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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2009, 09:23:37 PM »
I think the bayonets were made by Uberti and were an option on the '66 and '73 muskets, which have not been made in some years and are tough to find.  Here is Stretch Hester with his 44-40 yelloboy musket.  I recall a few years ago at a match where the shotgun targets were foot-tall lengths of fencepost material or something lke that that were to be knocked off a stand.  He cleared it with the R.O. (and each stage had its own shooting bay) and while shooting shotgun he left one of those targets standing then charged downrange with the musket and bayonetted the wooden target.  Fun.


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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2009, 07:43:28 AM »
As Abilene says musket & bayonet are Uberti. Proof mark of musket is 1999, 45 Colt cal.
Don't know about PC but the 32" barrel with the spike attached is looooooong.
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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2009, 11:23:30 PM »
Late to the party, as usual. Hope all the good food isn't gone.

 Not that it matters but I don't think one out of a hundred of us can actually use the speed advantage of the '73 over the '92 Something that hasn't been mentioned is the strength advantage of the '92 action over the '73. Now this is unimportant to someone who only uses their rifle for CAS, they don't (for good reasons) allow ammo hotter than a '73 will digest.

 Still, a '92 will cheerfully eat ammo that will blow a '73 to pieces. My '92 clone in .45 Colt will shoot ammo that equals that old 300 grain Remington .45-70 load. Does this matter to the CAS shooter? No. It does matter to the CAS shooter that would also like to hunt with that same rifle. How about that shooter who lives in the country? Would I rather confront a livestock or tractor thief with a rifle that puts a 250 grain bullet out the muzzle at twelve hundred fps or at close to 2000 fps?  My '92 clone spits a 250 grain Hornady jacketed hollowpoint out at the latter speed. I have not recovered one of those bullets inside a white tail deer after several one shot kills.

 The '73s are quite a bit heavier. This is good for drawing a bead on a target, not so good if you're walking uphill on a hunt.
I didn't know that about the 92'clones. What company makes the 92'clone that you shoot?
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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2009, 11:26:39 PM »
Cabela's Kansas City, Kansas is about 45 min. from my place.  I'll be happy to go over and drool on it for any of you fellers that are far away!! ::) :o :D ;) ;D
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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892.
« Reply #24 on: December 20, 2014, 09:39:27 PM »
Its been said the 73 cannot take magnum loads due to weaker action.  However, I believe uberti makes a 73 in .44 magnum

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Re: Winchester Model 1873 -VS- 1892. Miroku vs Uberti parts
« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2017, 03:01:04 PM »
I have a new Miroku 73 and a new Miroku 92 both in 45LC.  The 92 I bought for CAS and then found out the class I want to shoot requires the 73.  When going over the 73 to see where it could be smoothed out I'd be darned if I could find a good video on it or a good schematic showing the various parts.  I checked several sites and they are all dealing with the Uberti and have no drawings of the Miroku.
Can someone send me a link to where I can find parts for Miroku Winchesters and schematics.

 

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