Pietta 1873?????????

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I'd rather have a Uberti.

I've heard that Pietta has upped their QC, but I'm not convinced just yet.
For a while there, their QC was totally lacking.

In the interest of full disclosure, I don't have a Pietta & do have a Uberti (which I just love).

Can you go to the store & pick it up & check it out?
If so, go look for yourself & see if it meets your standards.

Here's a link to a Uberti 1873 Cattleman Hombre

http://www.nelsontactical.com/shopp...-p-1849.html?zenid=7sacujbrka58b5o8p1i0mgnm17
 
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Thanks for the link. I had heard similar between Uberti and Pietta. A Cabela's is opening a store real just up the way. I would try and put my hands on one. Same with the Uberti.
 
I haven't had a chance to handle that one. However for what it is worth Pietta made the parts for the AWA single actions and they were pretty nice.
 
In saying that it's important to differentiate between WHICH AWA guns.
The first three ownership groups used ASM guns, the current one I BELIEVE is Pietta.
Denis
 
The guys in the Black Powder forum are all in agreement that in recent years Pietta has upped their game and is now on or very nearly on par with Uberti for quality.

A couple of years ago I bought a slightly used Pietta 1873 for a price where I just couldn't say "no". The gun was so nice both inside and out for both fit and finish that I bought a matching new one to make up my CAS cartridge pair to go with my C&B pair. In two years of shooting the Pietta '73's they just get better and better.

From all I've read it seems like Ruger Vaqueros are built more toughly. But I wanted a proper Colt style gun instead of one that looks like it on the outside but has a whole different action. The Piettas have given me this for a price that didn't leave too big a dent in the bank account.
 
I can say that Pietta is better quality now than they used to be and by most accounts they are of consistent quality. I can also say from personal experience that Ubertis are a crapshoot. You could get an awesome one, or you could get junk.
 
Pietta has improved to the point that they are as good as the Ubertis. I should say the pre-Beretta Ubertis. I think QC has become spotty since Beretta bought them out.
 
I have 2 Pietta's under the Great Western II name, both made in the last 3 years and I'll put them up against any Uberti I've owned.

Out of the box actions are smooooth, and both are very accurate.
 
The Cabela's description is wrong, Cimarron doesn't "make" the guns, they import from Uberti.
Denis
 
DPris said:
The Cabela's description is wrong, Cimarron doesn't "make" the guns, they import from Uberti.
Denis
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Yeah, many of the Cimarron's models are built by Uberti, and more often than not, there's virtually no difference between a Cimarron and a Uberti other than the price. Some Cimarron models are also from Pietta.

However, my point was that if you look at the Pietta in question and compare it to the Cimarron that I linked to, to me, there's no comparison as to which gun is more appealing.

The Pietta looks very much like the Uberti Hombre model, whereas the Cimarron looks like the Uberti Cattleman. I personally never cared for a matte finish on a SAA. A "classic" SAA should be blued and color case hardened, not "flat" black or parkerized.
 
I personally never cared for a matte finish on a SAA. A "classic" SAA should be blued and color case hardened, not "flat" black or parkerized.
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I recently bought a Uberti "Gunfighter" with that matte finish, got it very cheap so was happy at the time, but I have to admit it has not grown on me, it just doesn't look right.
 
The matte finishes for these old style revolvers leave me totally cold too. Enough so that just looking at the pictures turned me totally off them.

This impression was confirmed in spades when I saw a matte finished something or other at the range at one of our monthly CAS fun shoots. The new gun's owner was all proud of it. I made the usual complimentary sounds. But if I were Pinochio my nose would have grown about two feet ! ! ! ! :D
 
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I guess it depends on which models you're comparing. The Piettas I've got look just like that Cabela's Cimmaron other than having a blued steel grip frame rather than the brass.
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The Pietta the OP originally posted about is the matte finish one. I'm not sure whether this is OK (posting images from another site, Cabela's), but here you can see both side by side for comparison.

Pietta: $369
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Cimarron: $389
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P.S. If this is a no-no, I can remove the links.
 
Of those two, I definitely prefer the look of the Cimmaron.
I had a Cimmaron, but was "put on notice" when every single screw on the gun was found to be loose.
Kinda soured me on Cimmaron & I sold that one.

This is what I currently have.
It's a Uberti 1873 Cattleman Brass New Model 5 1/2" 45 Colt
But of course I paid quite a bit north of the $369-$389 that Dudemeister posted
uberti.jpg
 
if you get on the single action cass forum,they are taking a grey scotchbrite pad to the finish of those matt guns,looks like a antiqued blueing,one guy did it,put up a picture,then a few others jumped on the wagon.realy looks great.
 
I have an Hombre with the matte finish. I'm currently polishing up the brass parts. They look pretty good so far.

I think the matte blue/black looks okay for now, but I might polish it up later.
 
Dudemeister, you're right. I'd sort of forgotten that as the thread progressed.


It's still helpful to note that there's different models in different finishes though by each company.

I suspect the cheaper to make matte finish guns are thanks to the growth of the CAS shooting and the desire to get into the sport more cheaply. It's a bit of a wallet shock when you have to shell out for 4 guns all at once and then leather and specialty clothing. I suspect the low cost of the Pietta and Uberti matte finish guns pulls a lot of folks to go that way. At least to get started.
 
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