Lefty Lead Shot Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I am looking at a Stoeger/ Uberti 1866 rifle. Are these the current style rifles that can take short stroke kits like the Taylor and Cimarron rifles or are the more like the Navy Arms/Uberti rifles that cannot? Anything else I should know about them? Thanks for the information!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 The Stoeger marked rifles are current models, and all of the go-fast parts will fit. The older Navy Arms '66 with the short carrier can be most easily identified visually by the fact that they have a lever safety on the bottom tang (like '73's). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke gear Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 If it has a prefix of w or h before the serial numbers then yes. If it doesn't then the go fast parts won't drop in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 minutes ago, slow poke gear said: If it has a prefix of w or h before the serial numbers then yes. If it doesn't then the go fast parts won't drop in. Sure they will. W prefix means it has the cheapened loading gate, and at some point after that they changed the firing pin extension attachment method from the small pin to the wedge, but the links, springs, etc. are all the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 You can make most any of the parts fit with a little work and common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Reinforce the tab on the loading gate.. It’s not “will it break off” but “when will it.. “ Really about the only weak part of the rifle.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke gear Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 11 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Sure they will. W prefix means it has the cheapened loading gate, and at some point after that they changed the firing pin extension attachment method from the small pin to the wedge, but the links, springs, etc. are all the same. Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 9 hours ago, Rance - SASS # 54090 said: Reinforce the tab on the loading gate.. It’s not “will it break off” but “when will it.. “ Really about the only weak part of the rifle.. That little tab will bend or break and lock you up. A company used to make a reinforced Loading Gate or Spoon, but have since stopped. I reinforced mine and have been shooting it for years now without any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Lead Shot Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 So if it has the lever lock short stroke kits won't fit? Serial # is W01152. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilli GaHoot Galoot Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 3 minutes ago, Lefty Lead Shot said: So if it has the lever lock short stroke kits won't fit? Serial # is W01152. I'm in the same boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 40 minutes ago, Lefty Lead Shot said: So if it has the lever lock short stroke kits won't fit? Serial # is W01152. It's not the lever lock that is the problem. The issue is that all the dimensions both internally and externally are different than all of the others that Uberti has made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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