Cholla Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/new-for-2023-uberti-1866-yellowboy-deluxe/ It looks like they have the original style Henry bump on the receiver. I have not paid attention before to know if they have had it all along. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Unfortunately its chambered in 45 Colt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Crook, SASS #55339 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Despite the American Rifleman description of a Short Rifle with octagonal barrel, the rifle looks to be exactly like the Yellowboy Carbine, with an extra inch of barrel, nice engraving and wood. The Uberti description does describe it as a short rifle in the features section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Does that photo show a round barrel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Kid #4631 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 This is a copy of the first model 66, also called a flat side. Where the front of the receiver and forend meet is flat compaired to the later 66's....and the top rear of the receiver has the same shape as the Henry. A few years ago Uberti came out with a 150th anniversary model which is the same except for the engraving is different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 8 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Does that photo show a round barrel? The photo is round but the description says octagonal. Gotta love that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 $ 1799?? Really?? $1799?? They gotta be kidding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2023 at 1:03 AM, Buckshot Bear said: Does that photo show a round barrel? I guess they don’t know the difference at American Rifleman!! Duh!! No one there caught that before it went to print ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I guess they don’t know the difference at American Rifleman!! Duh!! No one there caught that before it went to print ? I think it is on Uberti, not the NRA publication. The photos on Uberti's website, and the one available to download show a round barrel, yet the description says it is octagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2023 at 5:53 AM, Diego Kid #4631 said: This is a copy of the first model 66, also called a flat side. Where the front of the receiver and forend meet is flat compaired to the later 66's....and the top rear of the receiver has the same shape as the Henry. A few years ago Uberti came out with a 150th anniversary model which is the same except for the engraving is different. It is cool that they went back to the original attributes of the first "Henry Improved" rifles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 9 hours ago, Cholla said: I think it is on Uberti, not the NRA publication. The photos on Uberti's website, and the one available to download show a round barrel, yet the description says it is octagon. Yea but don’t ya think someone at American Rifleman wound hsve caught that ?? Are they that ignorant?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 The editors I know wouldn't have even paid attention to something that is such a fine point. They are so busy it is unbelievable. In many cases the manufacturer has a media team that writes the piece and send it out for use. The editor takes it and pastes it in the layout. The magazine I write for has an editor and an assistant. Neither are experts on all guns and both are a busy as one-armed wall paper hangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 im not paying extra for engraving , just as id not pay extra for checkering , , ive got one i shoot that has the octagon barrel and yes its 45 colt - i like that caliber - it did not cost that kind of money , i think i see another decline in our sport if thats what it takes to get into it , no wonder we are having issues getting new shooters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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