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[Kurt]

I haven't had a Winchester for many years. I had two .25-20's and a .38-56 as well as a .45-70 and they all were fine rifles. I really liked the .25-20's.
Right now all I have for lever rifles is a 99 Savage in the .300 savage I had for ever and I think it has the advantage over being smooth and how it functions with that rotary mag they have. I never had a jam using it.
Right now for the lever rifles I have two are a .30-30 in the 93 and 336 JM stamp .30-30. A early .444 and a 95 in the .45-70 in the big bores. So the square bolt Marlin in .44-40, .38-55 and maybe the .38-40 is still on my bucket list, but the Win in those calibers is close behind. I just don't like the Win because I have to clean it from the muzzle and it has that safety button under the lever that some have to get squeezed hard before the hammer falls.

[mherth]

Kurt, I always thought pistol cartridges were for pistols, period. Then about a decade or moore ago I bought a 1873 Uberti SRC in 44 WCF and have never had so much fun shooting offhand, BP only. Added a Uberti 1873 rifle last year and it is also an excellent shooter. Usually don’t clean until after 40 rounds, just blow down barrel occassionally depending on temperature. I often wonder what the old guys did when shooting a lot of rounds.

[Kurt]

Thank you Mike.

Since I know you and you shoot the Uberti's I will ask you if you ever had a problem functioning problems with the loading elevator in those two rifles you have.
I been seeing reports with problems some have with the 73's and 76's Uberti rifles.

Kurt

[mherth]

Kurt, In my older 1873 Uberto SRC, I have an issue with the elevator sometimes not dropping down as it should, thus requiring a rap on top of the receiver with my hand. Not consistent, but irritating when it occurs. Haven’t found a gunsmith that is knowledable with 1873’s that can address this yet. I suspect it has to do with the two springs and I intend to replace them. This didn’t start until after many hundreds of rounds.
As for the more recent 1873 Uberti rifle anf the Uberti 1876 rifle, no issues. Except, of course, when I didn’t pay close attention to COAL when reloading. It seems that I don’t always learn after the first mistake...
The 1876 in 45-60 has a crescent butt, not as comfortable to shoot as a flat butt in my opinion. Also have a Miroku Winchester lightweight 1886 in 45-70 with shotgun butt that is a joy to shoot.

[Kurt]

TNX. Mike. This is what I been reading.

[Kurt]

Randy I'm using a gc bullet because that's the mould I have on hand. It was a good bullet in the Ruger that I had converted to 44 special, but the rounds that I still had left loaded for that gun won't cycle at all, but they do single feed very easily.
You might look at a short rifle in 44-40, I really like mine.
I keep bugging Winchester about bringing one out in 38-40 but so far haven't had any luck.

Don I drove to a gun shop 60 miles from home because I know that he has a very large selections of old rifles and shot guns and I handled severL ORIGINAL 76's 73's 86's 92's 94's and square bolt marlins. And one I put mu finger prints all over it was a very nice bright bore 92 in the .38-40. It was a short tube octagon long barrel. It was very nice with no barb wire fence scratches and no pits any where.
But I let him put it back several times.
He also has a couple .25-20's.

[Don McDowell]

You should of brought that 38wcf home. I really like that cartridge, it's an easy one to get to shooting well, and is tons of fun.

[Randy Bohannon]

I was in at that local gun pushers place of business today,they have a very unusual Win/Miroku 1873 44-40 24" tapered octagon with a pistol grip, blue. I have a Win/Miroku 1873 SRC ANIB .38.357 that I want to sell, trade, down payment with maybe on this one.It's a cool rifle, standard wood. They have been known to work me resonable deals, the more I think of it I might go do that in the morning.,see what ol Dave will do.

[Lumpy Grits]

Randy-You better call that toy store and tell'em to hold it.
Only a few Japchester 73's were made that way.
Gary

[Kurt]

Don I favor the Old Marlins but this winchester was a little over priced at $3700. for what it had for blemishes on the bluing, barrel and receiver but no scratches on the metal and a mint bore. He has a 1893 Marlin in the .38-55 1/2 round long barrel with a mint bore and the metal has been refinished with case the best I have seen for a spell and checkered wood. I might go back Saturday and get serious with him on that rifle. It will make a fine shooter but it has a black powder barrel stamp on it instead the special steel stamp. But this makes no difference with me because that is all it would get loaded with anyway.