Deal Alert! Cabela's Pietta Model 1860 for $199

[Drmsparks]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm how does that equal free gun week?

Well under the number of cabela's bucks I had.

I also worked out a swap with another member for a Marlin 22 and 5 lbs of coffee for 256 rounds m2ball.

I guess by free I mean no $$$$$ exchanged....

 

[MDGolom]

Hmm, driving by the Cabela's in Wheeling, WV today on my way home. Tempting.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Well under the number of cabela's bucks I had.

I also worked out a swap with another member for a Marlin 22 and 5 lbs of coffee for 256 rounds m2ball.

I guess by free I mean no $$$$$ exchanged....

Ah no net cash. Coffee in a gun trade, thats a new one.

This will be my first blackpowder gun, got it really to play wtih figured I couldnt go wrong and I needed some other stuff anyways.

 

[Darkemp]

Well under the number of cabela's bucks I had.

I also worked out a swap with another member for a Marlin 22 and 5 lbs of coffee for 256 rounds m2ball.

I guess by free I mean no $$$$$ exchanged....

Hmmm, what kind of coffee?

 

[Johnthetoolguy]

My Remington came today!

 

[winch]

My 1860 came last Friday. Took it out today and here is my report.
What it looks like....http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...701680&WTz_l=SBC;MM;cat104701680;cat104503680

1. Fit and finish: The metal looks fine. No rough spots or file marks. The cylinder is engraved with a naval battle scene but I can hardly see it. The wood grip is mostly fine. It is a hair off in one spot that could be fixed by sanding but I prob won't mess with it.
2. I cleaned it up, checked the screws for tightness, then off to the range today.
3. The wedge was tight, but loosened up after some rounds. I use a wooden crab mallet to knock out the wedge. I use a chopstick to push on the caps and clear debris.
4. One of the manuals says to use .451 balls and the other says use .454.....problem here!! I usually use .454's but I had some .451's to use up. On the first cylinder that I shot, the cylinder jammed up and would not rotate. I thought that I had a cap in the works but upon inspection I found that 3 of the loaded .451's were loose and the ball was protruding out of the cylinder and preventing rotation. This situation kind of scared me. You are not supposed to have a gap between the ball and powder. Anyway, I carefully reseated the balls and shot off the .451's. Then I started using .454 balls and did not have any issues.
5. Just FYI I was using 30 grain Pyrodex pellets and Wonder Wads.
6. The sights are rudimentary. A brass bead in the front and a notch in the hammer. At 7 yards it was shooting about 2" H and 3" left from a rest.
7. Fired off about 30 rounds. Lots of smoke. Cleaned up with hot soapy water.

Bottom line for me is that for $199 it's a pretty good deal.

 

[winch]

Congrats on the 1858 Tool Guy!! Nice looking gun!!

"Blended it into a mega order of gunsocks. ">>>That is hilarious!!

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Nuts I got everything in my cabelas order but.

P.S. Wish I had been paying attention, buying a pistol and a starter kit separately was a hair cheaper than buying the pistol with starter kit. Oh well, its only $10 but if anyone else jumps for one you may want to go this route.

I wish they still had these http://www.cabelas.com/ensemble/Sho...duct.jsp?productId=705701&WTz_l=SEO;prd705701 but if I remember correctly they were pushing $900.

 

[TreadNot]

Looks like they dropped the price to $179.99 now.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Black-Powder/Pistols-Revolvers%7C/pc/104792580/c/104701680/sc/104503680/Pietta-Model-1860-Army-44-Caliber-Revolver/705022.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-black-powder-pistols-revolvers%2F_%2FN-1100201%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104503680%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMM%253Bcat104701680&WTz_l=SBC%3BMM%3Bcat104701680%3Bcat104503680

Just noticed the $20 rebate on Cabela orders greater than $150, so that'll make the final price $159.99!
http://www.cabelas.com/custserv/rebate.jsp?rebateCode=9RD955&WTz_l=GlobalBanner

I should have never looked at this thread. I don't even shoot black powder, don't really need an 1860, , but now I sure want one.

 

[Johnthetoolguy]

This thread is from last year, but same subject.....
Uberti 1847 Walker is on sale for $349, which is $100 off. I do not know for how much longer.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...503680?WTz_l=SBC%3BBRprd731695%3Bcat104701680

 

[JCB003]

This thread is from last year, but same suject.....
Uberti 1867 Walker is on sale for $349, which is $100 off. I do not know for how much longer.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...503680?WTz_l=SBC%3BBRprd731695%3Bcat104701680

Woo hoo! Thanks! Ordering my Christmas present!

 

[epps1919]

You mean 1847 Walker. Great gun!

 

[Indiana Jones]

I LOVE MY UBERTI 1860s...Good balance and fun to shoot!

Same here they are FUN FUN FUN. Dying for a Walker.....

 

[budman93]

ugh this thread. I have been wanting an 1858 Remington and an 1860 Colt for a while. Why are there so many things that I want?

 

[AntiGun]

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/prod...d731695%253Bcat104701680&WTz_l=YMAL;IK-216416
$170
hard to beat this one with a spare cylinder

hmmm self gifting for Christmas becoming a real possiblity
I have an 1860 but that price is a killer

 

[BaltimoreKid]

" Original owned by Wild Bill Hickok, Doc Holliday, General Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis"

What a load .....

There is NO record of any brass framed .44 produced in the South.

 

[Johnthetoolguy]

There is NO record of any brass framed .44 produced in the South.

Actually, there was a manufacturer in Richmond VA. during the war that produced a brass frame revolver which looked somewhat like a Remington. That was Spiller and Burr. However, they were 36 cal. not 44.

 

[smdub]

This thread is from last year, but same subject.....
Uberti 1847 Walker is on sale for $349, which is $100 off. I do not know for how much longer.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...503680?WTz_l=SBC%3BBRprd731695%3Bcat104701680

Hmm, I've been looking to get a BP pistol. As a BP noob, what else should I get when I order it? I'm guessing the caps and powder I need to source locally to avoid hazmat, but does anyone have a list of suggested stuff (powder measure, bore butter, balls - 457?, etc) I should just order while I'm at it?

 

[Threeband]

...
What a load .....

There is NO record of any brass framed .44 produced in the South.

Those .44 "Navys" are oxymoronic.

In the usage of the day, "Navy caliber" meant .36, while "Army caliber" meant .44. So a .44 Navy is a contradiction in terms.

The '51 Navy was significant as the first fighting sixgun of a practical size for belt-holster carry. The Dragoons were too big, the Baby Dragoons were too small, but the Navy was juuuuust right. The Navy had a reputation as a decent man-stopper, too, when loaded with round balls. (Per Elmer Keith, whose Civil War informant told him the conical bullets were poor man stoppers. Sixguns)

Anyway, in 1851, it was not possible to get a six-shot .44 cylinder on a Navy-size frame. It just would not fit. But by 1860, Colt solved the problem by rebating the frame and cylinder. Look closely at the 1860 Army, and you'll see a step in the frame, and a matching step in the cylinder. This trick allowed Colt to make a .44 six-shooter on a .36 size frame.

You'll see the same rebated 1860-type set up on those phony-baloney ".44 Navys".

 

[AntiGun]

so are they just mass producing the 44 cylinders to save on costs and porting them over the the 'navy' revolvers?

It might not be historically accurate but if it gets the price down into my range I'll learn to live with it.