All these newbies and new fangled ideas... I've been shooting the same 1873 Uberti 24-¼" rifle in 45 Colt since 1987.  BP is not a disadvantage.  I've sanded down the sides of the carrier to give me at least .015-.020" clearance on both sides and can shoot a 3 day match (12 stages) without interruption.  I load ~25 grains of Goex "Cartridge" or 2F behind a 225 grain bullet of wheel weights from an RCBS 45-225-CAS mold (truncated cone)... Neither do I anneal cases, unless I'm shooting APP, it seems to foul a little bit more than real BP... but I haven't used enough to say that with the utmost confidence.  As I've used APP mostly in C45S cases. 

Back to guns:
My 1851s with a threesome of Patersons:

  King 

Hanging it all out, based on the Roll Marks and SN, I'm calling it a US Parts gun.  Either way, it's and excellent example.  Cylinder shows signs of the action having been cycled several times at least.  Price isn't out of line with current trends for USFA offerings.

Your Move.

Great niece is graduating today, we decided to go to just the reception.  A lot less walking, I could OK, Rita would not.   

Because of a fluke we had to go to Costco on Wednesday, not the day to go.  Went early afternoon, first try no old people carts, so went to the Walmart nearby, came back and the same, went to lunch, place we chose was not real busy but most were, mostly old people though for what there were, half full and it's pushing 3pm.   Costco was the same, no carts, Took the Walmart plunder back home, had coffee and headed back, no carts, decided to sit on ledge and wait, a friend came in with one, talked a bit, second one did not come so I got a push cart.  Mostly made it, decided to test out a fancy easy chair, was nice, but way to expensive and Rita finished up and we paid, loaded and left. 

Mike its not really an issue... IF I see something that lights my fire.
and IF its a price I feel right and IF I have the dockets in the sock drawer AKA spare "CASH"
Then may haps my Gun-a-holic fever temp's rise...

T'was not the case today... well there is a rack of Milsurps, all consignments,
but the consigner is eh, off in the stratosphere... so they've been there quite a while.