Deuce Stevens SASS#55996

What a tremendous loss. Always a gentleman with good humor and a smile. Also a huge asset to the game with endless amounts of behind the scene contributions. He will be missed on every front.

My recommendation for Uberti ‘73’s is to just order one straight from Cody Conagher. He backs his work 100% and has probably done more rifles than all the other smiths combined over the last 25 years. Not the shortest stroke on the market but there’s a couple of shoooters in the game that shoot his rifles that don’t give up anything to anyone in the game on rifle speed. https://www.codyscowboyshop.com/

Big time help! Thank you.

Does anyone have detailed instructions or parts diagram to re-assemble a Marbles tang sight. All of my internet searching is coming up dry:

When Perfect Pattern first came on the scene I was intrigued so I bought an 8 pounder to play around with. I did some chrono work with it. I found that when loaded with similar charge weights as my tried and true Clays and Titegroup loads it performed very well. All my chrono work was done with multiple fired brass and bullet weights in 105 and 125gr. The standard variation was pretty low for that scenario and it burned cleaner than my normal Titegroup load. It also metered very well through my Dillon measures. As always caution always needs to be taken when dealing with unpublished data but at the end of the day your playing with 3'ish grains of shotgun powder and if you already make good ammo most hand wringing can be put to rest. Once I'm through with my 20 pounds of Titegroup and the little Clay Dot I have left I'll be transitioning to Perfect Pattern for both my .38 and 12ga. needs.

One of the best state matches I ever attend. Held at a private cowboy only facility. If you can swing it get yourself there.

They were made by (or at least Sold by) NC Ordnance for years. One of my shooting buddies actually used to do all other the post casting polishing for them. Spotty quality and even worse customer service. Currently RW Gripframes makes their own version and their stuff is excellent. https://rwgripframes-com.3dcartstores.com/Lightning NC Ordnance version no longer made.

I think your assessment is pretty much spot on. I too like their stuff. Regardless of whatever/whoever owns them they have remained pretty much the same gun since my Dad bought me one as my first handgun at 12 years old (I'm 45 now). They absolutely will not take the throttling of an active 2 handed shooter but will be a good option for kids/ladies and smaller statured new shooters just starting out.

It’s all about the numbers. Think about the cost of a Uberti ‘73. Now quadruple the number of parts and try to keep a shotgun that gets slammed around made out of Italian steel. The rifles alone are basically a chasis to build a gun out of. An Italian made ‘97 would easily eclipse $1800-2000 and STILL need work.

Was wondering if anyone knows dimensionally the location to drill a hole to accept a Ruger style hand spring on a Uberti 2nd Model Dragoon. Yes I know there is a fixture and yes I know some have gotten a kazillion rounds of use out of the flat springs. I wanna do and gonna do it just trying to cut the curve a bit. Any info appreciated.

Hey you’ve got cute kids. And they work cheap.

No de-deprrime. Brass juice. Lyman cyclone dryer. So easy. Way too much black magic induced in this procedure.

Great! Slick one up, document it (videos work well) and give us a full review. Would love to see the content.

What flat point bullet are you loading and what OAL is it at?

To answer the question $600 is fair. Regardless of the finish the Cimarron will most definitely affect the market.

Just curious. How many reviews do you need to see before you deem it a viable gun? Are you then going to buy one?

That’s entirely dependent on your level of commitment to practice with it. Dropping 2 is obviously better but there are other ways to shoot it competitively.

He’s not at all a social media guy but I will get a full rundown and do a follow up video once it’s done.

Yup….I am he soooo I’m just explaining what happened.

The action will not close on empty chamber with 6 in it (5 in tube one on carrier).

Yup and I knew that but had a brain fart. I’m not a Wild Bunch guy so that’s not really on my radar. It does have a LOT of mag spring pressure so I’m sure some coils could come off. Mine will be regulated to a “2 shooter” only as it’s headed to Lassiter tomorrow.

Here’s my review of the brand new Cimarron 1887 12ga.