An interesting offering from Uberti

[wvfarrier]

This is a 45 colt 1873 BUT with the caveat that it can handle "44mag pressure loads". And, pre-fit with a pic rail.

https://www.uberti-usa.com/cartridge-ri ... fle-hunter

[Bill in Oregon]

I wonder what if any modifications they made to the bolt and link to take those pressures.

[yooper2]

I'm curious too. Can't see it being adequately strong by just using better steel. Not really something I'd be in the market for but definitely interested in what they did to make this work.

Eric

[Scott Tschirhart]

I have a Uberi SAA size revolver chambered in .44 Magnum and it’s a fine gun. It’s fitted with an 1860 Army grip frame and it feels great in the hand.

Ive shot it quite a bit and see no issues with the strength or build quality.

[JBowen]

It also says to use “standard” loads in .45 Colt.
So evidently you only use heavy loads in the .44 mag.
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JBowen

[.45colt]

Uberti has offered the '73 in .44 mag for a few years now. The statement to use only standard loads in the Colt must be a Lawyer driven thing because there is no readily available +p ammo on the market.

[elmo123]

I wonder if it will be offered with iron sights the drop at the butt looks awful low for use with a scope for me.

[wvfarrier]

I had that same thought ^^^

I would require a rather large buttpad riser to get a cheeck weld

[Rimfire McNutjob]

When I heard Pic Rail I figured I would see a black plastic stock. Shocked to see wood. Frankly, it looks really nice to me. If it will take Tier 2 or 3 loads in the 45 Colt, I'd be tempted to grab one.

[Streetstar]

I am pretty accepting of "tactical" leverguns like we were talking about in Doc AJ's thread ---- but putting a rail on an 1873 just looks goofy --- you dont need to bastardize it that much to mount a red dot if that is the goal

[Streetstar]

When I heard Pic Rail I figured I would see a black plastic stock. Shocked to see wood. Frankly, it looks really nice to me. If it will take Tier 2 or 3 loads in the 45 Colt, I'd be tempted to grab one.

Regarding pressure -- if its stout enough to deal with 44 mag ---should take some pretty cool .45 Colt loads in the 30 - 35k psi range or therabouts

just dont try to slip in any Casull spec loads

[AJMD429]

I am pretty accepting of "tactical" leverguns like we were talking about in Doc AJ's thread ---- but putting a rail on an 1873 just looks goofy --- you dont need to bastardize it that much to mount a red dot if that is the goal

It does look a bit odd on an 1873. Maybe I don’t think that kind of thing is odd on an 1894 because to me, an 1894 is a very ‘modern’ design, but an 1873 is to my mind a ‘vintage antique’…. I guess that’s because I grew up shooting an 1894 (mfg 1975 or so) and not thinking anything about it being some kind of ‘old gun’, whereas I never owned an 1873, and everything I read about them was talking about the ‘ weak toggle action’ and how it was ‘ only suitable for vintage low pressure cartridges’.

Kind of like although I know you could have stamped sheet metal wheels on a 1975 Shelby Mustang, Mag wheels look fine, yet putting Mag wheels on a 1940 Studebaker would look kind of odd.

Certainly a much shorter rail would do for most optics or advanced sights though. I’d rather see about 2 inches of rail, but maybe have holes drilled in it to accept a Skinner or Williams FP336 (or whatever the model is that’s designed for the top-tapped Marlins), you could probably make a short chunk of rail with an integral way to mount that type sight. That would do for red dots, Holo sights, and provide the option of aperture sights.

Still…it’s always good to see a new levergun on the market no matter what kind of set up it has…!