Cimarron No 3 1st Model "American" Top-Break 

I want one, just way overpriced.

Try .45 S&W (Schofield) in your No.3, will negate the ejector riding over the rounds!

This release is far superior to my uberti mo.3 thay has the release pulls back and can be tripped by accident

If you hate the American model Schofield that much I'll gladly buy it from you. Just need a price partner.

44 American Outside lubed CAN be hand loaded. I hand load 38 Long Center Fire Outside Lubed

I have twice passed on a No. 3 Russian. Next time I’ll bite the bullet. For just casual shooting the weird factor will add to the fun.

Very nice! The only thing that’s missing is a cowboy hat.

I am envious over the No 3 American, as of right now (October of 2022) they are nigh impossible to find at any price. And I really enjoyed the video Two things. 1. There are definitely ways of getting more power out of a 45 colt without pushing beyond the 14,000 limit most manufacturers stick too concerning reproduction firearms. Certainly there are some smokeless that can get you decent velocity with heavy (230-255 grain) bullets but I recommend the tried and true black powder 45 colt. With modern starline brass combined with the tighter tolerances and better steels of these reproductions, these guns are perfectly capable of handing even Elmer Keith’s 300 grain black powder 45 colt load (300 grain flat point over 30-35 grains of either FFg or FFFg black powder) or the original 255 grain over 40 grains of FFFg powder. A lot more cleaning but definitely balsifically on par with mild 357 magnum or 45 ACP +p loads. 2. I think the smaller sights were more for target or deliberate aimed fire. From what I’ve heard and been told about 19th century gun fights it seems more like shooters were point shooting and looking over the sights (or more specifically at just the front sight) than through the sights. If most of the time you’re not even looking down the sights there’s little to no point in having them be big or deep cut if what the gun is intended for is self defense type shooting.😂

As of AUGUST 23rd, 2023: The No.3 1st American revolvers in .44 SPECIAL chambering that are spoken of on the Cimarron website, and in their paperback catalog, HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY CIMARRON FROM UBERTI. Of the one-hundred-ninety-eight (198) ordered in the 8" barrel .44 Special configuration, put forth more than three years ago now, none have been manufactured by Uberti as of yet. The good folks at Cimarron grow increasingly aggravated with the situation that Uberti is creating, as they believe that much of their orders are not being fulfilled. If you have been waiting to acquire one of these revolvers in any caliber other than .45 Colt, you may be stuck waiting for a considerable timeframe.

The audio is a little on the quiet side I think. RU-vid's volume slider is max and I still have to turn my computer audio up to hear things appropriately, which I don't have to do on other videos.

I've got the same gun in the 5-inch, I had a set of Stag grips made for it and it really looks great. As far as usefulness is concerned, I would not feel under gunned in any way if I were to carry it every day. Oh, speedloaders work on this old girl.

Mark Twain has a fairly well known rant about the SW No1 he used to tote around. You can find it pretty easily on Goggle. I believe its from his book "Roughing It"

My rig is similar. It’s based off Chris Pratt’s in the magnificent seven remake. It should be here within the month from hellhound leather.

Nice vid! I have the 1875 SCHOFIELD 2ND MOD. - CHARCOAL BLUE FINISH AND COLOR CASE HARDENED. with the 7"barrel. I shoot both nitro and BP. With BP it tends to bind more often, so after every six shots, a little bit of WD40 does the job... Great revolver!

I own a second model American. I load a 214 gr. .429 bullet from a Lee mold seated shallow backed by 15 gr. of Hodgson triple F, FFFG. I believe the original load was a 214 gr. hollow base over 20 gr. powder. The brass is 41 Remington magnum trimmed down. I'd have to do some research to find how much to trim them because I bought mine already trimmed. When I've finished loading I pull the guts out of the full length resizing die and run the completed cartridge up in it. That reduces everything down to the case dimensions. I also load 6 rounds. What I do is load all six chambers then cock the piece keeping the muzzle in a safe direction. Then I pull the trigger and gently lower the hammer with my thumb while turning the cylinder with my other hand. Properly coordinated the firing pin can be guided into the space between the rims of two cartridges. This works with my Smith and Wesson second model American, my S&W new model 3 frontier, my S&W 1881 double action frontier, my Colt Frontier Six Shooter, my Colt Bisley Frontier, my 1878 Colt double action Frontier, my 44 Colt Richards conversion, as well as my drawer full of 38 S&W top breaks manufactured from the 1880's to 1919. In fact, I am right now reloading some 38 S&W.

