The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - EMF Rem 1875 outlaw--more work, or dump it?

Mike Weber · March 18, 2005, 04:12 PM

Those EMF 1875's seem to be a hit and miss proposition in terms of quality control. The EMF 1875 Remingtons are made by Uberti for EMF. The guns marketed under the Uberti label seem to exhibit much better attention to fit finish and overall quality than the guns made for EMF. I have one of each an EMF and a Uberti 1875 Army Outlaw they are both older guns, the Uberti features the post style fromt site while the EMF has the blade style site. Both revolvers are in .45 Colt caliber. The front site on the EMF gun has the groove cut for the site at an off angle causing the front site to be canted to the right. This groove is a rounded groove cut into the barrel that resembles a key groove in a motor shaft. The EMF revolver has always had accuracy problems aside from that front site issue. The Uberti 1875 on the other hand has always been a good shooter and very functional. It appears to me that the Guns made for EMF are a lower grade product than the ones bearing the Uberti brand.

March 18, 2005, 04:12 PM	#4
Mike Weber Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2002 Location: Northern California Posts: 238	Those EMF 1875's seem to be a hit and miss proposition in terms of quality control. The EMF 1875 Remingtons are made by Uberti for EMF. The guns marketed under the Uberti label seem to exhibit much better attention to fit finish and overall quality than the guns made for EMF. I have one of each an EMF and a Uberti 1875 Army Outlaw they are both older guns, the Uberti features the post style fromt site while the EMF has the blade style site. Both revolvers are in .45 Colt caliber. The front site on the EMF gun has the groove cut for the site at an off angle causing the front site to be canted to the right. This groove is a rounded groove cut into the barrel that resembles a key groove in a motor shaft. The EMF revolver has always had accuracy problems aside from that front site issue. The Uberti 1875 on the other hand has always been a good shooter and very functional. It appears to me that the Guns made for EMF are a lower grade product than the ones bearing the Uberti brand. __________________ M. Weber "Molon labe" http://shootersfreehold.com/ A place for firearms enthusiasts to congregate.