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When Doug decided to quit, he closed the doors, sold off the equipment and all the parts. I ended up with a few unfinished cylinders and a bunch of grips for future projects. IMHO, they tried to do too much in house. At the end, they were doing all the finish work and even making their own...

I've bought 13 new production Italian replicas since COVID. No sign of any QC issues in any of them. In fact, the most recent ones are the nicest. Including these two I bought late last year.

USFA didn't "go under". The president and CEO Doug Donnelly just decided to quit. In hindsight, the guns were too good and too expensive for the market to bear. Too much, "I'd rather have a Colt" from people who could never accept that USFA was making a better Colt than Colt ever did. They were...

There is no difference. The myth comes from the fact that Mike Harvey of Cimarron worked with Uberti to improve their product in the early `80's. They paid an extra $30 per gun for extra attention. Eventually those improvements made it into all of Uberti's guns. Today and for at least the last...

Four out of five raises an eyebrow for me. Also wondering what those defects were. I have 37 Uberti's and have only ever had to return one, which was a Cimarron. No importer is taking the time to inspect guns coming from Italy.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Both have drastically improved their products over the last 10-15yrs. Uberti's tend to have short arbors and Pietta's tend to have more offensive stuff stamped on their guns. One might be have a better representation of a certain model than the other...

I guess whining about prices is always in style. I think it's borderline stupid in this context. I bought two really nice Colt replicas a few months ago in the $300 range. Meanwhile, the jon boat I was looking at 2yrs ago for $700 is now $2000! Paying $300 for a Uberti, which is a lot nicer gun...

Yeah well the NFA is about a lot more than just machineguns. Every other part of it is outdated. Some of it quite detrimental in general. There's only 2 "mass shootings" a day according to those who use, abuse and manipulate statistics for political gain.

A Uberti or Pietta barrel might fit and then it might not or require so much gunsmith work that the cost would FAR exceed the gun's value. You can use a chunk of wood to turn the frame off the barrel with a steel gun but I would not try that with a brass one. I'd strongly suggest buying a new...

Lighten up, Francis.

Is there documentation that the original guns were rust blued and not charcoal blued?

They also lived with no air conditioning. They lived and worked outdoors, in all manner of hostile conditions and spent many a night without a roof over their heads. All the caps and powders they used were corrosive. Most handgun wear does not come from when it's in your hands. It comes from...

If you want them to look like they did when they were first issued, you need to first send your Uberti or Pietta to Turnbull for a full refinish. Because that finish on your replica ain't authentic. Further, how long do you think those guns looked like that? A week? A month? Those pitted old...

I'll look at some of mine. I have some from the early 2000's and several newer versions.

Far as I know, Uberti's frames are forged. I also seem to recall they were unfinished parts but far from raw forgings. Also not sure what "Imperato's Uberti factory" means. The Uberti family has always operated the Uberti factory, even now under Beretta ownership. I also don't agree with the...

Hammer `em out myself.

Point being that resellers can't do anything about issues after the sale. That's on the manufacturer or importer. So the fact that EMF honors warranty claims but Midway won't doesn't really mean anything.

EMF, Cimarron, Dixie Gun Works, Stoeger and Taylor's are importers. Midway is just a reseller.

I'm confused by your confusion. Is leather gear not period correct?

I don't know where. These two were procured in the last couple months and are among the nicest Uberti's I own.