you have to live with if you shoot these.  I wonder if the Uberti Schofields also exhibit these marks?  I knew the price was great, that is why I pounced.  I bought two of these back in 2004, and I paid $1,500 for one, and $1,299 for the other.  They are much harder to find now.  I've seen several at local antique arms shows, and they usually are priced $2,000 or so.  Serial number wise, my new one is GWS 1,4XX.  The older two were 1,5XX, and 1,7XX.  I've noticed that the lower serial numbered guns had straight grain walnut stocks, and the later had burl walnut stocks.

Have you ever tried BP in yours?

Regarding # 0013, that the lowest serial numbered Schofield I have heard of.  I read that the first 150 were auctioned off, or something like that.

Jared

[Old No7]

FYI, my Uberti Schofield in .38 Spcl has those marks too...

...it's something I just try to ignore.  No one else who has shot it seems to notice, and from the mechanics/design, I'd say there's no way to stop it -- but then it shouldn't get any worse either.

Old No7

[jphendren]

Old No7,

Thanks for the insight, so with both modern Schofield's (S&W and Uberti) exhibiting the cylinder marks, it is quite likely that the originals exhibited them as well.  After all, they all function the same way.

Jared