Uberti 1873 lever action

[Wayne Smith]

I have the above short rifle. I currently have an overly large cartridge (won't fully seat) in the action. I have removed the side plates and that doesn't help getting the cartridge out. The action opens fully but the cartridge won't eject.

What do I do next?

[veeman]

Use a dowel from the muzzle end and tap it out, action open.

[HWooldridge]

Can you tap it out with a ram rod?

[dverna]

I do not like dowels. A good stiff cleaning rod will work. Best is a brass rod but not many folks will have one that long.

Gentle taps until if comes out.

[Wayne Smith]

No, not stuck in the barrel or chamber, it won't fully enter the chamber and is stuck in the action, will not eject. The cartridge will move back and forth in the brass carrier. It won't come out.

[HWooldridge]

I'm going on memory here but I think you can pull the shell carrier then you can push the cartridge out the end.

[elmacgyver0]

Perhaps a picture may help?

[Wayne Smith]

I'm going on memory here but I think you can pull the shell carrier then you can push the cartridge out the end.

That sounds like it would work. How do I pull the shell carrier?

[square butte]

Does the cartridge fully enter the lifter and raise with the lifter when you start to close the lever - Order does the bolt not drive the cartridge into the chamber of the barrel ? Two Different problems - I think you may be miss using the word chamber to describe part of the lifter. If the cartridge is not fully entering the lifter from the magazine, that usually indicates that you Cartridge overall length is too long for the action. Sometimes one that is too short will allow another one from the magazine to start to enter the lifter just a little bit and will bind up the lifter from raising the one already in there. If your cartridge will not fully enter the barrel chamber, then you cartridge diameter is too large. Fix for the first problem is to find a cartridge that has an overall length that will cycle properly in your gun

[Wayne Smith]

The cartridge is fully in the lifter. And yes, the lifter will move up and down somewhat. You are probably right, I'm using 'chamber' when I should be using 'lifter'. And I guess 'shell carrier' and 'lifter' are the same, too.
I thought it should eject, and was surprised when it didn't.

[square butte]

It'll only eject a cartridge if the extractor on the bolt has engaged the base of your cartridge

[elmacgyver0]

Is the front of the bullet not moving back far enough to clear the magazine tube?
I had this on my Henry when I tried to cycle the action slowly when unloading so I could grab the cartridge before it hit the ground.
Lever actions like to be cycled smartly.

[Leadmad]

If its in the lifter and its going up and down simply remove the magazine tube end cap,mag tube spring and follower and point to rifle to the ground and the cartridge will drop out the bottom of the mag tube

Good luck and cheers

[Wayne Smith]

It'll only eject a cartridge if the extractor on the bolt has engaged the base of your cartridge

that it had. I had to use a screwdriver to get it off the extractor. Did not eject. I assume it should eject a loaded cartridge, not just an empty shell.

[Wayne Smith]

Is the front of the bullet not moving back far enough to clear the magazine tube?
I had this on my Henry when I tried to cycle the action slowly when unloading so I could grab the cartridge before it hit the ground.
Lever actions like to be cycled smartly.

No, at this point it would have to clear the chamber, and it does. It is not too long.

[peter72]

I don't have a solution but I know what you mean. I stupidly didn't measure the cartridge oal and when the lifter picked up the cartridge I hadn't seated the projectile in far enough which stopped the the lifter lifting the cartridge up in line with the chamber.
I was lucky in that the projectile was a cast bullet and was able to cycle it with a more vigorous use of the lever.

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[HWooldridge]

This video shows disassembly: https://www.google.com/search?q=remo...mcLuzrEQo,st:0

[elmacgyver0]

Ejector missing?

[Wayne Smith]

Ejector missing?

I'm wondering that. Not even sure what it is in my 1873, I know what it is in my Marlin 336.

[FLINTNFIRE]

Well I may be wrong but I believe the elevator does the ejection , when I have had a issue I have closed lever and finangled it out through loading gate .

Hope you succeed , not sure finangle is a word but wiggle or do whatever it took to get it to slip back out the gate