expat_alaska
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To begin, I would appreciate any and all comments from you folks.
I was in doubt that this would happen with the milling off of the recoil shields, but drobs provided this link:
https://steelfxpatinas.com/color-case-hardening-effect-steel/
Old South Firearms has currently a decent deal on the price of a Pietta 1851 Navy as a base pistol for this project, but it has an octagonal barrel and an engraved cylinder.
Taylor's has an Uberti Leech and Rigdon with the part octagonal/part round barrel, but with an engraved cylinder (not historically correct) for an astounding price, and I would like to stay with Pietta.
https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/han...-collection/1851-navy-steel-leech-rigdon.html
I have searched high and low for a new Pietta G&G .36 just for the plain cylinder and the part octagon/part round barrel to no avail for the past 2 years. I should have bought 2 of them in 2015 from Cabela's in hindsight. I like to mix and match Pietta 1851 Navy type parts. I have a Pietta G&G but I want this Dance .36 to stand alone, and I might not get my wish.
VTI can supply the barrel for $125 and the plain cylinder for $95, but that is just about the cost of a complete gun.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Regards,
Jim
I was in doubt that this would happen with the milling off of the recoil shields, but drobs provided this link:
https://steelfxpatinas.com/color-case-hardening-effect-steel/
Old South Firearms has currently a decent deal on the price of a Pietta 1851 Navy as a base pistol for this project, but it has an octagonal barrel and an engraved cylinder.
Taylor's has an Uberti Leech and Rigdon with the part octagonal/part round barrel, but with an engraved cylinder (not historically correct) for an astounding price, and I would like to stay with Pietta.
https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/han...-collection/1851-navy-steel-leech-rigdon.html
I have searched high and low for a new Pietta G&G .36 just for the plain cylinder and the part octagon/part round barrel to no avail for the past 2 years. I should have bought 2 of them in 2015 from Cabela's in hindsight. I like to mix and match Pietta 1851 Navy type parts. I have a Pietta G&G but I want this Dance .36 to stand alone, and I might not get my wish.
VTI can supply the barrel for $125 and the plain cylinder for $95, but that is just about the cost of a complete gun.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Regards,
Jim