Crunchy Frog
New member
I started shooting cowboy action about two years ago. Before shooting my first match I knew I wanted to shoot .38-.357 because I'd been reloading it for years (didn't have dies for .45 Colt, .44-40 or whatever). I looked at a couple of Marlin and '92s in gunshops and had a pretty good idea of what I would eventually purchase.
I contacted the match director for my local club who advise me not to buy anything before coming out to a match and "test driving" different typed of guns. At the match there were a variety of rifles and I probably used five different ones that day.
I noticed that the match director and several other shooters were using 1873 Winchesters (Uberti reproductions of course). My thought was that the 1892 was newer than the 1873 (or the mechanically similar 1866) so it must be an improvement. I used a '92 in the first stage that I shot and got a feel for it.
A little later I borrowed the match director's '73 that had been worked over by a cowboy gunsmith. WOW. Incredibly smooth action and (as it it matters, and perhaps it does) a really great looking gun.
I saved my quarters until I could afford a '73 that was worked over a little by Cody Conagher. It took me a year to save up (I don't do credit cards) and it is the most expensive firearm I have ever purchased. It is an absolute blast to shoot and looks great.
The Uberti 1873 is my choice.
I contacted the match director for my local club who advise me not to buy anything before coming out to a match and "test driving" different typed of guns. At the match there were a variety of rifles and I probably used five different ones that day.
I noticed that the match director and several other shooters were using 1873 Winchesters (Uberti reproductions of course). My thought was that the 1892 was newer than the 1873 (or the mechanically similar 1866) so it must be an improvement. I used a '92 in the first stage that I shot and got a feel for it.
A little later I borrowed the match director's '73 that had been worked over by a cowboy gunsmith. WOW. Incredibly smooth action and (as it it matters, and perhaps it does) a really great looking gun.
I saved my quarters until I could afford a '73 that was worked over a little by Cody Conagher. It took me a year to save up (I don't do credit cards) and it is the most expensive firearm I have ever purchased. It is an absolute blast to shoot and looks great.
The Uberti 1873 is my choice.