eagle24
Member
Just received my "replacement" 1858 Rem New Army from Cabelas. I'm very pleased. The cylinder alignment is right on the money and the lockup is good and tight. Bbl to cylinder gap looks OK. Timing is almost perfect (the hand may be a hair long), action needs work but is better than the first one, fit and finish are very good. I was right though, the first gun had an exceptional set of grips, but these are nice. I am very glad that I stuck with Pietta and Cabelas. Cabelas made it very easy to return the gun that had some problems. As for Pietta, they would have exceeded my expectations if I had received this gun the first time. Thanks to those of you who helped me decide what to order and for suggesting that I return the first one for a replacement. I think it was built on the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. Oh well, things like that happen with the best of companies. Now I'm ready to smoke some powder and see what she'll do!