Oh boy, my finger slipped!

King Medallion · December 18, 2020, 04:26:05 PM

And fell on the Buy It Now button. Uberti 1876 Presidio .50/95 on the way!

dusty texian · December 18, 2020, 04:44:40 PM

From what I have seen of them your gonna like it . You should bring it down to Tx. in the Spring and shoot a few Wild Hogs with it .,,,DT

King Medallion · December 18, 2020, 05:06:34 PM

Thats my goal, brother!

ATCDoktor · December 18, 2020, 05:23:59 PM

Congratulations, I think you will really like it.

When I first saw the Presidio in a Shot Show video on YouTube I just had to have one and ran down to my LGS and ordered one,'paid full retail for it and never looked back.

Six months later my LGS called and said it had arrived.

Mine is serial number 31and has been a superb carbine and is very accurate.

Only issue I had with mine was that it shot 6 inches high at 100 yards with my most accurate handloads.

A small daub of solder applied to the front sight and filed to achieve a POI that corresponded to the POA was all it took.

I knocked this little guy over last weekend with a 45 yard shot right behind his eyeball.

Mine is truly a shooting son of a gun.

Out practicing my snap shooting with my Chaparrel:

Please let us know how you like yours.

dusty texian · December 20, 2020, 07:18:37 AM

Short tracking job on that one . Good eating size . What is the ROT on the Chaparral ? ,,,,DT

ATCDoktor · December 20, 2020, 07:15:58 PM

Quote from: dusty texian on December 20, 2020, 07:18:37 AM
Short tracking job on that one . Good eating size . What is the ROT on the Chaparral ? ,,,,DT

I did the tight fitting patch on a cleaning rod method and mine came out to be 1 turn in 48 inches.
Dr.

dusty texian · December 21, 2020, 04:34:02 AM

Thanks ATCDoctor .,,,,DT

King Medallion · December 21, 2020, 07:40:56 AM

Is that a good ROT? What were the originals? I looked around in my big box of "stuff" (unused shooting stuff collected from 45 years) and found a near full box of Speer .490 round balls. I reckon that can be used to slug the bore in my 45's anyway. Never done it before. I'll look around some more today, I'm sure I've got some balls left over from my .50 and .54 Hawkins muzzleloaders.

ATCDoktor · December 21, 2020, 10:08:47 PM

QuoteIs that a good ROT? What were the originals?

The original 1876's chambered in 50/95 had a barrel rifled one turn in 60 inches and were oriented towards shorter, lighter 300-315 grain bullets.

The one turn in 48 inch barrels of today's modern rifles will allow for heavy bullets to be used with very good accuracy:

My Chaparral, 5 shots at 100 yards with 450 grain bullets sized .515 using H4198:m

dusty texian · January 07, 2021, 09:26:30 AM

Quote from: King Medallion on December 18, 2020, 04:26:05 PM
And fell on the Buy It Now button. Uberti 1876 Presidio .50/95 on the way!

Are you still waiting on the rifle ? ,,,DT

King Medallion · January 07, 2021, 01:15:00 PM

Yes I am. It *should* be delivered tomorrow (1/8), according to UPS tracking. I'm not real happy and have had words with the seller. I bought and sent payment out the same day, was delivered 12/24. He didn't mark it paid till 12/29, and finally shipped it out yesterday, 1/6. Now I realize it was a holiday, and, as we all know, the gun world is upside down right now, but shees. Apparently I'm not his only customer.
Maybe, just maybe, I might take a picture of it. Might maybe even post it.

dusty texian · January 07, 2021, 01:30:11 PM

The delivery service USPS UPS FedX are all backed up . Made an order with DGW two days ago, the nice lady said it would ship out in 3 or 4 wks. and the item is in stock . WOW . Tried to purchase a rifle through GB a few wks ago and the seller ask how I wanted to pay . I answered , he never returned an answer , tried again two more times . Still no answer from him . Was an auction , think he wasn't happy because I got it for starting price . Now don't trust sending payment to him . About them pics . hope I don't have to get the Pic Police on this ! ,,,,,,DT

pinto beans · January 07, 2021, 02:43:30 PM

Hey Mr. King I hope you are better at pictures than I am!

Posting them is no problem, getting one that is good enough to post is the real challenge!!!!!

Congrats on the new shootin iron!!!!!

King Medallion · January 07, 2021, 04:36:42 PM

Quote from: dusty texian on January 07, 2021, 01:30:11 PM
hope I don't have to get the Pic Police on this ! ,,,,,,DT

I'm not sure what you mean by that?

And what did you get? (if I may ask)
Pinto, I don't see any problem with your pic's at all, I enjoy them.

dusty texian · January 08, 2021, 04:25:02 AM

Was just a joke Amigo !,,,,DT

King Medallion · January 08, 2021, 05:39:20 AM

I know, hence the winks 😉 🙂

King Medallion · January 08, 2021, 01:22:29 PM

It's home!

Coal Creek Griff · January 08, 2021, 01:29:44 PM

Quote from: King Medallion on January 08, 2021, 01:22:29 PM
It's home!

YES!

Sometimes I amaze myself at how excited I can get over someone I've never met getting a new gun...

King Medallion · January 08, 2021, 02:06:25 PM

I'll have pics up in a bit!

King Medallion · January 08, 2021, 04:16:53 PM

Alrighty, here is is. Geez, taking pic's takes a while. Behold, The Presidio!