1858 Remington from Cabela's...

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in a 5 1/2 in barrel and starter kit. I just ordered one and would like to hear opinions from others who might have this pistol.

It is made by Pietta and it looks pretty good on their web page. I had one in the standard length barrel a couple of years ago and it was pretty nice.
Ididn't get a chance to shoot it.:(

From what I can gleen on these forums, the newer ones are supposed to be nicer. Thanks for any feeback.:D
 
I am amazed at how much Pietta has improved their quality, was told they had installed 3 & 4 axis CNC CAD/CAM machine tools.

I bought a Pietta 58 Remington target about a year ago, the accuracy is far superior to my ability. Got two spare cylinders which fit perfectly with no loss of accuray, with little practice can change out spare cylinders very fast.

I had given thought to getting a .45 LC converter cylinder, but with the ease extra C&B cylinders change out, raised the question, why?

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This is a 12 shot group at 25 paces from rest.

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i love mine! its a great starter pistol. after you shoot it for awhile your going to want the big bad COLT WALKER. man i cant wait till i have all my ducks in a row and i walk out the door with MR.WALKER
 
I own and shoot Pietta and Uberti c&b revolvers and could not be happier with their performance and quality. I only fear that you are becoming addicted like us poor souls who can't live without the smell of burning black powder...what the hell, come on in the water's fine.:)
 
my '58

love the '58 i got the one with the 8" barrel
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that little amount of smoke doesnt do it justice and just ignore the beretta magazine
 
I just onboxed this revolver after getting home from work. I have to say that this is a very nice revolver and is as crisp and sharp as any other quality brand of blackpowder gun I've held or seen.:)

Deep rich bluing, all cylinders line up. Very nice brasswork and a trigger that is smooth and light. I'd say about a five pound pull.

I had to tighten the grip screws and checked the other screws on the revolver and found that all was well.

I checked the nipples and found a lot of preservative oil as well on the exterior of the gun.

The lever is tight and locks pretty securely. I will be able to feel good about it if it holds up and in place while shooting.

I got the starter kit and it is just enough to get a few balls down range, but nothing stellar.

I can say that the revolver alone is very nice and worth the money spent.

Thanks again for all of your replies and I will let you all know how it shoots.:D
 
8 inch vs 5.5 inch

For those with both lengths of barrels, how is handling and pointabilty compared between them. I have the 8 inch and would love to get a 5.5 just for the sake of trying to be like Smoking Gun when I grow up :)

Let us know how it shoots.
 
I have had this revolver out and have been going over it pretty well and am very pleased with its construction.

I have hefted the gun into battery and also pulled up modified weaver with it and the gun has real good balance and provides(for what it is for sights of its time) a nice plane.

In a few words, it ain't a snubnose by a long shot. It has a feel to me that is all its own. (Startin" to sound poetic, ain't I?):rolleyes:

I am going to take it out tommorow and make some smoke.

A carbon footprint for you global warmers out there!:eek

I'm looking awful hard at a pocket pistol for a little woods companion.

But, yes you will like the pistol and won't be dissappointed if you take the plunge.
 
I just got in from taking the gun out and just to shoot and see how it functions. I drove out to a wooded place across the river and walked a little to a quiet area. (State land.):)

I found an "outlaw" tree stump and proceeded to take aimed shots at the center at about five yards.

I was not disappointed! This gun is SWEET!! I loaded 30 grs. of Pyrodex P with a No.10 CCI and a Cabela's kit supplied round ball.

I pulled back the trigger and lit that gentleman off. I was in handgun nirvana!

All six shots were flawless and formed a nice cluster in the stump bark that wasn't knocked of by .451 roundball impact.

I will have to get to the range but will do so after obtaining some .454 Hornady roundball and hopefully a conical style bullet.

This gun has potential to be a good shooter if I do my part and dial it in.

I would say to anyone considering this gun would be hard pressed to do so for what they are asking at Cabela's. An Uberti might be nicer but it costs more.

I ordered and 1851 round barrel this morning . It has the brass frame but I don't plan to exceed the guns limitations with high pressure loads.

It's fair to say that I am HOOKED on this aspect of handgunning.

Cabel's did me right.:D
 
I have a Uberti 5 1\2 and a couple of Pietta 8 inch. The longer barrel is very accurate and I can shoot walnuts all day out of my tree at 25 feet. I can't do it with the shorter barrel, but it balances as well as any handgun I own and that is a bunch. I also have a Ruger ROA with the 8 inch barrel and would love to have one with fixed sights in the shorter length.
 
If you haven't already discovered this, try Hornady Stock #6070 (.454) lead balls. You should see an improvement in accuracy.
 
I also purchased the 5-1/2" from Cabelas. It was beautiful, but had a few issues that warranted an exchange. I am waiting for the new one to arrive. Here's a picture of it.

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