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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

A few Uberti replicas on Gunbroker:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/727870352

But if you looking for an original, those are BIG bucks.


5 posted on 12/23/2017 3:38:51 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Inyo-Mono

Yes, saw those already. Wishing someone local in TX had one (repro, of course). Have been searching.


8 posted on 12/23/2017 3:44:57 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Inyo-Mono
But if you looking for an original, those are BIG bucks.

Originals go for 30k to 50k.

10 posted on 12/23/2017 3:45:33 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Inyo-Mono

Biggest problem with the brass frame Ubertis is they were in.38 Spl for a reason. The brass frame tends to stretch when fired with hot loads.

Needless to say, many gun magazines began to boast of using 13.5 gr of 2400 in reloads.
I believe I bought a stretched rifle as the used 1866 version I had rarely would fire, and the extractor hook would not grasp the cartridge.

The Uberti 1873 had no such problems with it’s iron frame.

If anyone buys a USED 1866 brass frame, make sure the bolt goes completely closed, and try to fire it before you pay for it.

Also, with reloads, the cartridge length is very important. Too short a round and the next one in the tube will cause a jam. Too long a cartridge and it will jam so the lifter will not lift it. I keep a small flat screwdriver at hand just for this problem with reloads. If the round is too long, I try to pry the bullet into the case far enough to clear the lifter. If too short, I use the screwdriver to press the next case back into the tube.

Never had a problem with factory loads.


29 posted on 12/23/2017 5:02:50 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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