I got a wild hair a while back and ordered a couple guns made by Uberti for Cimarron Arms in Fredericksburg, TX. The big one is an 1885 High Wall in 45-70. It looks to be of excellent quality.
I've never owned a 45-70 before but from what I understand it will knock you on your backside when you start loading for long range. Bullets range all the way up to 600 grains. Imagine a 12 ga. slug loaded hotter than usual. Ouch!
I'll be using this gun in the long range silhouette league at my local club, so I replaced the factory buckhorn sights with a tunnel front sight and a Soule rear tang setup.
The front sight will accept many different profiles (post, circles, etc - kind of like a scope with replaceable reticles). They slip into that little slit you see on top. It is also adjustable for windage but I figure that adjustment will just be used to make sure the the gun is centered when the rear sight windage adjustment is set at center zero.
I ordered the double set trigger version so I could be cool like Tom Selleck. Man, talk about a hair trigger! The receiver and lever are case hardened.
I was afraid this old-school gun might feel out of place next to all the modern guns in my safe, so I also brought home this new friend to keep him company - an 1866 Yellow Boy carbine also made by Uberti for Cimarron Arms. This will probably be the wife's gun. It's in .38 Special.
I've never owned a 45-70 before but from what I understand it will knock you on your backside when you start loading for long range. Bullets range all the way up to 600 grains. Imagine a 12 ga. slug loaded hotter than usual. Ouch!
I'll be using this gun in the long range silhouette league at my local club, so I replaced the factory buckhorn sights with a tunnel front sight and a Soule rear tang setup.
The front sight will accept many different profiles (post, circles, etc - kind of like a scope with replaceable reticles). They slip into that little slit you see on top. It is also adjustable for windage but I figure that adjustment will just be used to make sure the the gun is centered when the rear sight windage adjustment is set at center zero.
I ordered the double set trigger version so I could be cool like Tom Selleck. Man, talk about a hair trigger! The receiver and lever are case hardened.
I was afraid this old-school gun might feel out of place next to all the modern guns in my safe, so I also brought home this new friend to keep him company - an 1866 Yellow Boy carbine also made by Uberti for Cimarron Arms. This will probably be the wife's gun. It's in .38 Special.