1873 & 1876..... UBERTI VS CIMARRON VS CHAPARRAL POLL

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:04 am

I AM GOING TO THE ORLANDO FL GUN SHOW
TO LOOK FOR A 73 SHORT RIFLE OR A 45-60 76
OF THE THREE, HOW WOULD YOU RANK THEM.

HERES A LINK TO WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IN 73 ......$919
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=88805513

AND HERES A 76 LINK....THIS GUN WILL BE AT THE SHOW..$1299
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=89090178

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE PRICES

Post by **Hobie** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:10 am

I paid about $1300, delivered + transfer fee + background, for my Chaparral NWMP SRC. I had been wanting one for a looooooooooooooong time (since I was 6 or 7...

) and it didn't hurt a bit. HOWEVER, I'd rank the Cimarron, Uberti and Chaparral as 1, 2, 3 and that is based on the QC issues that many of the Chaparral guns have. Cimarron and Uberti are pretty close (although Cimarron wants to think their guns are the best of the Ubertis). That said, there is nothing really wrong with MY Chaparral.

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:03 am

But dang-it, why didn't they make those 73 replicas with 20" barrels like the original?

Really puzzles me why they did not.

Don McCullough

Old Time Hunter · Post by **Old Time Hunter** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:30 am

Same as Hobie regarding rank....little steep on the '73 pricing for a non-traditional chambering.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:36 am

I was very pleased with the quality of the Cimmaron 1876 in 45-75 that I had. Fit, finish and Function were outstanding. I just happened to like the sharps I bought after it better so I sold it for a mere $800.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:24 pm

Uberti is money well spent. Jim.

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:08 pm

I have the Uberti/Cimarron 1876 in 45-60. I like it a lot!

It might be instructive to check this link.

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index. ... 957.0.html

Ken41 · Post by **Ken41** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:43 pm

I have a Chaparrel in 45-75. It had the barrel replaced and is now fine.
One item of note is that all of the Chaparrel 76 parts fit into an original receiver. A friend has a stripped 76 receiver. We tried the Chaparrel parts, and everything will interchange. May have a little hand fitting to do it right. All of the Chaparrel screws fit the original Winchester receiver threaded holes. I do not know if the Uberti is like this or not. It was less expensive for him to buy a complete rifle from Chaparrel than buy all of the required parts.

Ken
NRA Life
South West PA

Bruce Scott · Post by **Bruce Scott** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:56 pm

getitdone1 wrote:But dang-it, why didn't they make those 73 replicas with 20" barrels like the original?

Really puzzles me why they did not.

Don McCullough

Don,

Uberti's 1873 Short Rifle comes with a 20" barrel.

http://www.uberti.com/firearms/1873Rifle.tpl

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:58 pm

Bruce Scott wrote:
getitdone1 wrote:But dang-it, why didn't they make those 73 replicas with 20" barrels like the original?

Really puzzles me why they did not.

Don McCullough

Don,

Uberti's 1873 Short Rifle comes with a 20" barrel.

http://www.uberti.com/firearms/1873Rifle.tpl

Bruce,

Thanks for that info. Believe I seen that at their site.

Still seems like they'd have wanted to be true to the carbine with carbine butt and 20" length.

Was the "Short Rifle" popular in the early days of the Winchester 1873?

That'd help.

Don McCullough

Bruce Scott · Post by **Bruce Scott** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:22 pm

Yeah, they (Uberti) make the carbine in 19".

I can't check on the Short Rifles. I'm in the midst of a move and my Madis is still in a box.........somewhere -

I had a Short Rifle in .357 Mag but got a hang up about the non-original chambering and the gun not being a real Winchester........... ???

I sold it to a mate who was just starting out in CAS and he's delighted. I used the proceeds for a lovely old 1885 in .22WCF -

morgan in nm · Post by **morgan in nm** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:45 pm

Hello, what ever happened to the Taylor 76's. Me and my dad both bought one, both chambered in 45-60 and are quite pleased with them. Are they still making them?

Thanks, by the way, I have been collecting Winchesters for years and as of today, I am a new member to this forum.

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:37 pm

Welcome to the fire, Morgan in NM. Good to have another New Mexican on the posse!

Yep, Taylors is still importing and selling the 1876.

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/products ... ennial.tpl

Oh, and stop in at this link, and say howdy.
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index. ... ,89.0.html

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:42 pm

Grizzly Adams wrote:Welcome to the fire, Morgan in NM. Good to have another New Mexican on the posse!

Yep, Taylors is still importing and selling the 1876.

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/products ... ennial.tpl

Oh, and stop in at this link, and say howdy.
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index. ... ,89.0.html

+1 - welcome aboard!

Uberti quality is certainly better than Chaparral. That being said, my Chaparral 1876 works fine!

morgan in nm · Post by **morgan in nm** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:14 pm

Thanks for the warm welcomes and the information. Believe it or not, but I found this forum through an antique farm tractor message board that I have been a member of for many years. For the last two days, I have been reading some of the many fine posts. I really don't know a whole lot about lever guns other than the many that I have owned over the years but I always enjoy fondling a good old lever gun. I find that there is little finer things in this world than holding a good rifle that also has a history to it.

Well, thanks again for the replies and glad to be aboard.

Morgan

1873 & 1876..... UBERTI VS CIMARRON VS CHAPARRAL POLL

1873 & 1876..... UBERTI VS CIMARRON VS CHAPARRAL POLL

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