BCRider
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Anything mechanical can break down. And it can happen within moments of opening the box it may take many years and many thousands of rounds.
But all in all I've been extremely happy with my Italian clone guns. I'm basically a once a month cowboy action shooter that takes them out a few other times a year for some basic target practice or the rare cowboy action practice session.
Pietta used to be a second class choice compared to Uberti. But they pulled up their socks some years back and these days there's precious little difference in quality between these two clone makers. So don't be afraid of buying either a Uberti or Pietta. They are darn fine guns and will do just fine for your intended use.
The link you provided is for a "stubby" version. A more classic model would be the 4 5/8 or 5 1/2 inch versions.
For what you're intending it to be used for any will/should last for many thousands of rounds over the next decade. Or they may need a part swap here and there as something lets go.
The slick detail is that the Uberti and Pietta guns are a more faithful replica of the old original 1873 than the Ruger. The Ruger has the look but it's been modernized inside. So this means that you and your girl friend can enjoy all the same manual of arms and other factors of the old west. For example, if you should choose to carry the gun in the woods you'll want to load 5 and lower the hammer on the empty chamber for safety. You'll also need to get used to moving the hammer to half cock to load the cylinder. The to full and back down onto the empty chamber. These Italian clones require all this because of being faithful copies of the old Colt "four click" action.
But all in all I've been extremely happy with my Italian clone guns. I'm basically a once a month cowboy action shooter that takes them out a few other times a year for some basic target practice or the rare cowboy action practice session.
Pietta used to be a second class choice compared to Uberti. But they pulled up their socks some years back and these days there's precious little difference in quality between these two clone makers. So don't be afraid of buying either a Uberti or Pietta. They are darn fine guns and will do just fine for your intended use.
The link you provided is for a "stubby" version. A more classic model would be the 4 5/8 or 5 1/2 inch versions.
For what you're intending it to be used for any will/should last for many thousands of rounds over the next decade. Or they may need a part swap here and there as something lets go.
The slick detail is that the Uberti and Pietta guns are a more faithful replica of the old original 1873 than the Ruger. The Ruger has the look but it's been modernized inside. So this means that you and your girl friend can enjoy all the same manual of arms and other factors of the old west. For example, if you should choose to carry the gun in the woods you'll want to load 5 and lower the hammer on the empty chamber for safety. You'll also need to get used to moving the hammer to half cock to load the cylinder. The to full and back down onto the empty chamber. These Italian clones require all this because of being faithful copies of the old Colt "four click" action.