Another Pietta horror story

Went over to my buddy's house today to directly compare my new Uberti 1858 Remmie from Buffalo Arms against his Pietta 1858 Remmie from Cabelas. Both revolvers were bought new in the last month or so.

It was pretty clear doing a side-by-side comparison of the two that the Uberti was superior in finish. The metal finish is much finer and nicer on the Uberti. The grip finish is also superior on the Uberti. The fit of the cylinder and relationship of the cylinder to the forcing cone shows the Uberti to have much tighter tolerances. In addition, the Uberti cylinder free spins like glass whereas the Pietta is almost sticky even though my buddy cleaned it and lubricated the cylinder pin. Also, on the Pietta, the hammer is peening the nipples whereas on the Uberti the hammer stops short of that happening.

Of course I paid $277 for mine and he got his on sale for $189. For the difference in price it is understandable why the Uberti is superior. After all, the Uberti is 46% more in price. Honestly, I don't mind paying the extra $88 in light of the difference between the two. Afterall, I expect to have this as a shooter for the rest of my life.

I can not comment on how the two compare as shooters. My buddy hasn't shot his yet. As for mine, it shoots very accurate. In the end I would say that it does not appear that he has a problem with his Pietta. Rather, the Pietta isn't made to the same quality IMHO. Lastly, we don't know what differences there may be in the metallurgy. Perhaps they are identical in this area.
 
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Count me amongst the defective Pietta crowd. Traditions did replace the 1858 Remmie, but it was a hassle, multiple phone calls, etc.

The repl. pistol is great however.
 
go out and buy a Ruger Old Army. When you pick it up, look at it, and cock it ONE TIME, you'll want to sell all those Italian pistols- and buy a 2nd Ruger.

Nah. I've had Rugers and they, especially the old army don't do anything for me. You couldn't give me a Ruger...............Well, you could but I'd sell it.:D
 
Hawg Wrote:
Nah. I've had Rugers and they, especially the old army don't do anything for me. You couldn't give me a Ruger...............Well, you could but I'd sell it.

Yup -same here. A few months ago I was surfing Gunbroker. Saw a Ruger ROA offered for a low buy it now price.

Bought it.

Yes indeed - it was a very nice gun. The quality, craftsmanship , and value were obvious.

It was superior to all of my "replica" revolvers in fit, finish, metal quality, smoothness, etc. etc. etc.

However- like Hawg stated - it didn't do much for me.

It was seriously lacking in one vital category - CLASS!

No way could the high quality Ruger compete with my Italian Colts in the COOL department.

Sold the Ruger ROA. Bought another Italian Colt replica with the profit.

I'm happy and the fella that bought the ROA is happy.
 
All you 1860 Army Piettas bashers, send them to me I'll happily take them off your hands. Since they aren't worth anything to you I'd expect them to be free to me. I'd split the shipping.
And remember I have a pair of Ubertis for sale.
 
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