Number 6 Arrived! And it's PRETTY! Pcture... gorgeous!!!!

[Griff]

I was sorta jokin', when I told the candy store owner to "...have 'em pick out a nice one!" Apparently he wasn't when he passed along that request!

Uberti 1873 from Taylor's & Sons, 18" ½round/octagon barrel... straight grip - and my 6th rifle in 45 Colt!

Box:


Overall view of the innards: (ain't I a tease?)


OK, enough already...








Took 'er out behind the barn... and fired a couple of my handloads... both went bang... Both shots whacked the dead ol' tree out at the pasture fence... 'bout 75 yards... Can't wait until I get home in January and put it on paper! Sights are reminiscent of the early Winchester 94 sights... Bone stock, and not much other a little smoothin' out planned... maybe some "Whisper" springs...

[GonnePhishin]

You did real nice with that one. Wood is just beautiful as well as the case coloring. Hope it shoots as nice as it looks

[1894c]

WOW Griff...all I can say WOW... :)

[cshold]

Though not the biggest fan of the half&half barrels...
That is one slammin lookin deal right there

[gamekeeper]

WOW Griff...all I can say WOW...

Ditto.....

[rbertalotto]

I'm a HUGE fan of the half/half......very unique. You don't see many at the CAS shoots.

Good luck with it!

[fordwannabe]

Don't mean to hijack the thread but Griff what do you use as a handload? Georgeous rifle!

[Griff]

Don't mean to hijack the thread but Griff what do you use as a handload? Georgeous rifle!

Since I've never settled on just "ONE" load for the 45 Colt, those handloads were 6.5 grains of RedDot behind a 200 RFN, WLP primers and in this case, a Starline and a R-P case. Over the past 36 years I've purchased Winchester, Starline, TopBrass & Remington-Peters cases new, and picked up, (er, had handed to me), at matches such things as CBC (?), Federal, and a couple of others I can't think of.

[Pete44ru]

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Congrats on the birth of yer new kid, Griff ! .

Skookum, fer sure !

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[OldWin]

VERY nice Griff. That is a great configuration. Most like that are pistol grip. I MUCH prefer the straight.

Wouldn't mind one like that myself........There's still a few shopping days left guys.........guys?

[Streetstar]

Bautiful rifle !

[jdad]

Looks great!

Out of curiosity do you have to do any action/cosmetic mods or is it range ready?

[Griff]

VERY nice Griff. That is a great configuration. Most like that are pistol grip. I MUCH prefer the straight.

Wouldn't mind one like that myself........There's still a few shopping days left guys.........guys?

I was actually going to get the PG, but Taylor's was out and the Cimarron was a couple hundred more... All my other cowboy guns are straight grip, rifle configurations, sooo... This was easy.

[J Miller]

Griff,

That's a gorgeous rifle. They picked you out a good one for sure.

But .... why the short stumpy barrel?

Joe

[Griff]

Griff,
That's a gorgeous rifle. They picked you out a good one for sure.
But .... why the short stumpy barrel?
Joe

Thank you. It'll hold 10 rounds... the usual # of rounds on a cowboy stage, & kinda wanted a "carbine", but prefer a rifle configuration. Also, it's easier to maneuver around "window" uprights, thru doors etc.

[OldWin]

No, you did right Griff. The straight grip looks great!

[Chuck 100 yd]

Sweet ! ENJOY !!!

[Old Savage]

Nice!!!

[M. M. Wright]

I love it! Now maybe some Whisper springs, a short stroke kit and an aluminum lifter. Gotta compete with the gamers you know. Make mine a 44-40 though, just 'cause. And my SASS rifle has a Marbles tang site on it. Throw away the insert and shoot through the threads. Maybe I should have said aim instead of shoot. You get the idea though. Again, I love it!

[3leggedturtle]

Griff, really like that short stubby version of the '73. What does it weigh?

[Blaine]

If I make Puppy Eyes, can I have it, please?

