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Just picked this up at a gun show today. Appears as new with a neat Marble tang sight installed. Was sort of waiting for a .357 Mag model but this 45 Colt model was hard to walk away from.
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Throw it in a saddle scabbard, hunt with it, carry it all over the back country with rough leather gloves, and in about 75 years it will look right and proper. As it is it just looks too nice.
Joe
***Be sneaky, get closer, bust the cap on him when you can put the ball where it counts .***
That hammer is HARD!the red blueing always bothers me. If it was mine, I'd polish to 400 grit, then Belgium blue it and polish the sides off...but that is a beaut none the less!
Been bugging the "Winchester" people for a carbine buttstock & short 16 or 20-inch barrel version for two years.
If they make 'em, I'll buy.
In the meantime, I can't tolerate that crescent buttstock.
Denis
DPris wrote:Been bugging the "Winchester" people for a carbine buttstock & short 16 or 20-inch barrel version for two years.
If they make 'em, I'll buy.
In the meantime, I can't tolerate that crescent buttstock.
Denis
You just have to hold one a bit further out on your shoulder... not in the hollow. I get far less stock slip with the crescent over a carbine.
Griff,
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
I liked Ike.
I know what Compound was in a truck & I remember foot starter pedals.
I had a Frisbee when it was originally called a Pluto Platter.
Been around for a while.
Been at the game long enough to know what the crescent is & how it's used.
Owned one, for a while.
Know where you position it.
HATE 'em!!!!!!!!!
Denis
I liked Ike. Ike was before my time.
I know what Compound was in a truck & I remember foot starter pedals. Yep and yep.
I had a Frisbee when it was originally called a Pluto Platter. Missed that.
Been around for a while. Me too.
Been at the game long enough to know what the crescent is & how it's used. Yep.
Owned one, for a while. Me too. A butchered 1873 Win in 32 WCF.
Know where you position it. I learned that from Kirk D's tute some years back. Always wondered why they hurt so much to shoot.
HATE 'em!!!!!!!!! Absolutely agree.
Denis
Joe
***Be sneaky, get closer, bust the cap on him when you can put the ball where it counts .***
Fine looking gun for sure!
I don't have a 73 any more but have a few 357s & 45s for me the 45s get shot a lot more
than the 357 in revolver or Lever guns, you will like the 45!
I liked Ike.
I know what Compound was in a truck & I remember foot starter pedals.
I had a Frisbee when it was originally called a Pluto Platter.
Been around for a while.
Been at the game long enough to know what the crescent is & how it's used.
Owned one, for a while.
Know where you position it.
HATE 'em!!!!!!!!!
Denis
No prob... I mentioned it, just in case.
Griff,
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
I liked Ike.
I know what Compound was in a truck & I remember foot starter pedals.
I had a Frisbee when it was originally called a Pluto Platter.
Been around for a while.
Been at the game long enough to know what the crescent is & how it's used.
Owned one, for a while.
Know where you position it.
HATE 'em!!!!!!!!!
Denis
No prob... I mentioned it, just in case.
I guess I don't know about the recommended way to use a crescent butt plate. Could someone fill me in?
I liked Ike.
I know what Compound was in a truck & I remember foot starter pedals.
I had a Frisbee when it was originally called a Pluto Platter.
Been around for a while.
Been at the game long enough to know what the crescent is & how it's used.
Owned one, for a while.
Know where you position it.
HATE 'em!!!!!!!!!
Denis
No prob... I mentioned it, just in case.
I guess I don't know about the recommended way to use a crescent butt plate. Could someone fill me in?
Thanks,
This is the about the best description of the position, I and others have found to be quite comfortable. I even shoot my 1886 in this manner: Crescent Buttstock or not???. The object is to place the toe of the buttplate in the armpit, not into the chest. And why, proper altitude of the elbow helps tremendously!
Here's KirkD's pic from that thread:
Griff,
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
I had a Uberti .32-20 73 that I'd had cut back to 16 inches because there was just too much weight out front.
Could not tolerate that crescent, finally sold it.
The Miroku 73s are great rifles, I'd love to have one.
If they'd just do the carbine or shotgun buttstock...
Denis
J Miller wrote:Throw it in a saddle scabbard, hunt with it, carry it all over the back country with rough leather gloves, and in about 75 years it will look right and proper. As it is it just looks too nice.
Joe
I had a Ubertti model 73 in 44-40 for several years. Great working gun but there was so much bling/fancy, that I was embarrassed to take it into the woods.
I first walked away from this one (was sort of waiting for a .357 mag. to come along) left the gun show, started driving home, then made a "U" turn and raced back to buy it.