Uberti 1866 Yellowboy Disassembly and Cleaning [How To] 

No. I do a basic cleaning like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UPzM5ZUkFHA.html I only do these complete tear downs once or twice a year, depending on where and how much it is fired. The 44/40 keeps the internal action relatively clean. Great question!

I just recently got into cowboy action shooting I bought a 66 yellow boy in 38 special used And it has an action job done to it I noticed a lot of wear on parts and pieces 3/4 the way through my second match we found out the hammer spring screw was stripped so somebody else let me borrow their rifle to finish out the match how often do you have to replace parts inside these guns to keep them running the way you do

@JED iTV Big fan of the show. I do not compete in cowboy action shooting, but I do shoot black powder revolvers 1860 .44. Have shot many 60 rounds through in its whole life. Just cleaned it just the normal field strip barrle, cylinder cones removed, frame, and cleaned everything with rags soked in moosemilk. I do not shoot it often, so when I am done, I give a good slathering of pure ballistal to prevent rust, giving several big squirts down into the action parts as well. Then, I did not touch it after cleaning it for several years. One of the internal parts broke, and I had to take it apart completely, and all of the internal frame and action parts did not have a speck of rust anywhere, just lots of black gunk from the caps and some powder fouling but you can't tell which it which . The rest of the revolver was rust free as well. I suspect that as long as you keep the internal parts properly and regularly lubricated, it keeps the black powder moist, preventing it from collecting moisture, causing rust. That's just my take on it, but if I ever decided to compete in cowboy action shooting and go the holy black powder way, I will use 44-40 for the rifle. I like shooting and cleaning black powder, but I do not want to spend forever doing it as well

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate the tips.

Thanks Tom. I’m crankin’ ‘em out when I can. -Jed

Thanks! I wish they did better in the analytics… of course, I also wish RU-vid wouldn’t demonetize ‘em 🤦‍♂️ -Jed

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I am so glad this helped. Thanks for letting me know.

Glad to know this is helpin’ folks!

Congratulations! 👍

Thanks for sharing that tip!

You’re welcome.

Thanks for the tip. I’m currently very happy with the Wright’s Brass Polish that I’ve been using for several decades. -Jed

Hopefully things straighten out for you quickly and you get back on track financially!

Excellent! Glad to hear it.

That’s great!

You’re welcome.

An excellent point that I wish I’d remembered to mention in the video. Thanks for the reminder. -Jed

You’re welcome. 🤠

Thanks Doug. And, yes, it is a 44/40. -Jed

🤠 Glad I can help!

Great! I hope this helps. -Jed

@Dieselbuilder can I ask which C45S carrier you are going to be using?

@@barryturner3152 The Smith Shop carrier.

@@Dieselbuilder thank you sir 👍 I will look into that one

@Dieselbuilder did you get that carrier in yet ? And how does it work? That is the carrier I've been looking at

You’re welcome.

I’m not sure… I do have one Yellowboy with a skeletonized carrier is it the one in this video? I’m not sure that there is any advantage to having one since I couldn’t tell you which of my 3 1866’s have one.

Thank you! It’s always been one of my favorites.

I’m not sure what you mean when you say “add a loading gate with plate”… 🤔 The 1866 Yellowboy has a loading gate. The Henry, which preceded the ‘66, did not have the loading gate.

The Receiver tarnishes but the end of every match 🤠

Thanks for that info. And, yes, much easier on a ‘73 👍 -Jed

Not yet! 🤠

No.

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

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It’s a set of “no name” bits that came in a kit I got as a door prized at a match years and years ago. It’s so generic it doesn’t even have a name anywhere on it….

Yeah, it sounds like that extra round is slipping past the tab on the loading gate (in fact the tab might even be broken). Open up the ‘66 and have a look at it. If it is broken, I’d order new and do the reinforcement with JB weld. Unless you can find a good aftermarket loading gate, like from Shotgun Boogie, that’ll fit an older model. Hope that helps.

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@@JEDiTV and I am number 1😂😂

I just saw that! Very exciting!! Thanks.

Thank you for the info. Next time I see ‘em I’ll pass a “howdy” on to ‘em.

Thanks!

I am not familiar with that particular model. Hopefully someone with knowledge of that model will see your question and respond here.

Well, I shot 20+ years without one… But, it certainly doesn’t hurt to put one in (provided you’ve got the time and money to do so).

Yeah, definitely easier on a ‘73.

I’ve heard that is the military choice for brass cleaning. I’ve had plenty of experience with it too. I’ve found the Wright’s to be just as effective in polishing and much less harsh on the senses.

The Navy use it a bunch.

Thank you.

😂 Well… it only took me YEARS to film this one, and several weeks to edit it (only to have RU-vid take away my Ad Revenue) so I’ll get right to work on one for the 1873 😉

In my opinion and based on my experience, I would say that the ‘73 can be shot faster because of it’s lever safety (some of the older reproduction ‘66 models have a lever safety, none of mine do). The lever safety makes it so that you can’t pull the trigger until the cartridge is fully in the chamber and the lever completely closed. With a ‘66 it is possible to have an out of battery fire… if you get going really fast (really fast!) and your basically slam-firing the rifle it is quite possible to pull the trigger and without having the lever all the way closed. Highly unlikely 🤷‍♂️ but, I’ve experienced it. Having said all of that… I do 75% of my Cowboy Action Shooting competitions with reproduction 1866 Yellowboys.

@@JEDiTV wow thanks for the super fast reply!

You’re welcome.

You should! -Jed 🤠

Thank you.

I am not a gunsmith - but I’m sure if you asked around your area you could easily find one qualified to do this!

Thanks!

I did say that in the episode right? I race ‘em, it’s someone else’s job to build ‘em. Just like cars, I can maintain ‘em, clean ‘em, do basic repairs (replace parts, etc) but I don’t build ‘em up or tear ‘em down or manufacture them.

🤦‍♂️ Was that your only take away from this episode?