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
Cabella's 1860 On-Sale with Extra Cylinder
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Bullseye
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Could you post a link to this deal for me please and tell me what the discount code is?
Thank you
LATE EDIT: LINK for 1860 and spare cyl found
Only discount I could find was $5.00 shipping code 15SHIP
The sales tax hurts me ... It still comes out to $248.98
The $20.00 off code would be nice if I could use that too but it's not allowed with the $5.00 shipping even if I could find it.
Thank you
LATE EDIT: LINK for 1860 and spare cyl found
Only discount I could find was $5.00 shipping code 15SHIP
The sales tax hurts me ... It still comes out to $248.98
The $20.00 off code would be nice if I could use that too but it's not allowed with the $5.00 shipping even if I could find it.
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Panzerschwein
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I've heard the Pietta guns are as good or better quality as the expensive Uberti guns.
perldog007
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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.
TruthTellers
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This is a really good deal. I don't know what use the extra cylinder gives for a non Remington style gun, but it's always good to have a spare.
I just wish Cabela's would sell more Uberti black powder handguns. Currently they only sell a Walker and a 1849 Colt Pocket revolver.
I just wish Cabela's would sell more Uberti black powder handguns. Currently they only sell a Walker and a 1849 Colt Pocket revolver.
Panzerschwein
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A quick pull of the wedge and off the barrel. The cylinder can be replaced with one fresh loaded, and the barrel replaced and wedge seated. Cock and fire.
No big. No slower than a Remy.
No big. No slower than a Remy.
Panzerschwein
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I'm loving it. Just waiting for a sale on a Pedersoli 3-banded Enfield's rifle of the pattern 53. I don't know how these spaghetti eaters can make such nice guns for the money, but I ain't a complainin uh-tawl.
Rex B
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I have the 1858 Remington, the 1851 Navy, and recently bought the 1860 Colt. The 1860 is by far the prettiest of the 3. High polish deep blue. It's almost real Colt quality in the finish at least
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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.
Of course the same thing can be said for Uberti, they are turning out some very nice stuff these days.
I still give the edge to Uberti but you can't go wrong with either.
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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.
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.
Yankee John
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Sorry that I'm late getting back to this thread. The extra $20 off was good through Dec 23rd.
John
John
Yankee John
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I couldn't be happier with my recently purchased Pietta 1851 Navy .36 cal. Fit and finish are great- The timing on it is spot on perfect.
I'm saving up for a set of Buffalo Bros Hickok grips for it!
John
I'm saving up for a set of Buffalo Bros Hickok grips for it!
John
Rex B
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Watch the ads, they run those on sale a lot. And they also send out 20% off coupons.
I paid $149.99 for mine in Sept 2015. I just checked the receipt
I paid $149.99 for mine in Sept 2015. I just checked the receipt
EljaySL
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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.
Uberti does some things better, if you take one and the other it's not something you can deny (eg. crowned barrel, dovetailed front sight, blued internals on Uberti NMA). How much effect it has on shooting is a bit more questionable. Most of the time the guns will outshoot you either way, especially with a bit of tuning.
Uberti makes a slightly better gun and Pietta makes a slightly cheaper gun. Both, nowadays, are quite decent shooters. Uberti cares a bit more about making them more authentic, Pietta has more models including both historical and fantasy but cool ones. Uberti hires some monkey with a torque wrench to overtorque your screws, meaning you might have fun taking it apart the first time.
Neither gun is consistent first rate quality, but on the average both are good and you know, for the prices of each you don't have much to complain about either. My Uberti NMA cost me about 340 Euros, and I'm certainly not going to get any new gun (black powder or centerfire, either way) which is going to be more accurate out of the box for 340 Euros.
Uberti makes a slightly better gun and Pietta makes a slightly cheaper gun. Both, nowadays, are quite decent shooters. Uberti cares a bit more about making them more authentic, Pietta has more models including both historical and fantasy but cool ones. Uberti hires some monkey with a torque wrench to overtorque your screws, meaning you might have fun taking it apart the first time.
Neither gun is consistent first rate quality, but on the average both are good and you know, for the prices of each you don't have much to complain about either. My Uberti NMA cost me about 340 Euros, and I'm certainly not going to get any new gun (black powder or centerfire, either way) which is going to be more accurate out of the box for 340 Euros.
Panzerschwein
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Do they still make the Paterson? I've always wanted one of those...
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EljaySL
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They seem to make a batch every couple of years. Sometimes they're much easier to find than others.
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Watch out for the Pietta Paterson. I bought one from Cabelas's a couple years ago and when I opened the box to look at it, I tried to cock the hammer and it was totally bound up. Checked the barrel gap first to make sure that it wasn't binding the cylinder and it looked OK. Took it apart and found metal shavings and some rough looking machining. I ended up sending it back to Cabelas and they refunded my money. Too bad because I liked the Colt Paterson for its historical significance. Hopefully the newer ones are OK.
Rex B
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I have 3 new Piettas - 1851, 1858, 1860. All are real nice, but I don't shoot them.
So I bought a used 1851 "Confederate" the other day for a refinish project and shooter. It looked good, except the seller pointed out he had issues with the wedge. The finish was scratched around the wedge hole.
Got it home and got the wedge out, and that was the most crude piece of metal I have ever found in a gun. It looked like it had been hand-hammered to a rough shape. The spring would not even fit into the channel. I cannot believe they would let something like that find it's way down the assembly line, much less end up in a new gun.
Ordered a new one from Track of the Wolf. All is good.
Now I need to go back and check out the others.
So I bought a used 1851 "Confederate" the other day for a refinish project and shooter. It looked good, except the seller pointed out he had issues with the wedge. The finish was scratched around the wedge hole.
Got it home and got the wedge out, and that was the most crude piece of metal I have ever found in a gun. It looked like it had been hand-hammered to a rough shape. The spring would not even fit into the channel. I cannot believe they would let something like that find it's way down the assembly line, much less end up in a new gun.
Ordered a new one from Track of the Wolf. All is good.
Now I need to go back and check out the others.
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