what do you recommend for a replica?

chief

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Hi all, I'm looking to get a 1860's Colt Army and a 1858 Remignton.. I've been reading up alot on umberti and pietta, any experience with any of these?

Thx in advance.
 
So is a current Colt SA Army too expensive? Just saying if I wanted a Colt Army, I would want the real deal, since they still make them to the same specifications. But they are pricey.

Of the two you mention, I have fired a few friends Umberti's and they seem pretty well made, but I can't claim to have a lot of experience with them.
 
I've got a Pietta 60 Army and a 58 Remington. Great guns. I have two Uberti SAA's and the fit and finish on them isn't any better than the Pietta C&B. Not as good on one.
 
So is a current Colt SA Army too expensive? Just saying if I wanted a Colt Army, I would want the real deal, since they still make them to the same specifications. But they are pricey.

He said 60 Colt, not SAA. Third gen. 60's weren't made by Colt, just licensed by them.
 
Sorry about that Mike, I keep posting in the wrong forum...



if any of you have pics of your own pls post..:)
 
I imagine folks hereabouts are tired of seeing my pics.:D

Pietta 60 Colt

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Pietta 58 Remington. I bought this one used is why it has a drag line from the hammer being let down from half cock. I've since bought a new cylinder but haven't updated my pic.

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The cylinder for the Pietta is the longest for all of the 1860s (as well as 1851s), so I would go with it. Not sure about the remmys though. If you get a cartridge conversion for it you will find that the pietta will take the longest OAL, although mine doesnt like factory .45 Colt OAL of 1.6", but does .45 Schofield just fine, as i imagine all the other ones would too.
 
I almost bought a 51 when I bought my 60 but I was already set up to cast balls for the .44 and I'm not real sure I'm gonna like a .36. My next one will most likely be a 51 tho.
 
Quote Chief
Hi all, I'm looking to get a 1860's Colt Army and a 1858 Remignton.. I've been reading up alot on umberti and pietta, any experience with any of these?

Thx in advance.

I've had some, and got some of each; although I don't have Remmies anymore. Old ones and new ones. Quality of Pietta vs Uberti is about even over all. They both have their good points and not so good (wouldn't really call them bad) points. I personally like the grip profile of the Uberti's over the Piettas. I think the Pietta grips are a little too trumpet mouthed at the base * the Ubertis are more like the originals. I like the polish and blue on the Ubertis; but the Piettas have better case colors. Functionally, they generally are good out of the box and both are fairly easy to tune up.

With all that said, you can get a bad one from either manufacturer. Some are made on Friday afternoons and Monday mornings.

Like Hawg, some are probably getting tired of my pics too; but, here goes.
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Piettas are good guns but from my experience, Ubertis are better guns. Better internals, fit and finish. I've never seen a Uberti with the flaws my Piettas have.
 
Have you bought a new Pietta recently, say within the past 5 years?

Pietta's have improved their quality control & is now on par or exceed Uberti.

As far as the cylinder length's go, Pietta's New Model Army cylinder is .010 longer than Uberti & Euroarms.
 
I've got a 2004 Pietta 1861 Navy that's every bit as nice (actually better case colors) as my 2007 Uberti 1861 Navies. The Ubertis have lighter hammer springs; but the Pietta has a lighter trigger pull. Fit and finish on all of them is excellent.

FM
 
It sounds like Ford vs. Chevy.
What it boils down is the percentage of defective guns and the number of defects per gun from each maker which no one could ever keep track of.
As long as no one ends up getting stuck with a defective gun, then they're both pretty good.
But since the "random" odds of getting a defective one is bound to happen to someone, then the argument shifts back again to what are the chances of getting a defective gun?
Some batches and individual guns from either company are just naturally going to be better [or worse] than others.
And if neither had any defects, then it's mostly just a matter of personal preference, cost and availability.
 
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