Home Forums Lever Action Central Cowboy Levers How strong are modern made steel 1873 copies?

I wouldn't. There just isn't much in there. It's nothing like a 92 or 94 on the inside.

I doubt it would blow up in your face over just a few shots. But I would expect continued use would greatly reduce the life of the rifle and you would end up with headspace problems and eventually a failure of the toggle link mechanism. Either of which would make for a very bad shooting day.