I Heard Pietta was lighter & smoother! looking for a short barrel .357!Both are good clones, but from what I've read, while the Uberti finish and CCH has been tad better in the past(maybe not anymore), most feel the Pietta has a smoother/lighter action.
I have the one with the stupid retractable firing pin, actually 2, and they are ok… The hammer has to be pulled all the way back with meat or it won’t lock back. I’m going to get me hands on a Pietta and see how they differ for a real ColtMost folks used to put Uberti ahead of Pietta but these days, they're about equal. They're both the best they've ever been. Though if you get a Uberti, I'd suggest getting one without that stupid retractable firing pin.
If you’re looking for an SAA clone at least get an ‘authentic’ clone with the proper four-click hammer, fixed (hammer mounted) firing pin, and no safety.I do like the 4 click real colt, and loading 5 is not a issue.
I have the 9mm Uberti!I've bought one of each in the past couple of years: a 4.75" Uberti 357 and a 4.75" Pietta 9mm.
They were both NiB, and both sold through Cimarron.
The Uberti has been fine.
The Pietta had to go back to the factory, but they did fix it properly and for free.
They both shoot fine. The Uberti never had any safety nonsense. The Pietta had the stupid cylinder pin safety, but a new cylinder pin quickly solved that problem.
They both have smooth four-click actions. The Uberti shoots to POA. The Pietta needs a little bit filed off the front sight.
they forgot to cut it!I thought the Piettas were pretty good, but after the strange frame profile was pointed out to me, I just can’t get past it.
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Someone told be to change my sight picture and not the sights on a SAAI Have both, Pietta/4 5/8" barrel and Uberti/Taylors with tuned action 5.5" barrel, both .45 Colt. Pietta is four clicks, Uberti is three clicks.
Doesn't make any difference to me, they're desert plinkers. Both very smooth actions. The Uberti shot right out of the box, the Pirtta, I had to file just a wee bit off of front sight.
Hmm, ok. Do whatever will work for you.Someone told be to change my sight picture and not the sights on a SAA
Though if you get a Uberti, I'd suggest getting one without that stupid retractable firing pin.
I did the retrofit a couple of weeks ago on my Cattleman II Uberti. The hammer you get from Taylor's is more true to the SAA patent than the previous safety Uberti had where you could push the cylinder rod back as a safety and the hammer had some sort of tab. The "kit" from Taylor's includes the hammer, trigger and a cylinder rod with the two indentations for the retaining pin. I gave about $145. You can buy the hammer and trigger separately, and use the same cylinder rod that the "new" floating pic models have, save yourself about $16 or so. You won't have any safety option at all, except for the "1st click" hammer notch, but that's all the cowboys had.My Taylor Smokewagon is an Uberti. The folks at Taylor were kind enough to help me out with a 4 click hammer at a modest price. It was a drop-in operation, and retained the tuning Taylor does.
This was a few years ago; not sure if 4 click hammers are generally available.
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that’s just what some of the cowboys here told meHmm, ok. Do whatever will work for you.
Where did you find a replacement base pin for your Pietta 1873? The one place I looked, Belt Mtn? doesn't seem to carry them any longer.I've bought one of each in the past couple of years: a 4.75" Uberti 357 and a 4.75" Pietta 9mm.
They were both NiB, and both sold through Cimarron.
The Uberti has been fine.
The Pietta had to go back to the factory, but they did fix it properly and for free.
They both shoot fine. The Uberti never had any safety nonsense. The Pietta had the stupid cylinder pin safety, but a new cylinder pin quickly solved that problem.
They both have smooth four-click actions. The Uberti shoots to POA. The Pietta needs a little bit filed off the front sight.