I think I want one of the Urbeti Breaktop Schofield replicas...anyone own one or have experience with one?

I recently purchased a Uberti Schofield in nickel. The cost was almost $1000. My son and I shot it one afternoon just a week ago while shooting other .45s. Within a short time, the pistol was so gummed up and the timing so far out that it was usable. It spits lead by the cone so badly that it might be possible to kill the person next to you. I am very disappointed with this pistol.

I had one in 44/40 some years ago. I had mainly intended to shoot blackpowder and for that use it was a no go, after only five shots the cylinder was becoming hard to rotate due to powder fouling build up. With light smokeless loads it worked fine and was about as accurate as any handgun with similar sights. Something about the lines of that gun always struck me as sleek and graceful but actual handling qualities are not that great. I was very surprised to learn that S&W actually produced more big bore revolvers than did Colt during the blackpowder cartridge era, surprised because so few survive today compared to Colts. I suspect that may be because the S&Ws wore out, broke down, became loose and were discarded whereas the Colts were retained because they still worked.

I bought one because my son thought it would be cool. It is a very quick loading pistol, but even with smokeless powder in .45, it fouls within 50 rounds to where the cylinder won't rotate very easily. If they had similar problems when they first produced it would explain why they weren't more popular.

...I was very surprised to learn that S&W actually produced more big bore revolvers than did Colt during the blackpowder cartridge era, surprised because so few survive today compared to Colts. I suspect that may be because the S&Ws wore out, broke down, became loose and were discarded whereas the Colts were retained because they still worked.
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Actually, many knowledgeable folks at that time, including gunslingers, preferred S&W topbreak to solid frame revolvers like Colt and Remington. Maybe they were just used more so fewer remained today. As for newer replicas, I had seen reports stating fairly tight fit when compared with original ones. That could be the reason why they became difficult to shoot just after several rounds. I have Bisley 45 with two 45 LC cylinders; original has the gap .006-.007” and second one has tight .002”. However, when shooting top loads of H4227 behind 325 SWC, original cylinder works fine, but second one will be locked very frequently due the birdseed; unburned powder.