Uberti 1873 Cattleman?

Does anyone have an Uberti 1873 Cattleman in 45 Long Colt? Thoughts? comments?

I've been considering one for a while and the itch is getting stronger.

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I have one, and although it doesn't get shot much, I like it a lot. The original sear and bolt spring broke, of course, as they tend to do on the Uberti guns, but it's easy to replace and then runs fine.

It doesn't feel as nice as an original Colt from the era, sad to say, but then who would shoot an original Colt?

I tried several loads based on modern powder, and settled on about 34 or 37 grains of Ffg black powder, but it's been a while and I don't remember the exact charge. It filled the case (modern web-based W-W) and was slightly compressed IIRC. Clean with soap and water, lube it well with any modern gun oil, you're good to go.

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