A couple of weeks ago I picked up a pair of the Pietta 1858 Remingtons from Cabela's. The ones with the color case hardened frames.
I was impressed in the store with how well fit, timed and finished they were compared to other makers I've owned. I never buy a Pietta unless I can inspect it first due some problems I've had, in the past, with their Colt replicas. Their quality can be spotty. I couldn't find anything to fault with the Remmies except for a slightly heavy and long trigger pull which is easy to correct.
After I got them home and took them apart I was pleased to find that all of the chambers miked within .001 of each other. I was also pleased to find that there was very little polishing to do, just a touch here and there and a pin insert below the full cock notch to shorten that long trigger pull.
The real Yahoo! was at the range though. With a 25gr volume equivalent of 777 and a Lee 200gr conical both shot right to the point of aim at 25yds. Not high not low not right not left but right in the center. Now that is unusual.
Am I happy with this purchase? You bet your life I am. Two great looking (OK maybe not historically correct with the case colors) great shooting guns without a lot of tinkering to get them there.
I was impressed in the store with how well fit, timed and finished they were compared to other makers I've owned. I never buy a Pietta unless I can inspect it first due some problems I've had, in the past, with their Colt replicas. Their quality can be spotty. I couldn't find anything to fault with the Remmies except for a slightly heavy and long trigger pull which is easy to correct.
After I got them home and took them apart I was pleased to find that all of the chambers miked within .001 of each other. I was also pleased to find that there was very little polishing to do, just a touch here and there and a pin insert below the full cock notch to shorten that long trigger pull.
The real Yahoo! was at the range though. With a 25gr volume equivalent of 777 and a Lee 200gr conical both shot right to the point of aim at 25yds. Not high not low not right not left but right in the center. Now that is unusual.
Am I happy with this purchase? You bet your life I am. Two great looking (OK maybe not historically correct with the case colors) great shooting guns without a lot of tinkering to get them there.