Question on cheater levers...

[Andy Griffith]

Into the local purveyor of fine arms came a decent 1873 Uberti- silver plated and engraved, and it has a bit of wear.

It was "customized" by either a gunsmith or a previous owner into an unnatural short throw, and the hammer is so light, I thought it was broken at first. I know a lot of fellers like this style, but...

Is it safe to shoot full house vintage spec hunting loads (either with BP or smokeless) in a gun with a short throw?

If purchased, I'd change it back. I'm just curious.

 

[Hawg]

It sounds like it was converted for CAS and probably has a bazillion rounds thru it. If everything is in good working order it should handle full bp pressure loads just fine. If it was mine I'd have to change it back. I hate a short throw lever.