So after starting a couple of threads over on ASSRA about actions calibers and such I think at this point I've made up my mind to go with a Pedersoli 1885 with double set triggers in 30-40* for the time being. My only problem with it is that they only come with a 30" barrel and I'm looking for something shorter by about 4" for a hunting rifle. That means a trip to my smith to get it lopped off and recrowned, and that leads me to thoughts of a better barrel.
In searching about I've read some old threads on the interwebs that said that the Uberti barrels were pretty bad but that the Pedersoli stuff was better.
Is this still true?
Who actually makes the ones that Cimmarron / Texas Jack sells?
In the long run I want to get something made by CPA, I think they look like a good value for the $$ and I can get a rifle that I'll pass on to my sons.
*I'm set on a 30-40 Krag, seems to be a perfect rimmed cambering for a deer hunting rifle.