My Uberti 1873

[Bishop Creek]

Just a couple of pics of my Uberti 1873 44/40 made in 1997. I shoot both smokeless and black powder cartridges with it. Because it has a 30 inch barrel, the muzzle end gets a little fouled so I swab the barrel about every 15 shots to keep it clean when using Swiss black powder.

[HAWKEN50]

   Now that is nice.What lube ya usin. I use SPG in my 66 rifle and it does great.

[Captainkirk]

That '73 is one of the nicest Winchesters I've seen! Really love the case hardened frame.

[Bishop Creek]

  Now that is nice.What lube ya usin. I use SPG in my 66 rifle and it does great.

I use SPG lube also but the 30 inch barrel makes it difficult for the lube to carry all the way to the muzzle. Maybe I should try some of Dick Dastardly's Big Lube bullets.

[mazo kid]

Or....maybe use a lube cookie to carry extra lube down the barrel?

[StrawHat]

...I use SPG lube also but the 30 inch barrel makes it difficult for the lube to carry all the way to the muzzle. Maybe I should try some of Dick Dastardly's Big Lube bullets...

Those big lube bullets have a bunch of mixed reviews, from an accuracy standpoint.  There are many posts on various forums about this, but in a nutshell, the CAS crowd loves them and the farther from the end of your rifle crowd finds them lacking.

A fellow who goes by w30wcf on another forum has a good bit of experience with getting the 44 WCF shooting with loads that duplicate the original loads.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?265478-My-44-40-Black-Powder-Journey

Kevin