New to BP pistols..What brands good and bad? - Page 2

long rider · January 31, 2009, 06:32 PM

IM with HH on that,i have had no probs with pietta,
as a matter of i have used pietta internal parts on
a asm with a bit of filing, and a ubertie cylinder in
a pietta 58,

Hoss Fly · February 1, 2009, 09:25 AM

Dang Hawg- Cant find all that mess on mine neither

Hawg · February 1, 2009, 09:42 AM

That piece of antler still kills me.

Hoss Fly · February 1, 2009, 10:11 AM

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noelf2 · February 3, 2009, 08:39 PM

Yeah what's up with that antler?

I have 2 pietta 44 NMAs and both could have used a bit more polishing on the inside of the frame near the barrel / forcing cone. I wouldn't say it's grinder marks, but that's a pretty close description. They both function and shoot like a dream though, and they are smooth as can be everywhere else. I don't have a uberti to compare with.

FrontierGander · February 3, 2009, 08:45 PM

Cabelas sells the brass frame 1851 confederate navy .44cal. One came apart in my hand *some parts broke inside the frame area* the other replacment they sent me, the barrel kept coming off after every shot. Its a real pain in the butt to go searching for the wedge pin after each shot! Third replacement cabelas sent me, the hammer wouldnt pull back at all. They finally told me to pick something else out. I chose light weight camo outfit and turkey decoys

I had enough of the pistols.

**4V50 Gary** · February 3, 2009, 09:09 PM

long rider - the way you mix and match parts makes you sound like Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

Smokin_Gun · February 4, 2009, 03:26 AM

I'm a Tuco kind a guy too ... 4V50 Gary you jus' started a Tuco gunsmithin' Club...

SG

kirpi97 · February 4, 2009, 12:49 PM

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Where's the heavy milling and grinding marks?

Now Hoss and Hawg, I'll take this real slow so that collectively all us do not miss anything. Sometimes the milling issues are hard to uncover by the untrained eye. And without my glasses, I have that untrained eye.

If we look real close at that little round thing. Just behind the thingy bobber and slightly to the left of the what-cha-ma-call-it, there lies the all important do-hicky. It masks the real problem of the poor milling. You see the thing that looks like a screw. Well it is a screw. And somewhere we have all been screwed once in our life.

I agree with you both. So I guess I am part of the H & H fan club. I have had no problem with my Pietta or even my AMS. Okay, the grips on the AMS weren't comfortable (I am working to change that). But as for function, I have yet to lose my wedge pin. The only thing I lose is my dignity as I shoot in the 9 circle. But its my vanity that keeps me from using my glasses.

My bad, not the revolver.

As for my membership in the Tuco Gunsmith Club, I will have to learn more from you all. I am too inexperienced.

Raider2000 · February 4, 2009, 01:15 PM

With the work that I've done to my little Pietta 1858 NMA w/ 5.5" barrel I guess you can place me in the Tuco Gunsmithing School too & as far as milling marks on any of my Pietta's they are either inside the frame where I would agree could have been touched up better but not horrible but on the outside only the ones that I have put on are there but I'm working on that.

Blankwaffe · February 10, 2009, 09:13 PM

Hey Hawg,
Guess I will have to eat a little crow here.Gota Pietta 1858 Remington today.Absolute work of art....perfect fit,finish and timing.Could not ask for a better looking revolver.
My 1860 Army must have been a lemon or real old inventory because its not even close to the quality of this revolver.
So I stand corrected....

Hawg · February 11, 2009, 05:07 AM

This one was made in 2000. I bought it used is why it has a drag mark. Doesn't have one now.

Only issue I have with it is the fat grips.

Blankwaffe · February 11, 2009, 01:48 PM

Ive never really cared for the 1858 NM Rem...just never caught my eye until recently.Once I got my paws on one and eye balled it I really appreciate the design,feel and function.Very simple to maintain to say the least.
I agree about the grips.The ones that came on mine were way oversized.I started fitting them to the frame/backstrap and reducing the size overall last night.They already feel better.
Loaded up on spares from Cabela's today.Man thay have good prices on cylinders and parts kits.