Cool gun. I'm getting one

I myself was lucky enough to get one of these, albeit with a 5" barrel, about a year and a half ago, during the height of the COVID gun shortage. Had been waiting for them to roll out for a while and was wanting to get one in .44 special, but I found one at a local shop in .45 and after seeing it in person, I decided I'd rather get one while I could than be picky about caliber. Haven't had the pleasure of throwing any slugs with her yet, sadly, but I can 100% confirm that they are absolutely beautiful pieces of machinery. Cimarron really knocked it out of the park with this model. Thank you so much for uploading this. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more uploads from you.

Keep in mind that many mobile photographers of the time as well as studios often would have some "props" for people to pose with. The weapons photographed with thesoldiers may or may not be their regular/issued or even personal weapons, but "props" belonging to the photographer.

Very Nice.

Fortunately one can just use 45 Schofield ammo to solve the ejection problem. 😊 Thanks for these break top videos they are fascinating arms. It is amazing how different the Schofield, American, and Russians are from each other. I would love to see you directly compare the various versions with respect to handling, pointabiliy, sight acquisition etc.

Those long barrels were made for accuracy not the fast draw.

as someone with zero knowledge, this is explained super nice uncle e!

It's a bisley type grip which are very different, BEAUTIFUL replica. Alot of fun

Good video. Push your volume up more than you think you should and it will improve the sound.

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When I bought my Navy Arms Schofield, .45C -7" in the early-mid 90's, I REALLY wanted a S&W Old Model #3 'American', .44R-8" ( "Old Old Model Russian" ); so, naturally, when these began to materialize, I sold my Schofield and grabbed the first one that I saw, a .45C-5". Although still looking for a .44R-8", I've very happily run many handloads of the shorter .45S&W through it, which incidentally, ride the extractor-star better than the narrow-rimmed .45C / .45Colt"Govt" cartridges. I tip my hat to Cimarron for resurrecting this beautiful classic, and I really enjoyed your presentation! Bravo!

Third time watching this video!

Great review,,,I think,I,will wait till I can find one in 44 special

I think I know you from somewhere

Great video, I love the revolver, beautiful. Thanks for the video.

.44 special caliber would work.

Most excellent!

Dieser Revolver ist doch ursprünglich für die Kavallerie entworfen worden, das heißt das man den Revolver auf dem Pferd schnell nachladen kann,ohne die Hände lange vom Zügel zu nehmen.

I recently got to handle a Cimarron Schofield and I got to handle an original Smith And Wesson top break 44 (though it was a double action) personally after working the latch several times on both. I actually prefer the first model Americans style of latch. Can’t explain it but my thumb tends to get better grip pushing the lap up verses pulling it back.

Beautiful gun

Great video especially the demonstration vs the SAA. Ive been eyeballing one of these for a while and will probably grab one fairly soon, what would be really neat is if uberti started makeing reproductions of the later double action versions

Nice gun, nice rig and cool video. Best regards from Sweden!

Any tips on tightening the gap at the top latch on the 1st model? It wiggles a bit fwd/bkwd after latching closed.

I think the 5" was manufactured for Wells Fargo...

Nice job with the Colt but that’s got to be as fast as it can be done. Carry a second gun👍

Buen pepino😅

Awesome review TY for sharing

Excellent video ❤

Give you $600 cash dollars for pistol

Nice looking firearm. I got one of the first one's out in 45 Colt as well. You really did a great job reviewing this firearm. At almost twice the price of a Cimarron model P 1873 Single Action Army, I would not do it again.