I hesitate to ask this, but does anyone shoot factory 38/40 ammo out of an original 1873 ? It has always been my understanding that such as 38/40, 44/40, and 45/70 was loaded way down because of old rifles and handguns. I've fired 3 or 4 boxes out of my 1890 mfg 73 over the years, have I just been lucky ? I don't want to use BP as its in great shape. Maybe I should look to reloads that the cowboy action shooters use ?
Any ideas out there ? Thanks
