Uberti's 1873 Sporting Rifle follows the Winchester 1873 pattern in .45 Colt, with a 24.5-inch octagonal barrel in blue, a case-hardened frame and an A-Grade walnut stock. The tubular magazine under the barrel holds thirteen rounds, plus one in the chamber; the sights are a traditional blade front and buckhorn rear. It weighs 9.2 pounds, measures 43.5 inches, and has no manual safety, no optic provision and no threaded muzzle.

This is a rifle for cowboy-action matches, lever-gun collecting and relaxed range days in New Mexico, where a .45 Colt rifle can share ammunition with a revolver in the same chambering. The 9.2-pound weight and long octagonal barrel make it a soft shooter and a steady one, and the 13+1 magazine means plenty of shots between reloads on a stage. The case-hardened frame and walnut stock give it the look of the period it copies.

Key features

• .45 Colt lever action, 13+1 tubular magazine
• 24.5-inch octagonal blue barrel
• Case-hardened frame, A-Grade walnut stock
• Blade front and buckhorn rear sights
• 9.2 pounds, 43.5 inches overall

It ships to a New Mexico FFL dealer for the Form 4473 and NICS check; long guns are sold from age 18.