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Offline gazz

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Quality of '73 replicas
« on: December 19, 2005, 06:10:39 PM »
Hi,
Would any one care to comment on the quality of the new '73 Winchester replicas from Uberti?
I believe that Bretta has taken over Uberti and raised the quality standard.
There seemed to be a problem with the tempering of the actions on the earlier ones. Has this been rectified?
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gazz.

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Quality of '73 replicas
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 07:01:53 PM »
The Uberti '73s are one of two guns that rule the roost when it comes to cowboy action competition.  There are dozens of gunsmiths that know their way around the '73, short stoke kits are available, and lots of spare parts can be easily had.  The quality standard was already pretty high, and it hasn't really changed.  A well qualified 'smith should look over the internals of the gun, remove burrs, and maybe upgrade a few high stress parts, if you plan on heavy use.  If you're a 100 round a year shooter, you won't need to worry about this, just take it out and enjoy it.
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