Uberti 1866 Yellowboy Short Rifle .45 Colt Brass Frame, Blued Barrel Lever-Action Rifle

A: Gary, the 1873 is offered in case hardened. The loading gate is on the right side for loading this rifle.

A: Gary, no Sir but, that would be cool though. https://www.uberti-usa.com/1866-yellowboy-rifle

A: Gary, Buck Horn rear sight.

A: Gary, yes Sir. Especially with the increase in velocity/energy through a rifle barrel. No issue within respectable distances.

A: Yes, just nit from a ridiculous distance.

A: Morgan, yes. By lowering the lever, the knee is flexed, the bolt retreats and the spent case is pulled out from the chamber, into the ejection port. Lowering the lever still further, the cartridge carrier block moves up, aligning a fresh cartridge to the breech while ejecting the spent one (the rifle doesn't have an ejector). By rising the lever again, the fresh cartridge was chambered while the carrier was lowered to accept a new cartridge pushed back by the magazine's spring. Returning the lever to its resting position made the knee joint straight again so that the bolt was solidly locked in place, and the rifle was ready to repeat the cycle.