Yankee John
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Cabela's has their Pietta 1860, with the extra cylinder, on-sale for $229.99. Plus, they have an on-line discount code for an extra $20 off.
Just a heads up,
John
Just a heads up,
John
I am very much in like with my pietta 1860. It did get flippy on me and I had to use my pre-school level engineering skills to tighten the arbor up with that little pin deal thing... But I really really like it.I've heard the Pietta guns are as good or better quality as the expensive Uberti guns.
Pietta has come a long way in recent years. It's still a little hit and miss on the quality fit and finish of each particular gun but on average they are a huge difference from what they were 15 years ago.I've heard the Pietta guns are as good or better quality as the expensive Uberti guns.
Sorry that I'm late getting back to this thread. The extra $20 off was good through Dec 23rd.
John
I quite like my Pietta Paterson.I think they both are capable of making bad pieces, so I don't hold my breath that Uberti will always crank out quality compared to Pietta. However, I will say that there are certain guns I will not buy from Pietta, like the Lemat. I say nay nay to Pietta's Lemat because I don't think their workers make them enough to become proficient in making them and because I think the Lemat design is kind of poor anyway.
I say the same thing about Pietta's Paterson.
With how many Remington's, Navy's, and 1860's that Pietta makes, I think that they've proofed the process out as much as they can. Uberti instills more confidence in me because they don't spread themselves out as much as Pietta does with all the different replicas that they make.
Having said that, I would not have any hesitation choosing a Remington from Pietta over Uberti. A lot of that is convience of buying extra cylinders though; Cabela's sells them occasionally for a good sale price and also has spare parts too.
Do they still make the Paterson? I've always wanted one of those...I quite like my Pietta Paterson.
Anyway, I bought an embarrassing number of cap and ball revolvers around 2013-2014 and I'd say it's generally a wash as to quality. Both companies have variability. The worst gun I got in terms of fit and finish was a Uberti. Uberti has less obvious roll marks.