American Eagle
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I received my Pietta 1858 from Cabelas today, and had an opportunity to take it to the range. This first post will be my assessment of the revolver. I will post pictures in about an hour when I have the time to upload them here (because as a well known informal rule states : If no pictures, it never happened 
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The Good:
Quality: The revolver is very well made, has a great trigger pull and everything operates smoothly. I was very skeptical at fist due to the low price, but Pietta did not skimp on quality with the Remington 1858. The bluing is very nice on this revolver.
Authenticity: The all steel 1858 looks almost exactly like the original Remington 1858. It does have slightly bigger grips (good for my fat 21st century hands,) but other than that, I have no doubt that if a civil war soldier saw it, he would think it was an original Remington 1858 until he picks it up and notices the slightly larger grips and the markings on the side that say "Pietta made in Italy" and the black powder only warning on the side of the barrel.
Accuracy and Ease of Use: Wow, this thing is super accurate for being a copy of an 1858 revolver, and for someone with little black powder experience, the thing is easy to take apart and clean. Pietta hit a home run with this beauty
The Bad
Fit and finish: I am being very picky here because I need to find something negative to say about this revolver, and there is really very little to say. It did have a very tiny mark on the barrel which can only be seen up close and in the right lighting condition, and unless you know what to look for...it is very hard to find. This is really normal, as I have never seen any firearm or weapon come out of the box 100% perfect with no tiny mark whatsoever. Other than that, the wood fit in the grip does have the tiniest of gaps in one area, but then again, only an issue if you are being overly picky and trying to be a 100% perfectionist.
Cosmoline: Had a thick coating of cosmoline that had to be removed prior to the range, so if you get one, plan on 20 minutes of cleaning and oiling prior to hitting the range.
Conclusion:
If you don't have one, get one before Cabelas raises the price on it. Hard to beat the quality for under $200 USD.
Pictures of the revolver after the range session (after I cleaned it) to follow in an hour
)The Good:
Quality: The revolver is very well made, has a great trigger pull and everything operates smoothly. I was very skeptical at fist due to the low price, but Pietta did not skimp on quality with the Remington 1858. The bluing is very nice on this revolver.
Authenticity: The all steel 1858 looks almost exactly like the original Remington 1858. It does have slightly bigger grips (good for my fat 21st century hands,) but other than that, I have no doubt that if a civil war soldier saw it, he would think it was an original Remington 1858 until he picks it up and notices the slightly larger grips and the markings on the side that say "Pietta made in Italy" and the black powder only warning on the side of the barrel.
Accuracy and Ease of Use: Wow, this thing is super accurate for being a copy of an 1858 revolver, and for someone with little black powder experience, the thing is easy to take apart and clean. Pietta hit a home run with this beauty
The Bad
Fit and finish: I am being very picky here because I need to find something negative to say about this revolver, and there is really very little to say. It did have a very tiny mark on the barrel which can only be seen up close and in the right lighting condition, and unless you know what to look for...it is very hard to find. This is really normal, as I have never seen any firearm or weapon come out of the box 100% perfect with no tiny mark whatsoever. Other than that, the wood fit in the grip does have the tiniest of gaps in one area, but then again, only an issue if you are being overly picky and trying to be a 100% perfectionist.
Cosmoline: Had a thick coating of cosmoline that had to be removed prior to the range, so if you get one, plan on 20 minutes of cleaning and oiling prior to hitting the range.
Conclusion:
If you don't have one, get one before Cabelas raises the price on it. Hard to beat the quality for under $200 USD.
Pictures of the revolver after the range session (after I cleaned it) to follow in an hour
