Uberti 1873 Teddy Roosevelt .45 LC Revolver Review
Uberti 1873 Teddy Roosevelt .45 LC Revolver Review. Uberti's nickel-engraved 1873 Teddy delivers heritage looks and function. Full field test, shooting impressions, and why $1,500 MSRP beats $3,500+ competitors. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/goldenwebb#person", "name": "GoldenWebb", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/goldenwebb", "description": "GoldenWebb is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/4272b7c0-b0b2-4e63-b1b7-1562234c6ab4.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/uberti-1873-teddy-revolver-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/uberti-1873-teddy-revolver-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/uberti-1873-teddy-revolver-review", "headline": "Uberti 1873 Teddy Roosevelt .45 LC Revolver Review", "name": "Uberti 1873 Teddy Roosevelt .45 LC Revolver Review", "description": "Uberti's nickel-engraved 1873 Teddy delivers heritage looks and function. Full field test, shooting impressions, and why $1,500 MSRP beats $3,500+ competitors.", "articleSection": "Gun Reviews", "articleBody": "The Uberti 1873 Teddy is a nickel-plated, fully engraved single-action army revolver chambered in .45 Long Colt, built as a replica of the Colt Peacemaker style pistol Theodore Roosevelt carried. In his field review on Greyhive, GoldenWebb puts the 5.5-inch, six-shot revolver through live fire and lands on a clear verdict: at roughly $1,500 MSRP, it delivers heritage looks and function that comparable engraved Colts and Standard Manufacturing guns can't touch under $3,500. Part of Uberti's Outlaws and Lawmen series, the Teddy is a traditional single-action design — floating firing pin, no transfer bar — which means it demands old-school carry discipline. GoldenWebb frames it as both a mantle piece and a genuine shooter, calling range time with a nice single action \"almost like therapy\" compared to the semi-autos and rifles he usually runs. This review breaks down the specs, the shooting impressions with two different cowboy loads, the safe carry method, and the value math that makes the Teddy stand out for collectors and cowboy action shooters alike. Key Takeaways The Uberti Teddy is a 5.5-inch barrel, six-shot single-action revolver in .45 Long Colt, nickel-plated and engraved from barrel to hammer. MSRP runs about $1,500 — versus $3,500+ for a comparably engraved Colt or Standard Manufacturing single action. It uses a floating firing pin, so it must be carried on a dead (empty) cylinder using the load-one, s…