mortman Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 hi, Watched a codymatic .45acp 1873 in a match. It jammed frequently. unusual or normal? would v. much like a levergun in .45 acp. thanks, m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 They can be made to run very reliably, at least, if not quite as "perfectly reliably" as a bottleneck-rimmed-cartridge lever gun. If you want one, make sure it is built by someone who has built quite a few, and who lives close enough to help you tune out any problems. I know of a few that the owner gave up on after getting the conversion done. And a few that the owner has resorted to special ammo loading techniques to achieve excellent reliability. When a lever gun is built that tailors the action length to the actual length of .45 Auto, I would be somewhat enthusiastic. Until then, what gun designs and chamberings that are commercially sold in pistol-caliber lever rifles suit me to a T. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortman Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 my shotgun boogie .45 colt 1873 runs like crazy. reliable too. sticking w. it. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Mica Maguire won the Traditional Category at Winter Range last month shooting one. If I am not mistaken, Capt Sam Evans won overall shooting one. While some of them I have seen can be ammo sensitive, most of them run extremely well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTY BODDAMS Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 MM, I would call one jamming all the time very odd. The money bet would be the ammo being used or how dirty the rifle. I personally know of a 1/2 dozen that run perfect. Mine have been used extensively since I came up with the idea. I think that was 2011 or 12 and I won the Louisiana state championship overall using that rifle. Lots of wins since then and very few problems. It's got to be remembered that all 73's are sensitive to overall length, heck 92 winchesters are sensitive to overall length. ;D bottom line I like mine. easy to feed, fun to use. It's just convenient not better than anything else , ;D well other than it cures blow by and an accuracy increase....... Dusty Boddams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatneck Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I have 2 model 73's in 45 ACP. They run flawless. Between the two rifles I have over 8,000 round fired. With no problems. As Dusty stated most of the time it is ammo issues that cause 1911's and the 45 ACP Rifles to cause problems. Codymatic ACP Rifle is the only one I would consider. Goatneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionJack Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I have one that runs flawlessly now,I had a problem in the beginning that was easily solved ,I load with the same set up as for my 1911 ,just use a 200gr bullet instead of a 230. I love it,I think I cleaned it once in the last 2000 rnds other than a squirt with some One Shot.It worked very well with the 230s too just have a lot of 200 sitting around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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