Recent content by theblackmeow

re: steel frame replacement for brass frame Mykeal: Thanks for the tips. I found that Taylors & Co, thru the link you provided, has a very large assortment of BP parts for Uberti & Pietta. They list for sale steel frames, both finished & unfinished, for the .36 & the .44 versions of the...

Disassembling Colt open top BP revolvers. I was given a huge box of BP tools & supplies. Along w/them came a little brass punch w/a flattened end, maybe the size of a thick pencil cut in half. It works perfect to remove the wedge from the slot it is in. I don't know where this tool came from...

re: Pietta problems Thanks very much Mykeal, for your info. It is really appreciated. So, from what you wrote, I gather that the quality of internals of the older Piettas suffered some. I am understanding you to say, then, that the replacement parts are going to be made of higher quality...

re: '51 Navy in .44 Uberti doesn't make a repro '51 navy in .44 ca, as far as I know. HOWEVER, Pietta does, but w/brass frame. I hate to tell you, but I've had numerous problems w/the Pietta .44 Navy. The sear spring broke fairly quickly, followed recently by the mainspring. Nipples foul often...

BP Revolver Issues I was given 2 BP revolvers about a year ago. One is a Pietta '51 Navy repro done in .44 ca; the other is an Uberti '51 Navy in the proper .36 ca. On the Pietta, the action of the cylinder is far more loose than the Uberti. The Uberti seems to be a tighter firearm re the...

re: BP revolver for self-defense Ruger made (has discontinued) a BP revolver called the Old Army. Short of adding a swing out crane for the cylinder (to facilitate swapping of loaded cylinders for empties), it is as modern as a BP revolver can be. Uses coil spring internals instead of leaf...