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3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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i had my heart set on a winchester 1866 yellowboy but i would have to wait for months to get it. the gun store has a 1873 carbine NIB that someone put a deposit on but never came back. he wants 800 dollars for it. do you think that is a good price?
i guess i can use the 73 for now and order a 66 and just wait for it. i just wanted to bounce this off someone and get some opinions. tough choice isnt it? hehe
will the 73 need a action job? or should i just shoot it a lot and let it smooth out? sorry for ramblin on...
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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If I had $800 lyin' around, I'd buy it.
I would shoot it a lot.
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 12, 2006, 09:57:40 AM »
$800 is a good price for the '73. I belive that the new 66s are about that high now. New '73 will run you $900 or more.
I would get an action job on it and then shoot it a lot.
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May 12, 2006, 10:59:20 AM »
Thas what Ah paid fer mah '94 Winchester 'Trail's End' Ah know they ain't readily available no more but mine's American made, 'n ta me that makes all the diffrence.
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 12, 2006, 03:15:49 PM »
thanks for the input...i went back to the gun shop and bought it today. a bird in the hand IS better than two in the bush. i guess we dont always get what we want, but seem to get what we need. and i needed a rifle! hehe
it sure is purty
im gonna go try it out right now!
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May 12, 2006, 03:28:55 PM »
Good move. Like the pards here said. Shoot it. Smile a lot.
An action job is a must to lighten all the springs. That'll prolong the useful life of it many times over, too.
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 12, 2006, 08:29:23 PM »
Im very pleased with my new 73! It is a sweet shooter right out the box...it is pretty smooth. I shot off a bench, freehand, and tried rapid fire. 50 shots so far and not a hiccup. Im pleased with the tight groups!
I cant wait for my next shoot!
The fit and finish is beautiful too!
Should i shoot it about 500 times and break it in before i get an action job?
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 12, 2006, 10:59:53 PM »
Buck, I have 4 toggle-link rifles, and haven't felt the need to get an action job done on any of them, after making the adjustments described here:
http://users3.ev1.net/~dave42/shoot/PoorMan.htm
But if you want it "superslick" then sure, send it off now or later.
Good luck and have fun!
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 31, 2007, 01:58:33 AM »
Well,I paid $900(out the door) for my yellowBoy(Uberti) three years ago new from a local gun shop and it is smooth as butter. I do feel I paid a tad too much for it and other places told me they all were on back order or I had to order the "66". Some guys on this forum suggest tooth paste for smoothing out the action on these guns,I have never used it. Dusty.
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May 31, 2007, 04:02:52 AM »
here's a 66...............
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=72943589
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Re: 3 to 6 month wait for a 1866 yellowboy by uberti :(
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May 31, 2007, 05:03:50 AM »
Anybody here know what year the letter R is? My "66" only has one letter not two,did they change after 2003? That "66" cost $50 more than I paid for mine 3 years ago,man!These guns are go'n sky high,ad tax and OUCH!. Dusty.
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