Comments on: Fun Gun? Try a '66 or '73 Lever Action

By: John

John — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:46:08 +0000

I recently purchased a new Uberti 1866 Yellowboy in the .45 Colt caliber. I have only so far tried some Black Hills 250 gr RNFP rounds and they worked OK. I was a lttle concerned by the scorching of the casings which happened consistantly. Recommandations on what brands and loads to fire through this beautiful replica would be greatly appreciated.

By: Editor

Editor — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:14:36 +0000

Like most SASS shooters I loaded my own ammo. I used 110gr semi-round nose FP lead bullets pushed by 3.3 grains of Alliant American Select powder in Winchester 38 spl brass with Federal primers. American select is a shotgun/pistol flake powder that is very economical and burns extremely clean. As my gun has a trigger job, it’s important to use Winchester or Federal primers–the CCIs are harder and won’t ignite all the time with the lightened hammer strike. I used a Special Round-Nose Flat Point bullet from Bonus Bullets, but I don’t know if Bonus is still in busines. This bullet shape was accurate and fed very well from lever guns.

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By: Manny

Manny — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:34:49 +0000

I’ve got the same rifle (YB 20″ in 38 spl) – was wondering what cartridges you use. Started with Ultramax Cowboy load – didn’t work very well, switched to S&W and the gun shot true – night and day at 50 yards. Any recommendations would be appreciated – I use this purely for the fun of target shooting and generally at 50 yardsor so.
Thanks