Had a chance to use it at the local SASS match yesterday. Two minor issues: The trigger pull was over 9 pounds, and it printed a little low at 25 yards, and three inches right.
The sight is an easy fix: I drifted the rear sight left and got it centered between stages, and used a high dead on hold until I can file the sight. That got it on target.
While 9 pounds would not matter at traditional, modern day SASS matches with 24"x24" targets at 10 yards, but our club shoots clay pigeons and pop bottles on the 25 yard berm for rifle targets! (a local anti-gun bunny but kisser group got a court order to stop us from shooting steel targets. because we were poisoning the world!). The 9+ pound trigger made it difficult to make clean hits on small targets at range.
After the match, I took it home and fixed the heavy trigger pull. Fortunately the Uberti 1866 and 1860 Henry rifles are very easy to lighten the trigger pull. With the weapon empty and action open, turn the rifle upside down and remove the exterior trigger spring screw and spring. The trigger moves freely, so push out the trigger retaining pin, and remove the trigger. On this sample, the top “sear” end of the trigger was very pointed, causing it to engage the sear notch in the hammer too deeply, making the trigger pull heavier than necessary, IMHO. I stoned the sear end of the trigger with a fine knife sharpening wet stone, and ever so slightly flattened the deep point. After several tries, the trigger pull was reduced to about 4 pounds and much smoother. DO NOT HURRY and do not take off too much.
I started a draft of the CC article, and included the info about the heavy trigger pull and how to fix it in the draft.
Next I need to see how it does on paper sand trim the front sight to bring POI up to 2" above POA at 25 yards.