Uberti 1866 Yellowboy .38SPL

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3rdDragoon

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Just after some opinions/advice here.:)

Planning to buy a Uberti 1866 Yellowboy on .38 SPL. I chose .38 because I already am set up to reload that calibre.

I have read nothing but positive reviews on the Uberti Winchester replicas, and had the chance to shoot one the other day. It shot fantastic and was a lot better than a Marlin I used to have.

I have loved the look of the Yellowboy rifle for years, the only thing holding me back is the price tag. $1795.00 AUS. OUCH!!! :mad:
 
I have one each in 45Colt and 38 Spl. They are both fun to shoot. I shoot Blk pwdr in both. I just put a 66 in 44/40 on layaway at my favorite toy store, and am all excited again, this will go along with my new Piieta 44/40.

$1795 AUS is a lot of cash. I thought the Aussie $ was worth more against the Euro. The 44/40 set me back $950.00 US, plus Tax.

Good luck on yours, you will enjoy it. 38 spl is a nice easy calibre, I load mine with 23 grns 3f blk pwdr, for my 72 open top, and 66 yellow boy.

Rebel Dave
 
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:)Thanks Rebel Dave,

I can't wait to get one. They are very hard to find here in Australia. Only a couple of importers exist for Uberti. Cowboy action is huge here - so there is a great demand, and dealers can charge whatever they want. Sucks.
$1795 is the BEST price I could find. The others wanted $2000 plus. Most guys shoot Chiappa's, Marlins and Rossi lever guns. Only decent Winchesters you will find here are 94's in .30-30.

Cheers!
 
An idea of Austrailian prices

Hi 3rdDragoon,

I'm very interested in the Remington Replicas of the 1858 New Army revolvers.

As you say, CAS is big in Australia and that in combination with few dealers of Uberti and high demand makes for high prices.

Could you please make an informal survey of prices of the 1858 New Army .44 revolver, just the basic blue model. If you know folks who have them used, those used prices you might come by easily.

I'm really interested to see, (as Cabela's is charging $189.00 for a Pietta basic blued Remmie revolver), how much an Uberti of the same type will cost in Australia.
 
Uberti 1866

I have a Navy Arms 1866 in 38 Special, and a Uberti 1873 in 38 Special (357) and five Marlins, two 38 caliber, 2 44 mag caliber and one 45 Colt caliber. The 66 and 73 both have short stroke kits and are reasonably fast, but the Marlin's never seem to fail me either. I only use 38 caliber guns in matches. In my opinion, for the price, you can not beat a Marlin 1894 regardless of the caliber. You can't not buy a 'short stroke kit' for a Marlin like the kits made for a toogle action rifles because they work different and are made different.
 
I would suspect a 38 WCF is actually a 38-40, which isn't a caliber that is easily obtainable. Double check before purchasing one of these.
 
I love my '66's - I've got a 20" .45 Colt, 24" .44-40, 20" .38-40, 24" .38-40, and a 20" .38 spl. I just sold a 24" .38, so I guess I had six of 'em for awhile there. The cartridge stop on the '66's is a bit fragile, but if you reinforce it before it breaks, it will last forever. I silver solder a gusset on mine, but a lot of folks use JB weld with good results. The top one had broken completely off, so I fabricated a new one with a broad footprint and silver soldered it on. It's been that way for several years now. Keep the other end cool by wrapping it in a wet rag, as it serves as its own spring.
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I would suspect a 38 WCF is actually a 38-40, which isn't a caliber that is easily obtainable. Double check before purchasing one of these.
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.38 WCF is .38-40. It's not terribly hard to find around the Internet, but it's certainly not common in local stores. It can also be quite a torment to reload due to the very thin neck brass. My old Colt Lightning rifle is chambered for that round...after dealing with it, I wouldn't buy another gun in .38-40.
 
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