Couple guns on sale at Cabela's

Maybe this is the best Cabela's will do, since Bass Pro acquired them. But I think I'd hold out a while longer. My bet is that they will go below $200 in July, then again in November. Of course, if you just have to have one now, it's not a bad deal either. ;)
 
I didn't know the bass pro buying cabelas was a done deal ? It will probably mean big price jumps. bass pro prices are the highest around
 
I don't believe that the Cabelas acquisition by Bass Pros is a done deal yet. Gander Mountain is Caput though, bought up by Camping World?
 
I didn't realize that Bass Pro ran into some snags. It seems it may still happen this year, but not a done deal. So, Cabelas has no excuse!!! Lower those prices...;)
 
I just wish Cabela's would carry the 1863 Remington Pocket and the 1862 Pocket Navy/Police made by Uberti.

They only seem interested in carrying the BIG cap and ball guns for some reason.
 
I just wish Cabela's would carry the 1863 Remington Pocket and the 1862 Pocket Navy/Police made by Uberti.

They only seem interested in carrying the BIG cap and ball guns for some reason.
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Any Cimarron dealer can order the 1862 for you. Taylor's seems to be the source for the 1863. Special ordering from a local store can save you the FFL fee but will get you for tax, which you are really supposed to pay regardless. I don't get how Cabela's is the key to shopping for these guns.
 
The Pietas I saw at Cabela's were not the grade of gun I would want to own, even a beater.
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I have the exact opposite experience. I must be getting the cream of the crop from them.
 
I have the exact opposite experience. I must be getting the cream of the crop from them.
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Good to know. What I saw had a flat black finish, which for me was a real turn off. When I checked the bore, the rifling was rough and barely defined. The salesman was not real happy about removing the cylinder to check.

I think that was pretty early on with Pieta making this type of gun, a few years ago, and recall reports that the quality has since improved.
 
Flat Black Finish? Was that a cartridge pistol? I know Pietta is making a SAA clone called the Rawhide I think. And it has a flat black painted or cerakote finish. Then they make the Frontier series (which is what I have) that is absolutely stunning.
 
I've only had one issue with a Pietta revolver, an 1851 Navy Yank .36 cal. The loading lever latch was milled to far towards the muzzle, so there was a gap between the spring loaded end of the lever and the latch and I was certain that under fire the latch would unlock and fall.

I drove to the nearest store and replaced it with another model that didn't have the same issue. Didn't like how long it took to get the information I needed and the customer service guy wanted me to pay $10 in sales tax for something I wasn't buying.

I won't ever bother going to a Cabela's store on a Saturday again.

My '58 Pietta had no issues and it works just fine after 2+ years.
 
Pietta IS the cream of the crop, and they have been for years. The earlier days when they could be a bit lackluster are over. I have not seen a Pietta of any type at any place, including Cabelas, that I would not have rated as "excellent" in several years. Not sure where some people are seeing these "rough guns".
 
No one is in a position to deny someone else's experience or assessment. The Pieta SAA clone I saw was an economy grade that I found a turnoff. There was also an irregularity in the rifling.
 
No one is in a position to deny someone else's experience or assessment.
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+1 as long as you keep an open mind about product improvements over time, which you did when you said "Good to know". ;)
 
I am old and retired, but my last 3 Pietta 1851 Navy .36 type BP C&B revolvers were purchased online, sight unseen, in the last 3 years, delivered to my door via UPS or FedEx.

The pistols are all excellent, especially considering the price difference between them and a Uberti pistol. Uberti pistols have always had a short arbor (unlike Pietta) and, unless the Uberti arbor is shimmed to fit the barrel recess lug, there is no way that one can consistently maintain a proper barrel/cylinder gap.

That is a serious accuracy/function thing with BP.

@realgun

The Piettas I saw at Cabela's were not the grade of gun I would want to own, even a beater.
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Even a beater? It seems that you were looking at 1873 SAA repros, which I have no experience with. My advice is to buy a used Ruger Blackhawk. Good fit, good finish, better design.

The C&B revolvers are very good, fit and finish.

Evidently you had a bad day then or your Cabela's store should be reported to HQ.

Jim
 
I absolutely love my Pietta 1873 Frontier. The thing is beautiful, shoots just as good too and has a transfer bar safety. I also have a early 70's Blackhawk 7.5" in 45 Colt unconverted on layaway at the moment too. Couldn't resist I hada have it.

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