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If you were in the market to buy a new 1873, would you go with the version that is produced by Winchester or would you go with an Uberti?
Flip a coin?
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Winchester of course. But, the Uberti is equally capable as a lower cost prospect. I recently purchased a Uberti Rolling Block at one third the cost of a Remington original. It’ll still shoot a bullet.
You gotta decide whether you want a show piece or a shootin iron.
Last edited by Reloder28; 01/23/19.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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The Ubertis I've handled are solid rifles. The Winchesters are a cut above them. The quality of the Miroku-made Winchesters rivals the pre-war stuff made in New Haven. There are some modern features to the Miroku-made leverguns that purists denounce and the fact they are made in Japan but they are quality work. I'm glad they are out there as an option.
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Here is one made in 1884. Still in decent shape. 38-40 ![[Linked Image]](http://a64.tinypic.com/hx64x1.jpg)
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The 73s built by Miroku are pretty close to original and seem very nice. Even Duke Venturino broke down and bought a .357 of all things. I'vevactually seen some Ubertis and they look good too. Buy what you like, without fear, I'd say.
A .357 would be nice, but mostly a toy, and I'm trying to buy less, not more. I still live in hope of stumbling onto a nice Browning Low Wall .357 to go with my .44, which was NIB.
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