1873 uberti revolvoing carbine
does anyone know what or if a pistol grip frame can be swap for the stock on this so i can make a detachable stock
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You might want to rethink this, as if you were even able to find a pistol grip frame, there could be serious legal ramifications from/with the feds.
They take a dim view of folks who convert a rifle into a handgun. Be sure if are able to find a pistol grip frame that works? That the revolver barrel is over 16" long and the overall length including the pistol grip frame is over 26".0 -
we should be ok it has a 18in barrel i got the idea from an artilery mauser 0 -
my bad luger lol 0 -
bitterpill73,
EMF has some removeable stocks for black powder (cap & ball) pistols:
http://www.emf-company.com/store/pc/Shoulder-Stocks-c229.htm
...and, almost $200.00 apiece![;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by bitterpill73
we should be ok it has a 18in barrel i got the idea from an artilery mauser
Long barreled handguns are quite unwieldy and hard to shoot with the stocks removed. Awhile back i had the opportunity to shoot one of the Erma made .22 Luger carbines. It's barrel was only 11" long, and it had a wooden forearm so that you could shoot it using both hands for support. It still was a pita to shoot, and I quit after about 30 rounds.
A single action with a 18" barrel, trying to shoot offhand with out a stock would be 10 times worst IMHO. Stick with the fixed stock you have on it now. It's going to cost you big bucks per BL's post, and your not going to be happy trying to shoot it without the stock.0 -
You probably want the free hand behind the front of the cylinder when shooting in any configuration because flash and bits of lead can burn your shirt and sting a bit.
Wrap a piece of white paper around the gun and fire a shot. You'll see what I mean.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Long barreled handguns are quite unwieldy and hard to shoot with the stocks removed. [rest of excellent points deleted for brevity]
I agree 100%. I wouldn't want to shoot a revolver with an 18" bbl either. But just to be clear, its not just about shooting it.
Having a detachable stock can be a big plus in terms of STORAGE or PORTABILITY.
Its totally against the spirit of the piece, but if portability is the concern, I think it might be interesting to cut the stock somewhere in the pistol grip and install some sort of hinge and locking mechanism, to create a Galil-like sidefolding stock.
If you did it right, used nice brass parts and inletted the hinge and lock properly, you might end up with something, if not truly historically correct, at least "pseudo" correct, and fairly cool.
Its tactical 1873! [:p]0 -
Is it a cartridge gun, or cap and ball?
I know, I know, the classic 1873 is a cartridge gun.
But, Uberti made some retro-engineered cap and ball 1873 pistols. I have one. Took off that ejection hardware, it is a pretty nice pistol.0 -
Contact Uberti. Order a SAA frontstrap, and backstrap. The backstrap with the stock boss. Order the stock. Get wooden pistol grips to complete the "look". Voila!
With the pistol parts, fitting may not be necessary! Good luck! Joe0 -
That gun is a modern .45 Colt rifle, requiring a 4473. You can not convert it into a handgun, including a detachable stock, without violating federal law. 0
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