Tallball
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I got a SAA replica a month or so ago. It's a Cimmaron made by Pietta, in 9mm with a 4.75" barrel. This was its second range trip. It seemed to shoot okay on its first range trip. The cylinder base pin got strangely loose after a while, so I set it to the side. When I got it home, it seemed that the safety notches in the cylinder base pin had gotten rotated improperly. I replaced the cylinder base pin with a normal one and it seemed to work fine.
Today at the range I put a few cylinders through it. I wasn't shooting well today, but the 1873 shot fine. I need to file the sight down a little more. My friend borrowed it to shoot it. He is good with DA revolvers and semiautos. I love him, but he has to relearn to use a SA revolver every time. He tried to put a cylinder through it and had a bunch of misfires. I pointed out that the cylinder base pin had been pulled out a bit and pushed it back in properly. He then attempted another cylinder, with several cartridges failing to ignite. They all ignited by the second strike. The base pin was tight the whole time. I watched.
I took it and shot 2-3 cylinders through it, NP. I figured it must be his ammo and handed him a handful of mine with the revolver. He proceeded to shoot a cylinder or two with numerous light strikes.
I then shot several cylinders through it with the same ammo and had zero problems.
Anyone have any idea what was going on? I'm kinda stumped. Gonna go over the Pietta carefully after I rest and eat something.
FWIW, if you're shopping for a SAA, the Pietta shoots fine for me. I got it for around $490, plus shipping and fees. The sights need to be filed down a little more. One side of the non-matching "one piece" wooden grips is ugly and they don't fit just perfectly. The finish is on the steel is really nice and feels like it will last. Most importantly, the trigger and action are very nice and I like shooting it. It will be going to the range with me a lot.
Let me know if you have an idea about why it will shoot for me and not for my friend. Spurious posts about hauntings are encouraged.
Today at the range I put a few cylinders through it. I wasn't shooting well today, but the 1873 shot fine. I need to file the sight down a little more. My friend borrowed it to shoot it. He is good with DA revolvers and semiautos. I love him, but he has to relearn to use a SA revolver every time. He tried to put a cylinder through it and had a bunch of misfires. I pointed out that the cylinder base pin had been pulled out a bit and pushed it back in properly. He then attempted another cylinder, with several cartridges failing to ignite. They all ignited by the second strike. The base pin was tight the whole time. I watched.
I took it and shot 2-3 cylinders through it, NP. I figured it must be his ammo and handed him a handful of mine with the revolver. He proceeded to shoot a cylinder or two with numerous light strikes.
I then shot several cylinders through it with the same ammo and had zero problems.
Anyone have any idea what was going on? I'm kinda stumped. Gonna go over the Pietta carefully after I rest and eat something.
FWIW, if you're shopping for a SAA, the Pietta shoots fine for me. I got it for around $490, plus shipping and fees. The sights need to be filed down a little more. One side of the non-matching "one piece" wooden grips is ugly and they don't fit just perfectly. The finish is on the steel is really nice and feels like it will last. Most importantly, the trigger and action are very nice and I like shooting it. It will be going to the range with me a lot.
Let me know if you have an idea about why it will shoot for me and not for my friend. Spurious posts about hauntings are encouraged.