SHOT SHOW 2013 Report: Winchester Model 1873

[greentips]

Winchester Repeating Arms Model 73 Short Rifle from the Historical line.
Beautifully grained walnut stock and mirror finished blued steel marred only by the oily fingerprints of the filthy drooling masses. .357 mag / .38 spc

 

[nbmonte]

Any word on other caliber choices?

 

[jdawg]

Thanks greentips any idea on price? THat would look great next to my uberti the color case hardening looks very nice

 

[Mark-II]

It will function with both .357 and .38 without fuss? I thought that particular action was pretty fussy about OAL...

 

[Gurkha]

It will function with both .357 and .38 without fuss? I thought that particular action was pretty fussy about OAL...

I would like to know the same thing, I was told the Uberti .357 would not properly cycle .38 but then I saw someone with one at the range and he was shooting .38 not problem.

 

[Gurkha]

Any idea where these are being made out of?

 

[bellero]

Any word on other caliber choices?

Thanks greentips any idea on price? THat would look great next to my uberti the color case hardening looks very nice

All the answers are here: http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?mid=534200&family=027C

Any idea where these are being made out of?

Miroku Japan.

 

[Mark-II]

I would like to know the same thing, I was told the Uberti .357 would not properly cycle .38 but then I saw someone with one at the range and he was shooting .38 not problem.

ROUND 20" BARREL WITH FULL-LENGTH MAGAZINE TUBE holds 10 rounds of 357 Magnum or 11 rounds of 38 Special ammunition

Straight from the website, with no suggesting that there is anything special required to change from 1 to the other. Interesting.....

 

[jdawg]

With my 73 it depends on th overall length of the cartridge. I've had days where it would not cycle 38 spls because I crimped them to much and they were to short but now it works good. They also might have adjusted the elevator to fix that issue, I think some of the light weight elevators are claimed to work better with 38's.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Beautiful rifle GT, thanks for answering my request. I don't suppose they agreed to send me one for free though eh?

Past experience at Shot indicates that stuff out of Miroku is top notch product. Sadly price is too.

I'd love one, but I'd prefer 44-40. Very surprised it's not included in the choices.

From Winchester's site:

Caliber / Gauge​	357 Mag.
Item Number​	534200137
UPC​	048702003226
Magazine Capacity​	.357 Mag. = 10, .38 Spc. = 11
Barrel Length​	20"
Nominal Overall Length​	39"
Nominal Length of Pull​	13"
Nominal Drop at Comb​	1 3/4"
Nominal Drop at Heel​	3"
Nominal Weight​	7 lbs. 4 oz.
Rate of Twist​	1 turn in 18.75"
Chokes Included​	N/A
Metal Finish​	Blued finish steel
Wood Finish​	Satin oil finish walnut
Stock / Grip​	Straight grip
U.S. Suggested Retail​	$1,299.99

 

[barrett50cal]

I want this -- when my son's older we can shoot alongside with my Chiappa .357 mares leg.

 

[amigo]

I would like to know the same thing, I was told the Uberti .357 would not properly cycle .38 but then I saw someone with one at the range and he was shooting .38 not problem.

I have a SASS Uberti 1873 .38/.357 cal with cowboy action tuning done (short stroke kit) and it shoots .38's just fine. Very accurate....I use it for cowboy action shooting.

 

[bslim]

After reveiwing Winchesters literature on the 73, I was disappointed to find that only the blued, round barrel version would be offered for sale. The case hardened, octagon barrel was in my mind when when I told myself I had to have one. From what I could find out, we might see the 73's mid to late summer, if we are lucky. If they make the 73 the same quality as the 1886's they made, we should see a well made, well functioning rifle. Just rumours , but Uberti may slow down on shipping rifles into Canada. The European Cowboy Action Shooting has blossomed and they would like to fill that market first, so this should give Winchester an edge in getting into the market place? If anyone knows of an outlet that has garranteed 73 inventory coming in, I'd sure like to know.

 

[Mephistopheles]

That's a nice lever action. As far as information goes I picked up the phone and called a few people . I asked if the Blue or Case hardening rifle was going to be available in Canada and they were not sure and that it all depends if the Americans buy them up .

I conversed with some a Americans on it and they were not enthusiastic about the price, a lot of them said they were content with their Italian copies because of the selection of calibers and options. Despite it being a nice looking gun the idea that's it's made in Japan still bothers of them , not to say all of them feel this way but a lot of them are very nationalistic . As to why 357 MAG , My guess is that they wanted to go after both the cowboy action shooting and hunting communities; that and the fact that 357 is a common caliber. In truth I would of released it in 44-40 just because I'm more traditional . In my option I think Winchester is putting out a feeler to see how receptive the American public actually is to the rebirth of the 73 . I watched a shotshow video , Winchester said that that 73 will come out with more options and calibers by next year.