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Post by Bear Claw Chris Lappe on Jan 29, 2011 18:33:30 GMT -5
Need your help folks, while I love SA pistols, I'm not as informed on rifles, and someone has offered me am 1873 .357 magnum in like new condition, made by "EUROARMS, BRESCIA, ITALY"
I'm not a CAS competitor, just want a decent rifle to enjoy with my .357 sixguns.
Were these OK guns? And what would be a good price on a nice one?
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Post by Bear Claw Chris Lappe on Feb 1, 2011 14:00:02 GMT -5
Ended up buying it, great shooter, very accurate. Cell phone picture after shooting it, sorry for the fingerprints on the blued steel.   Sent the serial number to Euroarms by email, and they said their records show it was made in January 1973. |
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Post by cable on Feb 15, 2011 22:46:23 GMT -5
it is probably made by uberti and imported by euroarms.. very nice. i have a uberti 1873 in 357 and it is very accurate and like yours also beautiful. cool that yours dates just a 100 years after the intro of the originals! congratulations. dont let it go!
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Post by tas6691 on Feb 17, 2011 21:51:26 GMT -5
Great catch! That will be a ton of fun to plink with. Varmints, even a white tail at reasonable ranges, would be fair game with that rifle. I am envious.
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Post by Bear Claw Chris Lappe on Feb 19, 2011 7:47:37 GMT -5
Thanks, she sure shoots great! They won't let us use these for Deer in Illinois, but we can use a .357 handgun....no sense at all is it?  ? |
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Post by kaytod on Mar 7, 2011 20:55:00 GMT -5
Chris,
I feel ya. The other thing with Illinois is that we can use a 30 carbine handgun. It has the required 500 lbs of muzzle energy according to the published data, but the data is shot in 18" carbine barrels. Not to mention most are FMJ RN which arn't legal either.
It makes it but the standard 45 Colt loads don't, neither do the 38-40 and 44-40. The three probably have more game to their credit than most "modern" loads.
Another thing that gets me is the barrel length the handgun must be 4 Inches. A 4" contender or encore passes but a 4 inch revlover doesn't. The former had the chamber included and the latter does not. Perhaps a measurement from the firing pin should be in order.
It's my understanding that Indy has the ability to hunt with rifles chambered in handgun calibers. That would be great. If so, I could see a Ruger NO 1 in 475 Linebaugh in my future.
Sorry for hyjackin the thread, congrats on a neat rifle.
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