Engraved 1858 Remington .44 cal at Cabelas?

DavidB2 · August 28, 2015, 02:00 PM

I am looking at getting an engraved 1858 Remington .44 with nickel plated trigger guard at my local Cabelas. It comes with an extra cylinder for $249.00. Seems like too great a deal to pass up. May have to do some gun trading to get it short notice. Is anyone familiar with this engraved Remmie? What is the engraved models durability? I wonder if it is suitable for N-SSA matches? Thanks for your feedback.

Smoke & Recoil · August 28, 2015, 02:36 PM

The price you mentioned seems to low price...are you sure ?

foolzrushn · August 28, 2015, 07:07 PM

$299.88 + tax at mine, but they do have most of the BP pistols on sale now. And by the way, I was told that a price ending in 88 like that indicates a close-out item. Your particular store may very well have the ability to lower the price further to clear inventory. Negotiate !! It may not be there forever.

BlackPowderBen · August 28, 2015, 09:09 PM

I own the engraved blued frame with nickel plated brass trigger guard remington 1858 from cabelas. Its a nice gun, I've owned it for 6 months, put around 175-200 rounds through it, the engraving is a little hard to keep clean, hot water or 10/1 water/ballistol mix with plenty of pure ballistol at the end seems to work pretty well for cleaning.
Something to take into consideration is that a extra cylinder is another thing to clean, it depends if that bothers you or not.
I dont do any matches, so I cant help you with that
Hope this helps you!

Bill DeShivs · August 28, 2015, 09:29 PM

They aren't engraved. They are photo etched. There is a lot of difference between the two terms.

Doc Hoy · August 31, 2015, 03:17 PM

I remember when some of the lower end manufacturers were doing what appeared to be roll engraving. C.O.M. comes to mind. It made a cheap pistol look even cheaper.

zworld · August 31, 2015, 06:33 PM

I work with lasers, they can easily cut through 1/2 steel. So I would not completely devalue that work. Roll engraving and lasers, not even close to the same.

BlackPowderBen · August 31, 2015, 06:53 PM

the engraving has held up fine on mine, It's a really nice gun at a good price

August 28, 2015, 02:00 PM	#1
DavidB2 Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2008 Posts: 129	Engraved 1858 Remington .44 cal at Cabelas? I am looking at getting an engraved 1858 Remington .44 with nickel plated trigger guard at my local Cabelas. It comes with an extra cylinder for $249.00. Seems like too great a deal to pass up. May have to do some gun trading to get it short notice. Is anyone familiar with this engraved Remmie? What is the engraved models durability? I wonder if it is suitable for N-SSA matches? Thanks for your feedback.

August 28, 2015, 02:36 PM	#2
Smoke & Recoil Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: East shore of Lake Michigan. Posts: 714	The price you mentioned seems to low price...are you sure ? __________________ Sent from my Tandy 1000

August 28, 2015, 07:07 PM	#3
foolzrushn Senior Member Join Date: April 29, 2015 Location: middle of the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 396	Cabela's $299.88 + tax at mine, but they do have most of the BP pistols on sale now. And by the way, I was told that a price ending in 88 like that indicates a close-out item. Your particular store may very well have the ability to lower the price further to clear inventory. Negotiate !! It may not be there forever. __________________ If you feel that you're pretty important...you should think about your significance to the Universe....and re-evaluate ! certified 'soap welder' Last edited by foolzrushn; August 28, 2015 at 07:14 PM.

August 28, 2015, 09:09 PM	#4
BlackPowderBen Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2015 Posts: 380	I own the engraved blued frame with nickel plated brass trigger guard remington 1858 from cabelas. Its a nice gun, I've owned it for 6 months, put around 175-200 rounds through it, the engraving is a little hard to keep clean, hot water or 10/1 water/ballistol mix with plenty of pure ballistol at the end seems to work pretty well for cleaning. Something to take into consideration is that a extra cylinder is another thing to clean, it depends if that bothers you or not. I dont do any matches, so I cant help you with that Hope this helps you! __________________ "If you have to shoot, shoot! Dont talk"

August 28, 2015, 09:29 PM	#5
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,981	They aren't engraved. They are photo etched. There is a lot of difference between the two terms. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

August 31, 2015, 03:17 PM	#6
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	I agree, Bill.... I remember when some of the lower end manufacturers were doing what appeared to be roll engraving. C.O.M. comes to mind. It made a cheap pistol look even cheaper. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

August 31, 2015, 06:33 PM	#7
zworld Member Join Date: September 25, 2014 Posts: 48	I work with lasers, they can easily cut through 1/2 steel. So I would not completely devalue that work. Roll engraving and lasers, not even close to the same.

August 31, 2015, 06:53 PM	#8
BlackPowderBen Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2015 Posts: 380	the engraving has held up fine on mine, It's a really nice gun at a good price __________________ "If you have to shoot, shoot! Dont talk" Last edited by BlackPowderBen; September 2, 2015 at 08:16 AM.