Just bought 45 LC uberti

[Bullseye54]

Howdy all,
Just bought a Uberti 1860 steel in 45LC.. He gave me a feww boxes of B/P rounds and a few boxes of smokeless.. No manual and he never fired the gun.. Can you use smokeless in the Uberti 1860? Thanks Joe Niezelski

[Des]

I have shot smokeless loads in my Uberti ( not at NSS-A matches). I have only shot " cowboy loads" These are very mild loads with lead bullets. You should be able to get more information from the Uberti website

[Mike Stein]

Recent Published loads (e.g. Lyman) for .45 LC respectfully remember that they might be shot in very old Colts. I make the point of recent published as these loads are developed for solid head cases whereas older publications may be for balloon heads. Pressures are at or below black powder issue load of 1873. I use Winchester brass as I've had 10%+ failure (case splits) loading brand new Remington. Remington may need to be annealed before their first loading.
Now I've run into a few folks that want to make it a little hotter. My suggestion for those individuals is trade in your .45 LC and get something in .44 Special or .44 Magnum.

[Francis J. Miller Jr, 02601]

Joe, to answer your question, yes, the Uberti Model 1860 Henry's are made for modern smokeless ammunition right off the shelf, be it 44-40 or 45LC calibers.

[Bullseye54]

Thanks,
I feel a better with that knowledge.. These were a mix of different loads and make, some were in boxes marked "Cowboy loads" I wasn't sure what would happen if a "Redneck" like me used them. ;)

[Phillip Kearny]

Thanks,
I feel a better with that knowledge.. These were a mix of different loads and make, some were in boxes marked "Cowboy loads" I wasn't sure what would happen if a "Redneck" like me used them. ;)

Redneck,
The actions of the Ubertis are considered a weak action. If you reload smokeless powder , stay within the cowboy load range listed in the manuals. Yes they can be fired with one arm.
Phil

[Kurt Lacko 7862]

Howdy all,
Just bought a Uberti 1860 steel in 45LC.. He gave me a feww boxes of B/P rounds and a few boxes of smokeless.. No manual and he never fired the gun.. Can you use smokeless in the Uberti 1860? Thanks Joe Niezelski

If the ammo you received are re-loads the question you need to ask yourself is, do you trust the person who loaded them!

[Ron/The Old Reb]

On less I knew the person who reloaded it and his experience. I would not shoot it. I would pull the bullets and reload it myself. Then you know what you got. Over the 50+ years that I have been reloading my own ammunition I have see some people do some really stupid things when they reload. Back in the 60's I saw a guy blow a high end 243 to pieces because he did not know what he was doing. He was lucky he wasn't killed.

[Bruce Cobb 1723V]

An additional word of caution. I have seen one of these with a bent bolt, locking parts. I bought and then sold it without knowing there was a problem and later heard it was bent. Most likely from a hot load from a prior owner. These are made like the old ones and despite better materials they break when when subjected to more powerful loads then they were designed for! This goes for any of the old or new guns we shot.

[Bullseye54]

OH Lord, Never thought about the person behind the reloading!! I got 1 1/2 boxes of factory 200g B/P lead bullets and a
big o'l box of loose reloads. No clue what they are.. I'll have to start reloading.... Joe

[Bullseye54]

What bullet and load seems to working the best in the Uberti 45LC? Does Moose molds make anything for the 45c henry?

[FirinFlatTop]

I use the 250gr. biglube bullet, has a huge grease groove that helps keep fouling way down.

http://www.biglube.com/Default.aspx it is a six gang mould, but makes lots of bullets fast.


He has a smaller round for the .45, but I have not tried it.