Oct 31st 1885

[fortyshooter]

I would try spraying a couple rounds with some graphite dry lube and see if they stick.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

RR good luck with this one. 18 months and then this hassle. Jeez - but it does make one wonder if this problem existed at all "back in the day". Hate to think of a buffalo hunter always having to find a tree branch to whittle down to push a case out especially if there were hostiles about. Maybe it is only uberti issue. I wonder if a pedersoli does the same assuming it was produced in 45 colt? I really hope this works out well for you.

-Ed-

[RanchRoper]

Good thoughts. ThankS.
My 4 stage press crimps at the last stage with it's own die so not sure how much I want to monkey around with anything as I have put thousands of rounds through Henry & revolver with zero issues. The brass is dirty, but that's just how it is I think.

I will live with it and shoot the heck out of it. Next weekend might try ringing a frying pan with it at 250 yds....extractor be darned, I like it!

[RanchRoper]

I would try spraying a couple rounds with some graphite dry lube and see if they stick.

Good idea.

[RanchRoper]

Hey All,

RR good luck with this one. 18 months and then this hassle. Jeez - but it does make one wonder if this problem existed at all "back in the day". Hate to think of a buffalo hunter always having to find a tree branch to whittle down to push a case out especially if there were hostiles about. Maybe it is only uberti issue. I wonder if a pedersoli does the same assuming it was produced in 45 colt? I really hope this works out well for you.

-Ed-

Well, my first choice was a Sharps but they the only place I could find one in 45 Colt was C Sharps in Montana but $$$$$$ and a long lead time as well to build it. Who knows maybe that caliber would have got stuck in that too. Anyhow, I am actually not bothered as much as one might think. The original gun was never designed for a pistol cartridge so it is what it is. The rifle is gorgeous, and the shooting didn't disappoint. The wooden dowel was $5 and while I am poking out a few cases I can ponder the meaning of life.

[fortyshooter]

Hey All,

RR good luck with this one. 18 months and then this hassle. Jeez - but it does make one wonder if this problem existed at all "back in the day". Hate to think of a buffalo hunter always having to find a tree branch to whittle down to push a case out especially if there were hostiles about. Maybe it is only uberti issue. I wonder if a pedersoli does the same assuming it was produced in 45 colt? I really hope this works out well for you.

-Ed-

"Well back in those good ol' days if it stuck we would slather some lard on it and go back a shootin'"

[RanchRoper]

I think of it as a primer for BP shooting with the Pedersoli Frontier when it shows up.

[RanchRoper]

Here you go RR. Seems to be a common problem with sticking cases....
http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB. ... 179027/all

Yup. Read that one awhile ago.

Strategy will be cowboy up and shoot it.

[JEBar]

Strategy will be cowboy up and shoot it.

with all the trouble you ran into in getting it, I can well understand being very reluctant to send it back .... do you know a gunsmith who you could talk to about it .. .. I can't help but wonder if the chamber couldn't be honed out a tiny bit and resolve the problem

[RanchRoper]

The guy I bought from is a gunsmith. I will see him again this month on some other business. Will ask him.

[JEBar]

with it ejecting new brass with no problem and locking up with fired brass, expansion has to be an issue .... seems to me if its possible to hone out the chamber to where it can accommodate the expansion, that should take care of it ....

[fortyshooter]

Or go in the chamber with a tapered reamer. The problem is the original Winchester High Wall was never designed for straight wall cartridge.
My 1873 Uberti Winchester rifle has the advantage of the lever bolt with plenty of stroke to pull out the spent brass.
A .005 taper up to 1/8 th inch of case mouth might be all that's needed without making chamber to big at the end.

[RanchRoper]

I’ll see what the gunsmith thinks. As several internet searches have produced the same “that’s the way it is” responses, it’s likely guys way more gun savvy than me have already pondered it to death.
Thanks all.

[JEBar]

pondering it is one thing, correcting it is another .... the company can't seriously believe its OK for shooters to have to drive the empty case out by sticking some sort of rod down the barrel .... has anyone come up with a solution

[BigAl52]

How many rounds can you shoot before its starts sticking RR

[RanchRoper]

Sometimes a couple.

[North Country Gal]

RR, I could offer some more pondering, such as polishing the chamber, based on what has worked for me, but the fact is, sometimes it hasn't worked. I think a trip to a gunsmith is in order. That's a tough thing to have to do with a new gun, but it sure beats guessing, er, pondering.

[RanchRoper]

When I see him I will ask. I am going to shoot it a bunch and see how it goes. If it needs breaking in I am just the guy for the job. Like I said, it's not a deal breaker for me. And the hassle of sending it back to Dixie Gun Works across the border? No thanks. If I have to get it worked on here, I will but let's see how it goes.

Maybe it needs some bore butter... ....kidding

[fortyshooter]

A little dab of good ol' STP would have that round slicker than a slippery eel!

[zara_puppy]

Ok - the extractor doesn’t work. It is a single shot. I hunt with a single shot (I have a couple of them) and a muzzle loader. Can’t remember a time when I wished I had a bolt gun or something for a quick follow up shot.

That 200 yard target. One knee. Peep sight. My goodness you “two” can shoot.
This is just an opinion from an OK shooter at best but I don’t think I’d let anybody breathe on it. If someone said to me “I have the perfect rifle for you but there’s one problem....” and then showed me YOUR target at 200, shot off one knee with irons my check book would already be out. Again - this is just my opinion.