Well the revolver arrived and it is exactly what I hoped it would be. So the stock photo on Midway is just wrong. So, a couple table top observations. This one was full of some kind of grit. I don't know if they just didn't clean parts when fitting and the shavings got caught up in the lube they use, Whatever it is its not good for the action. Especially in a brass frame. Whatever preservative they put on the revolver tarnished the brass. Glad to see the brass was well on its way to having that patina, haha.. I cleaned it up with some oil and fine steel wool. The main spring was covered in RUST. I had to clean it up with fine Emory cloth. All in all, I'm happy with it. She has good bones and I can sort her out. The timing is spot on, it locks up tight, and the arbor length is perfect. The Plastic grips are terrible, they don't fit the frame very well. Pietta just needs to stop it with them things, AWFUL!
The revolver is a shooter. After banging the 8" gong at various distances with boring regularity, I had to get it on paper. It printed a 2" group @ 15yards off hand. The load was 18grns 3F Grafs, .375 ball, lube over ball, #10 Rem cap. The manual says 16grns should be used, but I see no damage to the recoil shield using 18. It doesn't shoot as high as other open tops I have, but that may be due to the reduced load.