[Nath]

Griff, that is a hum dinger! What ever one of them is!

That would work over here if it were mine, bring it with you if your passing!

N

[Griff]

Griff, really like that short stubby version of the '73. What does it weigh?

Website sez 7.39 lbs. But it sez the same for the PG version. I'll weigh when I get home.

If I make Puppy Eyes, can I have it, please?

Are ya gonna cry if I say NO!"? So let's just say that "shipping" would price far above reasonable!

Griff, that is a hum dinger! What ever one of them is!
That would work over here if it were mine, bring it with you if your passing!
N

Thanks. And, hopefully, you meant "...passin' thru!"

[FWiedner]

Well done, Griff.

VERY nice.

[jazman]

VERY nice Griff. That is a great configuration. Most like that are pistol grip. I MUCH prefer the straight.

Wouldn't mind one like that myself........There's still a few shopping days left guys.........guys?

Well, since you ask, I for one say get one!

And Griff, that is flat beautiful, congrats on getting it.

[JerryB]

Beautiful rifle Griff. Passing thru was a good book.

[Sixgun]

Now, you all know I'm not a big fan of rifles made by relatives of mine but........dang, that one struck a note......short rifle with rd/oct.

Nice wood.......my relatives are getting good on the fit, finish, and overall look.

Nice one Griff.....can I have it?

Did they do right on the twist?-------6

[Ysabel Kid]

Drool alert! Drool alert!!!

[Griff]

Now, you all know I'm not a big fan of rifles made by relatives of mine but........dang, that one struck a note......short rifle with rd/oct.
Nice wood.......my relatives are getting good on the fit, finish, and overall look.
Nice one Griff.....can I have it?
Did they do right on the twist?-------6

Yeah I understand about the Italian made clones... And they did do a good job with this'un... But, they definitely outdo the Brazilians! As for the twist, I didn't measure... but lookin' down the bore... it sure seems like it might make a full turn in the less than 18" of rifling available. I hope the weather holds when I get home and I can run some rounds thru it. I found another batch of old 250 grain Keith-style SWCs that I'll give a try as a single shot to check accuracy... as I don't hold much hope for them feeding thru the action! I'll stick with my RFN & TC styles for action shooting!

[RIHMFIRE]

very nice! ya gonna put a short throw kit in it?

[Griff]

very nice! ya gonna put a short throw kit in it?

No. Not because I'm opposed to 'em... but because none of my other rifles are so equipped. Changin' back & forth between guns would really mess with my mediocre abilities...

[fordwannabe]

Thanks for that load Griff. I acquired a Uberti SAA clone and a Winchester 94 end of trail model recently and am looking for a load so all suggestions are welcomed. I have a box of 250gr RFN sized at 452 so hoping to be able to use those. Really nice rifle you got there, even if sixguns relatives touched it.

[6pt-sika]

Now, you all know I'm not a big fan of rifles made by relatives of mine but........dang, that one struck a note......short rifle with rd/oct.
Nice wood.......my relatives are getting good on the fit, finish, and overall look.
Nice one Griff.....can I have it?
Did they do right on the twist?-------6

Yeah I understand about the Italian made clones... And they did do a good job with this'un... But, they definitely outdo the Brazilians! As for the twist, I didn't measure... but lookin' down the bore... it sure seems like it might make a full turn in the less than 18" of rifling available. I hope the weather holds when I get home and I can run some rounds thru it. I found another batch of old 250 grain Keith-style SWCs that I'll give a try as a single shot to check accuracy... as I don't hold much hope for them feeding thru the action! I'll stick with my RFN & TC styles for action shooting!

Now if you buy one of those spaghetti guns in a Model 1876 in the 50-95 cartridge you just might get me thinking !

Or of somebody makes a 1886 clone in 50-110 .

I keep saying I'm not gonna mess with anymore of the so called "obsolete" cartridges , but those 50 cal's kinda call me LOL's !