73 Uberti 44-40

[Mike]

I also have the Uberti '73 in .44-40, a couple of them, and my favorite is a sporting rifle with a 24" barrel and short magazine. Not the best for cowboy action without the full length magazine but plenty good for me. The '73s do tend to get ignored, especially after I got that Low-wall in .44/40 from C. Sharps Arms. My favorite black powder load uses 34 grains of Olde Eynsford 2F which both the '73 and the Low-wall really seem to like. For revolvers I'm still using 7.5 grains of Unique and all of my .44/40 shooting uses the Lyman #427098 bullet. My black powder loads use the Starline nickel plated cases and smokeless loads go into brass cases for simple identification. While I already have a nice variety, I still would like to get one of the Uberti '73s with the 30" barrel. Shoot sharp, Mike