EMF/Uberti Remington 1875...only a few left

[Wagon Box Willy]

Howdy Pards,

When I purchased my first 1875 from EMF three weeks ago they told me I got one of the last six they had, and that they were going to stop carrying them.

Not in the position to get two at that time I thought I would just buy my second one from another vendor.  I checked Cimarron and Buffalo Arms company as well as a bunch of other online retailers who had the Uberti listed and nobody had one.

The response I got from Buffalo Arms was that there were none in the country (they get supplied via Cimarron) and that the wait would be 5-6 months or longer.

I ordered my second one today from EMF which means that there's no more than 4 left.  So if you needed something to push you over the edge, this might be it.

-Willy

[Harley Starr]

There's something wrong with this picture. No Remy 1875's at all?

[Curley Cole]

Pards

I just got an email from Debbie at EMF, and it is sad but true. They are selling what is left and then there is no more. She didn't elaborate on why.

Is too bad.

curley

[Harley Starr]

The fact that EMF will no longer carrying them in their inventory doesn't surprise me.
What does surprise me is the fact that one of our pards looked high and low and nobody had them in stock.
That doesn't sit well with me.

[Wagon Box Willy]

Second gun arrived today.  Had EMF install a lightened spring which makes a big difference.  I ordered a second spring which I installed in my first gun.   Very happy with them.  My checkering tools arrive tomorrow at which time I'll start practicing.  I find the slick grips on these guns and shooting BP just dont mix as my hands seem to get real slippery.

Edit: updated pic with new trigger guard

 

[Harley Starr]

Hey Wagon Box,

Either my eyes are playing tricks on me or one of your triggerguards are a bit "rounder" than the other.

[Wagon Box Willy]

Your eyes are correct, I didn't notice it because I got the second gun only a few minutes before that picture.  The top gun is the first one I received and it is definitely round.  All other pics of the Remmy look more like the second.  I guess a better pic and an email to EMF is on my plate for today. 

   -Willy

[Pettifogger]

Real simple why they aren't being sold anymore.  Supply and demand.  There is no demand.

[Badlands Beady]

Real simple why they aren't being sold anymore.  Supply and demand.  There is no demand.

Actually, it's more a case of being sold out.  The Blue Book of Gun Values says they were discontinued in 1993, and only reintroduced this year.  If you check the Uberti, Taylor's and Cimarron sites, the Outlaw is listed under "New Product."  You can find a few of the new ones on Gunbroker and GunsAmerica.  I imagine the first run was rather limited so Uberti could gauge how they would sell; that there's another run apparently planned in a few months must mean that they're selling well enough to make more.

FWIW, I just bought an almost-new used EMF in antique/original finish, which seems to be fairly rare.  Took it and a few other new revolvers out for tests the other day, and it was one of the more accurate of the bunch.

[Wagon Box Willy]

Actually, it's more a case of being sold out.  The Blue Book of Gun Values says they were discontinued in 1993, and only reintroduced this year.  If you check the Uberti, Taylor's and Cimarron sites, the Outlaw is listed under "New Product."  You can find a few of the new ones on Gunbroker and GunsAmerica.  I imagine the first run was rather limited so Uberti could gauge how they would sell; that there's another run apparently planned in a few months must mean that they're selling well enough to make more.

FWIW, I just bought an almost-new used EMF in antique/original finish, which seems to be fairly rare.  Took it and a few other new revolvers out for tests the other day, and it was one of the more accurate of the bunch.

Badlands Beady, do you know of another production run or did you surmised by the "5-6 months or more" that there would be one.  Buffalo Arms was just guessing and his exact comment was that when there were none in country, it usually takes 5-6 months or more.  Actually a year ago I called them trying to buy a Frontier and got the same answer...they never apparently got the Frontier's back in stock which since they get supplied by Cimarron says to me that neither did Cimarron....but this is all conjecture on my part.

-Willy

[Pettifogger]

You see used ones at gun shows and on the used gun shelves quite frequently.  Locally, they are usually for good prices.  However, they simply do not move very fast.  Distributors and dealers can't afford to have inventory sitting on the shelves for months on end.  A few of us like them, but face it they are not very popular.

[Wagon Box Willy]

A few of us like them, but face it they are not very popular.]A few of us like them, but face it they are not very popular.

Being new to all of this that is one thing that first drew me towards the Remmy's.  I never was one to want what everyone else had so the relative obscurity of the Remington is attractive to me.  That plus I really like the looks of the 1875 over the '73 Colt.

[Wagon Box Willy]

I've been looking for checkered wood grips for my Remmy's to no avail so I decided I'd try to checker myself.  I got the tools but there's going to be a long learning curve.  I made these grips out of walnut (complete with powder post beetle holes) and they are what I will be checkering once/if I get the hang it.  They are currently unfinished (just buffed), haven't decide if I'll stain them or leave them alone.Does anyone know where I might find the screw hardware for purchase without spending way more for shipping than the hardware?

Thanks,
Willy

[Harley Starr]

I never was one to want what everyone else had so the relative obscurity of the Remington is attractive to me.  That plus I really like the looks of the 1875 over the '73 Colt.

Man after my own heart.

[Badlands Beady]

Badlands Beady, do you know of another production run...

No, I don't.  However, when I see something advertised on several sites as "new," and that a respected source says that importation has resumed or is about to, I generally figure it's somewhere in the pipeline.  I also am aware that the Italians have distinct product runs, where they turn out a year's worth of a specific product in a single run, then retool and do the same for another specific product.  This leads to starvation/saturation cycles.  Just like the Colt Burgess; at the moment, I believe you can only get them from Taylor's and they're comparatively rare, but the Cimarron shipment is due to arrive in another two or three weeks, then the market will be flooded (well, maybe - I understand most of them are already spoken for - including mine).  Then, we'll hardly see any more until next year.

[Abilene]

I'm not sure I agree that the '75 was discontinued in 1993 and not made again until this year.  EMF sold them until a couple years ago.  When Uberti dropped EMF as an importer, no one was importing them, so Cimarron started carrying them.  Recently EMF has started importing Uberti again, so that's why they had them again.  Can't say why they would not be carrying it any more.

[GunClick Rick]

What is it you all like about the 75? Other than it sure is a purty shooter! I have this one,but haven't had the chance to shoot it yet..Course it ain't a 75,but it shoots the same round ,right?

[Harley Starr]

What is it you all like about the 75? Other than it sure is a purty shooter!

Well GunClick I think that when you study the history of the 75 you'll find out that they weren't in production for very long.

I've seen photos of them being held in plain sight by Indian Police(which alot of them went to).

Maybe it was the dubious title of "Outlaw" because it was the favored weapon of outlaw Frank James. 

Maybe some of us prefer redheads instead of blondes or brunettes, but that's another thread.

It's all about personal preference I suppose.

[Wagon Box Willy]

GunClick,

From my experience the 1875 is a bit smaller, lighter, better balanced and easier for me to reach the hammer than the 1858.  Additionally I think the blade front site and large v groove rear sight are way easier to pick up and get on target than the pinched post/long rear wallow of the 1858.

I actually fell in love with converted 5-1/2" barrel SS 1858's like Daniel Nighteyes has.  Then my wants moved to the 1875 Frontiers which are still my favorites but I couldn't locate any.  So I finally settled on the Outlaw and I'm pretty happy though I haven't ruled out putting shorter barrels on them at some point in the distant future.

-Willy

[Badlands Beady]

I'm not sure I agree that the '75 was discontinued in 1993 and not made again until this year.

Shrug.  That's straight out of the Blue Book of Gun Values.  If you've got a more authoratative source, let's hear it.