January 31, 2009, 06:32 PM	#26
long rider Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2008 Posts: 669	IM with HH on that,i have had no probs with pietta, as a matter of i have used pietta internal parts on a asm with a bit of filing, and a ubertie cylinder in a pietta 58, __________________ Sod Buster Tried To Pull On Willson.

February 1, 2009, 10:11 AM	#29
Hoss Fly Junior member Join Date: December 27, 2005 Location: East Texas Posts: 849	PHP Code: `That piece of antler still kills me` I know

February 3, 2009, 08:39 PM	#30
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	Yeah what's up with that antler? I have 2 pietta 44 NMAs and both could have used a bit more polishing on the inside of the frame near the barrel / forcing cone. I wouldn't say it's grinder marks, but that's a pretty close description. They both function and shoot like a dream though, and they are smooth as can be everywhere else. I don't have a uberti to compare with. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.

February 3, 2009, 08:45 PM	#31
FrontierGander Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: Boncarbo,Colorado Posts: 651	Cabelas sells the brass frame 1851 confederate navy .44cal. One came apart in my hand some parts broke inside the frame area the other replacment they sent me, the barrel kept coming off after every shot. Its a real pain in the butt to go searching for the wedge pin after each shot! Third replacement cabelas sent me, the hammer wouldnt pull back at all. They finally told me to pick something else out. I chose light weight camo outfit and turkey decoys I had enough of the pistols. __________________ https://buckskinsbp.blogspot.com/

February 3, 2009, 09:09 PM	#32
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	long rider - the way you mix and match parts makes you sound like Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 1, 2009, 09:25 AM	#27
Hoss Fly Junior member Join Date: December 27, 2005 Location: East Texas Posts: 849	Dang Hawg- Cant find all that mess on mine neither

February 1, 2009, 09:42 AM	#28
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	That piece of antler still kills me.

February 4, 2009, 03:26 AM	#33
Smokin_Gun Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 1,195	I'm a Tuco kind a guy too ... 4V50 Gary you jus' started a Tuco gunsmithin' Club... SG __________________ "I Smoke Black Powder" "Favor an 1858 Remington" SGT. Smokin' Gun, Mosby's Rangers 43rd Virginia Cavalry C.S.A. SASS# 19634, ... Admin:http://blackpowdersmoke.com/oldcoots/index.php

February 4, 2009, 01:15 PM	#35
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	With the work that I've done to my little Pietta 1858 NMA w/ 5.5" barrel I guess you can place me in the Tuco Gunsmithing School too & as far as milling marks on any of my Pietta's they are either inside the frame where I would agree could have been touched up better but not horrible but on the outside only the ones that I have put on are there but I'm working on that.

February 10, 2009, 09:13 PM	#36
Blankwaffe Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 47	Pietta Hey Hawg, Guess I will have to eat a little crow here.Gota Pietta 1858 Remington today.Absolute work of art....perfect fit,finish and timing.Could not ask for a better looking revolver. My 1860 Army must have been a lemon or real old inventory because its not even close to the quality of this revolver. So I stand corrected.... __________________ 1st Tennessee Co.H "The Maury Grays"

February 11, 2009, 05:07 AM	#37
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	This one was made in 2000. I bought it used is why it has a drag mark. Doesn't have one now. Only issue I have with it is the fat grips.

February 11, 2009, 01:48 PM	#38
Blankwaffe Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 47	Ive never really cared for the 1858 NM Rem...just never caught my eye until recently.Once I got my paws on one and eye balled it I really appreciate the design,feel and function.Very simple to maintain to say the least. I agree about the grips.The ones that came on mine were way oversized.I started fitting them to the frame/backstrap and reducing the size overall last night.They already feel better. Loaded up on spares from Cabela's today.Man thay have good prices on cylinders and parts kits. __________________ 1st Tennessee Co.H "The Maury Grays"