Recent content by BillHansen

I have just fired my new Pietta S&B from Cabelas and it shoots fine- high to POA as most of the C&B revolvers tend to be. I would hold off on the extra cylinder. I have an e-mail response from Pietta in Italy that they are now making and will soon be shipping the more authentic cylinders for...

Barrel length and safety slots Reference the safety notches on the Spiller and Burr originals. I have never had one in my hands so I don’t know and the pictures posted on this site surely do not appear to show notches, but I borrowed a book through interlibrary loan- a real nice service by the...

Spiller & Burr main spring Thanks to Mykeal. Bluehawk- how do you propose I remove the main spring? On the Colts, there is a screw to release the tension- on the S&B???

New S&B from Pietta I have just received a new S&B from Cabelas. It looks well made. Three questions arrise: 1. There are no safety notches milled into the rear of the cylinder as indicated there should be in the users manual provided by Pietta with the gun. Is this an error or did the...

I just got one of these, a Piettta from Cabelas. Looks well made, but unlike the description in the owners manual from Pietta, it does not have safety notches milled in between the cylinder nipples like the Remingtons do. Is this an error or what did the originals have? It also has a 6 and one...