Uberti 1883 Burgess Rifle and Carbine User Manual

A. uberti, Instruction manual, Mod. 1883 “burgess

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SPECIAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1) Uberti lever action rifles should never be carried with a cartridge in the chamber.
2) Carrying this style of rifle with a cartridge in the chamber can result in an acciden-

tal discharge if the firearm is accidentally dropped or if the hammer is struck.

3) The lever locking mechanism is designed to prevent an accidental discharge.

However, no mechanical device is foolproof and, accordingly, these procedures
must be followed.

4) Due to the fact that in a tubular magazine rifle the cartridges are stacked one

behind the other, only factory ammunition should be used.

5) We recommend against using old ammunition in these rifles as primers, powder

and brass cartridge cases can deteriorate and cause damage to the rifle or injury
to the shooter or others.

6) Uberti assumes no liability for incidents occurring through the use of reloaded

ammunitions.

Use ONLY COMMERCIALLY loaded cartridges that have been loaded in accor-

dance with SAAMI-C.I.P. standards.

TO LOAD THE FIREARM
(1) Turn the lever locking latch (Fig. 1) to the release position (Fig. 2).
Releasing the latch should allow the lever to go down approximately 1/4”. Do not
push the lever forward.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

(2) Load the tubular magazine by pressing the cartridge into the ladle, which is locat-
ed on the right side of the receiver. Push the cartridge forward and insert it into the
tubular magazine (Fig. 3).

(4) These firearms have been equipped with an additional safety system (Fig. 5),
which should prevent the firearm from firing until the lever is squeezed flush with the
frame. This safety, however, is not designed to replace basic safe firearms handling
(Fig. 6). Accordingly, NEVER touch the trigger until you intend to fire.

Fig. 4

Do not insist on feeding cartridges in to the magazine when it is almost full. If you are
finding it difficult, just stop.
(3) When you are ready to actually fire the firearm, the lever is pushed forward as far
as it will go and is then pulled straight back. Your finger should NOT TOUCH THE
TRIGGER
while manipulating the lever. (Fig. 4).

The rifle will now be fully cocked and will fire when the trigger is pulled. If the lever
does not go forward, release the loading lever latch by turning the small knob per-
pendicular to the rifle.

(5) After you have fired the first shot, the next cartridge is loaded by repeating step 3.

UNLOADING THE FIREARM
(6) To unload the firearm it is essential that the lever not be squeezed flush with the
frame, as doing so would disengage the safety lock.
(7) With the firearm pointed in a safe direction, place your fingers through the rear
portion of the loading lever. Be sure your first and second fingers are inside the
lever loop. DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER. Then push the lever straight forward and
then pull it back. The cartridge that was in the chamber should be automatically eject-
ed by the firearm and another cartridge from the magazine will be automatically
loaded into the firearm. (Fig. 7).

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

(8) Repeat step 7 until all cartridges have been ejected from the firearm.
After all cartridges have been ejected, cycle the action four or five more times as
described in step 7 as an added precaution to assure that all rounds were ejected.
(9) After step 8, move the lever to the forward position while visually inspecting both
the chamber and the carrier block
, to confirm that no cartridges are still in the
firearm.
(10) Pull the lever to the rear, squeeze the loading lever flush with the frame and with
your thumb on the hammer, pull the trigger and with your thumb slowly lower the
hammer.
(11) We suggest, when the firearm is not in use, that the loading lever locking mech-
anism be left disengaged.

Fig. 7

N.

Code No.

Q.ty

Description

1

2600001

1

Frame

2

2600002

1

Hammer

3

2600003

1

Barrel 20" Cal.45

7

2600007

1

Cartridge Carrier

15

0202015

1

Sight

19

2600019

1

Trigger Spring

20

2600020

1

Mainspring

26

2600026

1

Triggerguard

35

2600035

1

Trigger Spring Screw

36

2600036

1

Mainspring Screw

39

2600039

1

Lever Pin Screw

50

2600050

1

Breech Block Piston Pin

53

2600053

1

Main Spring Screw

55

0242055

1

Rear Assembly

57

2600057G

1

Rough Butt Stock

57

2600057

1

Polished Butt Stock and Plate

58

0242058G

1

Rough Butt Plate

61

0242061

1

Rear Sight Ramp

62

0200062

3

Butt Plate Screw

63

2600063

1

Tang Screw

68

2600068G

1

Rough Forend 20"

68

2600068

1

Polished Forend 20"

78

2600078

1

Cartridge Stop

79

2600079

1

Extractor

87

2600087

1

Trigger

88

2600088

1

Plain Sear

89

2600089

1

Lever

91

2600091

1

Safety Bar

95

2600095

1

Firing Pin Spring

96

0230096

1

Magazine Spring 20"

97

2600097

1

Breech Block

98

2600098

1

Firing Pin

105

2600105

1

Camme Pin

107

2600107

1

Lever Pin

108

2600108

1

Extractor Pin

111

2600111

1

Safety Bar Pin

112

2600112

1

Hammer Stirrup Pin

113

2600113

1

Magazine Follower

114

0230114

1

Magazine Tube Plug

115

0200115

1

Hammer Stirrup

118

2600118

1

Magazine Tube 20"

119

0400692

2

Locking Screw

N.

Code No.

Q.ty

Description

127

2600127

1

Ladle

128

2600128

1

Ladle Screw

167

2600167

1

Triggerguard Screw

205

2600205

1

Camme

216

0242216

1

Forend Protection

225

0202225

1

Forend Protection Bearing

237

2600237

1

Hook Lever Spring

238

2600238

1

Hook Lever Pin

245

2600245

1

Distance Ring

247

2600247

1

Breech Block Piston Spring

275

0202275

1

Magazine Tube Bearing

281

0202281

1

Magazine Tube Bearing Pin

283

0202283

2

Forend Protection Screw

316

2600316

1

Safety Spring

449

2600449

1

Lever Pin

542

2600542

1

Hook Lever

659

0850659

1

Lever Pin Peg

707

2600707

1

Ladle Spring

711

2600711

1

Cartridge Stop Spring

713

2600713

2

Cartridge Stop Pin

717

2600717

1

Firing Pin Screw

726

2600726

1

Breech Block Piston

738

2600738

1

Plug Frame Screw

752

0850635

1

Breech Block Piston Spring Pin

754

2600754

1

Ladle Pin

755

2600755

1

Ladle Support

756

2600756

1

Cartridge Carrier Stop Nut

758

0240284

1

Lever Sphere

759

2600759

1

Lever Sphere Spring

760

0238545

1

Cartridge Carrier Sphere

761

2600761

1

Cartridge Carrier Sphere Spring

ALTERNATIVES

3

2601003

1

Barrel 20" Cal.44/40

3

2604003

1

Barrel 25 1/2" Cal.45

3

2605003

1

Barrel 25 1/2" Cal.44/40

68

2604068G

1

Rough Forend 25 1/2"

68

2604068

1

Polished Forend 25 1/2"

96

0232096

1

Magazine Spring 25 1/2"

118

2604118

1

Magazine Tube 25 1/2"

MOD. 1883 “BURGESS”

Instruction Manual

A. Uberti

S.p.A.

Via Artigiani, 1 - Gardone V.T. (Brescia) - ITALY

BEFORE REMOVING THE FIREARM FROM THIS PACKAGE,

READ & UNDERSTAND THE PRECAUTIONS IN THE

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL

MOD. 1883 “BURGESS” RIFLE

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