I have an Uberti 1873 w/18" bbl, .38/.357 that I love. I load .38 spl with Accurate No. 5 and a 158 gr truncated cone lead bullet from Penn Bullets. I'm at about 11-12 cents per round with my own used brass, and never had a feed problem.

I've never shot .357 in it. From what I've read, the bullet shape and overall length need to be right to make the gun run.

It's a smoooooooth tack driver at ~1,000 fps, very pleasant and fun to shoot. When 22's got scarce about 2-3 years ago, it became my plinking gun. A friend shot it, and with a big smile declared it a .22 on steroids.

I have my first gun I bought in 1960, a Marlin 39 .22, and this Uberti is so slick it makes the 39 feel like a gravel crusher. I have no experience with the other lever guns, but I love my Uberti '73.