BusyHands...
Well, I got two (2) of them, and I didn't buy them at the same time, I went back as a satisfied customer for a second purchase, so that should give you an idea of my satisfaction level with the pistols.
You do have to be aware that they are one of the "low end" models offered by F. LLI. Pietta, and they are NORTORIOUS for needing little adjustments here and there to bring them up to snuff. Both of mine were fitted with nipples that seated down too deeply into the cylinders and needed to be adjusted with hand adapted spacers. One of them had a minor adjustment problem with the hammer not latching properly in half cock, which was readily and easily solved with very minor fine jewelry file filing. And Pietta tends to be a bit sloppy, on their "low end" products when it comes to knicks and scratches and the stampings being a bit sloppy. All of that was fixed with fine jewelry file hand filing and buffing/polishing.
Nothing major at all, all very minor things, but some people find this sort of thing irratating and annoying, I just consider it part of the fun of BP, getting to know my "pets" intimately.
I know you're quite the builder yourself, I have read some of your posts and watched some of your vids on YouTube, so, these kinds of things are not a worry to someone like you.
Have Fun With It !!!
Sincerely,
ElvinWarrior... aka... David, "EW"
P.S....
Sometime during the next month or so, I will complete my current re-finishing project of re-finishing my newest addition to my collection, a Tennessee, .50 Caliber, short full stock double trigger carbine rifle. I am going EVERYTHING in Copper, then Nickel, then a tripple plating of Chrome, EVERYTHING, all hardware, inclucing bolts, screws, wedge plates, wedges, EVERYTHING will be plated this way except for the double triggers, they will be plated in tripple plated 24Kt Gold, instead of the Chrome. In addition to that, I am going to cover, the entire stock, the full length of it, in thin, soft, white patent leather, with the seam of the leather along the bottom edge of the carbine. The seam will be held tightly together with a long row of 6" white leather fringe, all along the bottom edge. Next month, I will purchase an 18" Brass tube old style 4x scope with mounting brackets, plate that in tripple Chrome, and mount it on the Carbine as well. When completed, it will be all bright and shiney lusterous Chrome and white patent leather with white leather fringe, it should be nothing less than stunning when done !!! When I am all done, I will have a little home "Knighting/Christening" ceremony, and give the rifle a name, I am planning on dubbing it, "The Chief Joeseph"... I will also, photo-doucment the whole process, every step of the way, and publish here, a full photo-journal of transforming my Tennessee Carbine from a generic stock Carbine, into "The Chief Joeseph"...
I like to do silly things like name my creations, I often refer to my Pocket Pistol Pair as "My Twins", as you know, as a builder, you spend hours and hours finishing off projects like this, and you put so much of yourself into them, they become almost like your children to a degree. Somehow, to me, naming them just seems appropriate.
You, being a builder yourself, will probably enjoy that article... I may, follow your footsteps, and along with a still photo series, record a few video clips all along the way, of the process, finishing up with me, firing the Carbine out at a range, and showing the target grouping after.... To be posted on YouTube, with the link in the article here.
Have Fun With It !!!
EW
