when did Uberti/Pietta start using the hand plunger spring?

[treebeard]

For those who have been shooting the Italian clones fo a while i was wondering about the approimate year that the hand spring went to the Ruger type hand spring. I am calling them clones because that is what this section is titled. Thanks in advance for any information.

[Abilene]

Hi Treebeard.  The Cimarron Ubertis went to the coil hand spring "around" 1999.  They were advertising then so maybe a little before that.  They called it (and still do) the Cowboy Comp Action.  Some years later Uberti started doing it to all Cattlemen, but I couldn't tell you when.

I believe that when Pietta started making SAA repros (first were the GWII I think?  Unless they made earlier ones in Europe) they used coils from the get-go.  Need to confirm that with someone who has an early GWII.

[Abilene]

dang, my second double-tap today!  I never do that!  Kept hitting the 'quote' instead of 'modify'