With your $500 budget, you can buy nearly any of the BP revolver replicas out there, including the mighty Colt Walker.
Ubertis are generally considered superior to the Piettas.
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Colts are cool to look at.
But Remingtons are better to actually go shooting with.
And the only choice if you want to do quick change cylinders.
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I agree with this.
I own a Pietta Colt 1860 Army and a Pietta Remington 1858 New Army. I agree with g.willikers that the Colt feels and looks more elegant. But the Remington is clearly a more technologically advanced firearm:
It digests spent caps much better and rarely do the cap fragments jam the action as they frequently do with Colts.
The cylinder is easily removed without disassembling the gun.
Cylinder-to-barrel face gap is consistently maintained due to the solid frame.
It is easier to remove the grips on the Remington (1 screw) for a thorough dunk-cleaning.
I think the Remington is functionally the better firearm.
I love me some Colts, though.
Next up I want a Walker.
Steve