New Play Pretty in .357
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Shear_stress
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It'd be my favorite on looks alone. Beautiful!
WestKentucky
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A friend of mine had one he used for CAS. It was incredible on looks, and after a few hundred bucks in work it was as functional as it was beautiful. My biggest beef with his aside from the money he had in it was that it seemed to weigh double what it should have. I hope your experience is better than his...he sold his and bought a new rossi and a new shotgun. He said he broke even but I doubt it with that much money in gunsmithing.
aarondhgraham
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Oooooooooh!
Oh my,,,
That is pretty.
Aarond
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Oh my,,,
That is pretty.
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RainDodger
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I have one as well - you'll have a lot of fun with it!
CraigC
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The 1873 is heavy compared to other "pistol" cartridge levers but they're great rifles. They're a lot lighter in chamberings larger than .32-20 and .357 due to the larger bore. Mine's a fantastic shooter putting every load I've tried in it into an inch at 50yds.
(before some internet smarty says the .38WCF was not actually a pistol cartridge, I know)
(before some internet smarty says the .38WCF was not actually a pistol cartridge, I know)
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Milkmaster
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CraigC I noticed yours has the pistol grip stock on it. DId you change it or did it come that way? What brand is it?
Blacksmoke
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Hard to imagine the toggle bolt of the '73 can handle .357 mag pressure but if limited to CAS loads it should work. Am I too cautious?
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Milkmaster
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I bought it to shoot modern standard .357 ammo. I wouldn't expect it not to shoot normal off the shelf ammo. Nothing in the paperwork indicates a need to shoot anything other than that.
CraigC
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The Sporting Rifle has a straight grip stock. The Deluxe Sporting Rifle has the pistol grip. Mine came from Dixie Gun Works.
That really is a fine looking rifle.
bannockburn
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That's one fine looking rifle! I saw a Deluxe Sporting version awhile back and the wood and metal finish were absolutely first class in terms of their appearance.
Speedo66
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No comparison between 1800's metallurgy and today's high strength steel.
BCRider
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Westkentucky, the octagonal barrel on the 1866's and '73's sure does make them a lot heavier than the same guns with round barrels. One 73 I hefted with a round barrel felt more like a carbine 94 for weight and swing.
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Milkmaster
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I looked at the new Henry Big Boy in .357 before buying this one. It felt considerably heavier. SO much barrel heavy that I didn't buy it at the time. I don't know the exact numbers, but this Uberti .357 is certainly more balanced.
CraigC
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Uberti does a great job with their rifles!
RainDodger
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They will shoot .357 Magnum cartridges just fine. That's what they're designed for. Here's mine...
Crunchy Frog
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That is the top rifle in SASS and should digest any SAAMI spec .357 ammo just fine. Even if you never shoot a cowboy match, the rifle can be improved significantly from a little smoothing up and changing out the heavy factory springs.
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