Do I want a Remington?

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I just came back from Cabellas and they had a few Pietta Remingtons in the case. My only problem is that the quality does not seem to be top shelf. Specifically the grips did not fit the frame to well. You could see through a gap between the grip and the frame. The barrel cyl. gap and end play was not to good. It was on sale for $200 so I guess I shouldn't be to picky but I just couldn't do it. There were a few other Remington models that I will think about for a few days, stainless and a blued one with a case hardened frame. But you could see tool marks under the case hardening. The checkered grips were real nice though. They also had some target models. I have my ROA and I like it a lot. I think I just need something else to go with it and I like the Remy. What about Uberti? Is the quality the same? Though I don't know where I could get one.
 
Supposedly Pietta makes good guns these days. I wouldn't let some minor fit and finish issues put you off. You need to keep in mind these are $200 guns. You aren't going to get Colt Python quality in a $200 revolver, but with the Pietta you generally will get a serviceable gun.
 
I don't know how Pietta and Cabelas can make, ship and sell such a fine revolver for so little money and still make a profit. I wonder if Customs is checking their shipments for overages lol?
 
i'd go for it. my remmy is a brass frame marked navy arms but built by pietta. i've been nothing but impressed with it.
 
I sanded the inside of the grips for a better fit. Worked OK.

I also had to work on other things too with my Cabella's Remington '58. It's not slicked, but it works well enough now. For $200 to my door I suppose it's good, though I'd like to have known if my original want (Uberti) would have been that much better (no work?)...
 
If the $200 is in your budget just go for it. If you change your mind, just put it up for sale on Gunbroker and more than likely someone will grab it up for your full purchase price. You really aren't risking much by taking it home.

Just don't keep comparing it to your Ruger Old Army and you will probably like it. They are not even in the same league.
 
If you appreciate the quality of a Ruger Old Army, you will appreciate the quality difference between a Pietta and a Uberti Remington.

Get your hands on a Uberti and feel it before you buy a Pietta.


Willie

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Supposedly Pietta has really amped up the quality of there revolvers as of late.

I recently bough an Uberti (Cimarron) 1851 Navy and while it's a good gun, it had it's share of issues and is currently being worked on.

What I would do is, if your Pietta needs some work, get it done. You probably won't go over the cost of what a new, unworked Uberti would cost... and you will probably end up with a better gun than the stock Uberti.

So, don't fret! If your gun cycles rough or has other issues, there are resources that you can use to get the gun fixed and smoothed/tightened up and you will end up with a nice shooter for the same cost as an out-of-box Uberti that may well need work by itself, like mine did.

Good luck with your black powder journeys! :)
 
Yep, Pietta has improved their guns, even the twist as of late. They use a larger frame, the Uberti's since 2007 are forged and based on the Navy frame.

I'd say get a vaquero type Old Army or just buy a Pietta AND Uberti Remington in each barrel length. Then go buy a Dragoon or Walker or maybe an 1860 Army.

Is there a Cabela's or Bass Pro nearby or a gun shop with cap and ball revolvers? Get them in your hand and pick one or two.
 
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No.

No markings other than small ones under the loading lever. That's true for all of their cap and ball products.


"Pietta Graffiti" rules out their purchase by me. That and the quality differences make Uberti my personal choice. Others feel differently.



Willie

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Willie Sutton said:
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No.

No markings other than small ones under the loading lever. That's true for all of their cap and ball products.


"Pietta Graffiti" rules out their purchase by me. That and the quality differences make Uberti my personal choice. Others feel differently.



Willie

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I feel differently. I sold all of my Ubertis and now own only Pietta 1860s.
 
^^ however the discussion is about Remington's, not 1860's, and in that model the differences between Uberti and Pietta are profound.


Willie

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Well, I have an ROA and a Pietta and, yeah, the Ruger rules, but that don't mean the Pietta is a worthless paperweight. It shoots well and it's quite fun. It's also well built IMHO. Maybe I just got a good one.
I don't know how Pietta and Cabelas can make, ship and sell such a fine revolver for so little money and still make a profit. I wonder if Customs is checking their shipments for overages lol?
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Yup, I've often wondered that myself. :D
 
I've read the title to this thread several times... before reading the replies given... and each time, I swear the answer has been... NO. I don't want a Remington. Had one, hated it... nothing wrong with the gun, but... being a fan, and long shooter of the Colt SAA, it felt weird every time I picked it up. But that's just me... obviously some folks like 'em! Good shooters, they have some "upsides" over the Colt open top types!
 
Dunno if its worth the risk to buy first, but when I got my Pietta 1860 it was nice looking, but had gaps here and there. Thought it was a fitment issue, but it turned out to be most of the screws were loose and the gaps went away once I gave it a good lookover.
 
What about Uberti? Is the quality the same? Though I don't know where I could get one.
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They sell them.

With the 8 inch barrel but it has the dovetailed front blade which is a nice extra

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/blac...emington-collection/uberti-1858-new-army.html

then you have this one; fixed front sight and 7 1/2 inch barrel.

http://www.buffaloarms.com/Firearms_Buffalo_Arms_Company_it-158817.aspx?CAT=3948

Here's another 8 inch barrel but I think it has the fixed blade front sight;

http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/pe...mington-army-44-cal-8-in-model-ca107-cim.html



All Uberti built Remingtons :)
 
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Crawdaddy-Pard, I've got a pair of the antique finish ones from Taylors (my favorite C&B shooters BTW) that have the drift adjustable front sights. Are you *sure* that there's another variety made by Uberti? I've seen a bunch of them and have always seen the dovetailed sights. Mebbe I just got lucky by getting started off with Taylors to begin with. The quality of manufacture, fit, and finish is world class. All they need is to have the shiny stock finish removed and to have an oil finish added. I can't speak highy enough of them. The Pietta ones I've handled and owned (I have one Pietta '58 that I bought used with a .45 ACP cylinder, since I had about 5,000 rounds of slightly off-spec .45 ACP that will not feed thru a 1911 and the Remmie is a good way to get rid of it) are not even close.

Just as an aside, the antique finish ones look great, and both of them have been excellent shooters both with holy-black loaded the old-fashoned way and with conversion cylinders shootin' the new-fangled reloadable brass cartridges with them built-in percussion caps at the back. What will they think of next? ;)


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