Well its official! I received my Uberti 1873 back from Cody Conagher last week and put it through its paces today at the monthly Wild Bunch shoot with the Hole in the Wall Gang at Piru Ca. I was a little skeptical about having it converted from 45 Colt to 45 ACP but all I can say is WoW! What a great gun!!! Gotta give it 3
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This gun worked flawlessly! It shoots much better than I do! I jacked a shell or two and needs a little bit of breaking in after all the work but overall, after putting over 200 rounds down the pipe, I'm sold on this conversion. I am so looking forward to saving a ton of money not having to load 45 colt and using the same bullets in my 1911 as I do in my 1873 rifle. I would recommend this conversion to anyone shooting wild bunch or any other SASS category other than traditional. (Not legal in traditional) but good to go in all other categories. Will Lynchem
PS. Did I mention that every round I used were reloads that I loaded specifically for my 1911? Yes they were.
200 gn moly coated RNFP. (You need to use flat points or semi wad cutters because of the tube magazine). With 4.0 gns of IMR 700-X.
It was suggested by some of the top shooters in the sport today that I drop the load down some to keep the recoil down after trying the rifle for themselves. I think I will give it a try. Among the shooters I was shooting with today that tried the gun was the reigning national Wild Bunch and western 3 gun champion. So the way I see it if they were impressed with the way the rifle worked, who am I to argue with them.
Good job Cody, Good job!!! W. L.