73 Uberti 44-40

[Mike]

Eric, My copy of #427098 was bought in 1980 or maybe a year or two before, double cavity. I took it to a good 'smith who hollow-pointed one of the cavities, so with each casting cycle I get one solid and one hollow point. My first use with those bullets was in my old Model 1892 carbine and I used the hollow point on a blacktail buck with a shot through the neck. Maybe I should say a shot in the neck because it broke the spine but the bullet also broke into three pieces and did not give total penetration. That was when I used the hollow points for hunting loads and the solids for my revolver loads. These days I put black powder loads in nickel plated cases for quick identification and use either solids or hollow points for whatever. You might say I've had my Lyman mold too long to give up on it now but I'm certainly eager to hear about how those Accurate bullets work for you. Attached is a photo of my short magazine Uberti Model '73 rifle. Just looking at it now reminds me that it needs more exercise. Shoot sharp, Mike