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J.P. Lower · January 4, 2009, 08:16 PM

If your bore is good and the toggles are fairly tight, and your breechblock is snug up against a cartridge case when you have it in battery, either load your own using 7.5 grains of unique or buy any of the cowboy ammo out there, or load black or replica powder. You'll have a great time. And by the way, early 73's do not have "cast iron" frames, they were forged iron, a big difference. I shoot these anyway as they are more than adequate for cowboy loads. Same is true for early Colts.

January 4, 2009, 08:16 PM	#9
J.P. Lower Junior Member Join Date: June 11, 2007 Posts: 7	Shoot that 73 If your bore is good and the toggles are fairly tight, and your breechblock is snug up against a cartridge case when you have it in battery, either load your own using 7.5 grains of unique or buy any of the cowboy ammo out there, or load black or replica powder. You'll have a great time. And by the way, early 73's do not have "cast iron" frames, they were forged iron, a big difference. I shoot these anyway as they are more than adequate for cowboy loads. Same is true for early Colts.