Well Hogs head, to each his own.Not a darn thing wrong with the Ubertis, IMHO, and I have owned several of both brands..

The Ubertis are nearly EXACT REPLICAS of the 1885 action. The internal parts and takedown is nearly identical.

That CANNOT be said for the Miroku made 1885s (Brownings and current Winchester).They are completely differnt inside and one needs special tools just to take the damn things apart for cleaning.

The current made Ubertis are no "uglier" than the old standard grade Winchesters in terms of their overall look and the Brownings are a bit too "Weatherby" looking in terms of their finish and wood for most folks who like the orgional 1885 rifles.

Aslo NONE of the Browing Miroku guns were ever offered with a set trigger either single or double set.

And ,BTW, most of the Miroku made Brownings you mention START at $1,000 for a decent speciman sice most of them have not been made for nearly ten years now.


Last edited by jim62; 02/09/10.
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