Does anyone know if the barrel finish/bluing on the plain Pietta brassers is up to par with the Pietta "yank" models?
I have two Pietta 1851 "yank" revolvers. One is a snub nose (factory barrel), and the other is a pepperbox. The pepperbox, without any tuning from my end, has a perfect trigger pull, no creep, crisp break, just remarkable for a factory Pietta. That would be great if the pepperbox was a gun you could aim.
The snubby, on the other hand, is in perfect time but has some trigger creep. Not unusual. So, instead of trying to mod the snubby, I swapped all internals from the two guns (except the bolt). I guess I'm lucky because the perfect trigger is now a feature of the snubby, and the pepperbox is perfectly adequate for what it is.
Now I'm looking for a new sheriff barrel for the 1851 snubby. I figure I'll wait for a "good" sale on a Cabela's 1851, the cheapest usually being the brassers. Before making the Cabela's decision, I checked barrels at VTI gun parts, Taylors, Numrich, and even ebay. Ebay is the only place where I can get barrels for less than $125, and they are used/questionable condition. If I get a Cabela's gun, I'll have the barrel and a bunch of spare parts for not much more $$.
I have two Pietta 1851 "yank" revolvers. One is a snub nose (factory barrel), and the other is a pepperbox. The pepperbox, without any tuning from my end, has a perfect trigger pull, no creep, crisp break, just remarkable for a factory Pietta. That would be great if the pepperbox was a gun you could aim.
The snubby, on the other hand, is in perfect time but has some trigger creep. Not unusual. So, instead of trying to mod the snubby, I swapped all internals from the two guns (except the bolt). I guess I'm lucky because the perfect trigger is now a feature of the snubby, and the pepperbox is perfectly adequate for what it is.
Now I'm looking for a new sheriff barrel for the 1851 snubby. I figure I'll wait for a "good" sale on a Cabela's 1851, the cheapest usually being the brassers. Before making the Cabela's decision, I checked barrels at VTI gun parts, Taylors, Numrich, and even ebay. Ebay is the only place where I can get barrels for less than $125, and they are used/questionable condition. If I get a Cabela's gun, I'll have the barrel and a bunch of spare parts for not much more $$.
