I recently bought an Uberti 1873 replica and did something pretty stupid. I removed a very narrow ridge part way around the area of the lever where the pivot point is thinking it would smooth out the lever action. It did, but it also made the lever somewhat sloppy in terms of side-to-side movement. ...

Guys - I greatly appreciate the input from all of you. I had no idea that this topic was a subject of ongoing controversy. Disagreements are fine. Personal attacks are not. Just my humble opinion. My inclination at this point is to wait and find two lever guns: a Marlin 1895 for a cartridge starting...

Steve - your data is very interesting. Thank you. It does, however, lead me back to my original question. If Uberti is making this rifle with an "1873" action which can take .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum chamber pressure, why would the .45 Colt version be limited to 14,000 psi? I doubt that t...

I've found what looks like a nice deal on an Uberti 1873 replica. It's chambered in .45 Colt, which I understand is a low-pressure cartridge. However, Uberti also sells this same rifle chambered in .44 Magnum. That has me wondering if the rifle would be robust enough to handle moderately hotter load...