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Uberti vs Pietta blackpowder revolvers ?

EVILDR235EVILDR235 Member Posts: 4,398 ✭✭
edited October 2013 in Ask the Experts
I have several Pietta blackpowder revolvers.A 1858 Remington New Army and a 1851 Colt Navy.Both are new in box with papers.Both are well finished with perfect timing.Both are 44 caliber.The Remington has a steel frame and the Colt has a brass frame.I bought them about 10 years ago and I also bought two extra Remington cylinders.How does Pietta firearms compare to Uberti firearms ? I bought them both from Cabelas online.I have also posted the same question in the blackpowder forum,but thought I might get a answer quicker here.

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  • JunkballerJunkballer Member Posts: 9,307 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by EVILDR235
    How does Pietta firearms compare to Uberti firearms ?

    EvilDr235
    Compare in what way, price/quality etc. ?

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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think its an 1860 Colt Army if it's 44. My first pistol was an Italian copy of the 1858 Remington. I shot the hell out of that gun, never hit much and it never broke. The solid frame and steel will hold up better than brass with no top strap.

    Workmanship and quality varies, in SAA I think the Pietta has the edge.
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  • EVILDR235EVILDR235 Member Posts: 4,398 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The quality of the two brands is my concern.I was interested in fit and finish and how well they shoot.Does one brand have a problem breaking certain parts over the other brand ? The two Pietta's I have seem to be very well made.I am not interested in their value.One other thing is parts inchangeabilty between original and repos ? I am assuming the repos may have metric threads vs SAE threads on a original gun.

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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,059 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The way I was told old man Uberti came over and bought all the original toolings way back when. So basically they were making close to original as the tooling would permit.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
    I think its an 1860 Colt Army if it's 44. My first pistol was an Italian copy of the 1858 Remington. I shot the hell out of that gun, never hit much and it never broke. The solid frame and steel will hold up better than brass with no top strap.

    Workmanship and quality varies, in SAA I think the Pietta has the edge.

    Actually, even though the original 1851 Navy was a .36, Pietta also makes them in .44 caliber.

    http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=368426431

    I've always found Uberti to be above Pietta in overall quality and authenticity.
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  • SoreShoulderSoreShoulder Member Posts: 3,148 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I tried a Pietta army. I am not sure if it was the regular model or a special price leader version because it was less than they usually are and was branded differently.

    It shot very accurately but the bolt started creating burrs in the notches. Some of the edges like the outside of the muzzle and the two edges above the grip around the hammer were razor sharp. The bore seemed a little off center in the muzzle.

    I rounded the bolt a little so it wouldn't cut into the cylinder.

    The sharp edges thing sure makes it feel like a repro. Back in the day they seemed to be real good about breaking all the edges.
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