No.. Wait... Thats not right...
I got a Snubbie... Yeah THATS it!
1860 snub nose with checkered thunderer grips to be exact....
Waited for Taylors... They finally called on the last day of last month, they never could figure out WHAT was taking Pietta so long to ship theirs, but they got em.
On the one hand I am actually a little LESS satisfied then I had thought I might be, but on the other hand I dont know that anyone else could have done any better, and the fact that YES, they DO still run each one by the smithy first, before sending them out, certainly made the waiting part worthwhile.
Fit and finish are about what Id expect from any recent Pietta... A rough or sharp edge here and there, but nothing a few minutes with the right stone wont fix. There IS a very noticeable spot behind the front sight, either marred in or where the blueing simply didnt take. Fairly nice case hardening on the frame though, and I LOVE those grips!!!
I pushed the wedge out with little problem at all, and my 7" confeteral barrel popped right in... Both it and the little 3" seem to have tiny little cylinder to barrel gaps, and though I have not shot it with either yet the internals themselves seem really nice as well.
Sorry for the short write up and no pix yet (but asap I promise!), but I have been deathly ill for the past little bit, and in fact spent yesterday afternoon hooked up to an IV. Spent today trying to get back on my feet a little and play catch-up. And have the grandkids tomorrow (HOPEFULLY taking them to the river as its gonna be 90F here, but we'll have to see). I did take a couple pix today but have to resize and upload them... Maybe take more.
Thats the ONE thing that really went wrong. I had spoken to a COUPLE different ladies there and they BOTH promised to send out an email with the UPS tracking info. Even had it noted at the bottom of the order. Well, it WASNT emailed out when the gun was shipped on Friday. I got kinda suspicious when I hadnt heard anything by Wednesday so I called them back and finally got it. Turns out the loosers at UPS claimed they couldnt find the address on MONDAY (even though they HAVE found it MANY times before!). They showed up "looking" at precisely the time the ol' lady coaxed me outa the house to try and get something to eat... Had the tracking Email come on time I would have been home and watching out for them, but instead I had to travel to another town, sick as a dog, Wed. evening to pick it up...
Shrugs... Oh well.. Alls well that ends well I suppose... I'll get on those pix and try to answer any questions as soon as the little ones give me a break... LOL
I got a Snubbie... Yeah THATS it!
1860 snub nose with checkered thunderer grips to be exact....
Waited for Taylors... They finally called on the last day of last month, they never could figure out WHAT was taking Pietta so long to ship theirs, but they got em.
On the one hand I am actually a little LESS satisfied then I had thought I might be, but on the other hand I dont know that anyone else could have done any better, and the fact that YES, they DO still run each one by the smithy first, before sending them out, certainly made the waiting part worthwhile.
Fit and finish are about what Id expect from any recent Pietta... A rough or sharp edge here and there, but nothing a few minutes with the right stone wont fix. There IS a very noticeable spot behind the front sight, either marred in or where the blueing simply didnt take. Fairly nice case hardening on the frame though, and I LOVE those grips!!!
I pushed the wedge out with little problem at all, and my 7" confeteral barrel popped right in... Both it and the little 3" seem to have tiny little cylinder to barrel gaps, and though I have not shot it with either yet the internals themselves seem really nice as well.
Sorry for the short write up and no pix yet (but asap I promise!), but I have been deathly ill for the past little bit, and in fact spent yesterday afternoon hooked up to an IV. Spent today trying to get back on my feet a little and play catch-up. And have the grandkids tomorrow (HOPEFULLY taking them to the river as its gonna be 90F here, but we'll have to see). I did take a couple pix today but have to resize and upload them... Maybe take more.
Thats the ONE thing that really went wrong. I had spoken to a COUPLE different ladies there and they BOTH promised to send out an email with the UPS tracking info. Even had it noted at the bottom of the order. Well, it WASNT emailed out when the gun was shipped on Friday. I got kinda suspicious when I hadnt heard anything by Wednesday so I called them back and finally got it. Turns out the loosers at UPS claimed they couldnt find the address on MONDAY (even though they HAVE found it MANY times before!). They showed up "looking" at precisely the time the ol' lady coaxed me outa the house to try and get something to eat... Had the tracking Email come on time I would have been home and watching out for them, but instead I had to travel to another town, sick as a dog, Wed. evening to pick it up...
Shrugs... Oh well.. Alls well that ends well I suppose... I'll get on those pix and try to answer any questions as soon as the little ones give me a break... LOL
I "think" I can wiggle the 170 in... But not even THAT with the Confederal barrel and lever. Hmm... Looks like I may be getting a loading thing before long...