4.75” Pietta vs. Uberti

bangswitch said:
Do you know if Taylor's has replacement hammer/trigger sets for the Uberti 1875 Remington clone? I've got a hankering for a 7-1/2" case-hardened version.
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CraigC said:
No idea.
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I found my answer, sort of. I watched over half a dozen YT videos before seeing one guy describe the action on the 1875 Remington SAA. It as a small tab on the front of the hammer that pops out as you start the hammer back and holds the hammer off the firing pin. It is very unobtrusive, it's like the old style Cattleman hammer. I can deal with that. I ordered a 7-1/2" Taylors 1875 Remington in .45 Colt today from PSA. It was listed as in stock, and the PSA distribution center (Columbia, SC) is only a couple of hours from me, so hopefully my local FFL will have it within a week or so. The guy who runs the store (the FFL) is my next-door neighbor, so he'll let me know the minute it gets there. Sooner or later I'm going to get the 1858 Conversion.
 
bangswitch said:
I found my answer, sort of. I watched over half a dozen YT videos before seeing one guy describe the action on the 1875 Remington SAA. It as a small tab on the front of the hammer that pops out as you start the hammer back and holds the hammer off the firing pin. It is very unobtrusive, it's like the old style Cattleman hammer. I can deal with that. I ordered a 7-1/2" Taylors 1875 Remington in .45 Colt today from PSA. It was listed as in stock, and the PSA distribution center (Columbia, SC) is only a couple of hours from me, so hopefully my local FFL will have it within a week or so. The guy who runs the store (the FFL) is my next-door neighbor, so he'll let me know the minute it gets there. Sooner or later I'm going to get the 1858 Conversion.
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I've really been wanting one of the 1890 .45 convertibles.
 
I must admit I like both makers and it really comes down to the individual gun. Both makers have and continue to make some quality stuff though it's possible to get a lemon from either. I think they're about equal.
 
Well, I mentioned yesterday I had ordered a Taylors 1875 Remington SAA clone, through PSA. The order was placed 2/1/24 at around 1130 am. I got notification yesterday afternoon around 4 pm that it had shipped, from Shreveport, LA.. My LGS where I had it sent (western NC foothills) called me at 12:10 today and said it had been delivered, come and get it. That was less than 26 hours after ordering it. Wow, I didn't figure it would show up for a week.

It looks great, can't wait to get it to the range for a .45 Colt Day. I'll take it, my Uberti Colt clone, my S&W M25-5 and my Henry Big Boy.
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Mercy Me said:
I must admit I like both makers and it really comes down to the individual gun. Both makers have and continue to make some quality stuff though it's possible to get a lemon from either. I think they're about equal.
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Not really equal, the Uberti has a larger cylinder ( stronger) and a suitable frame to support it. The action parts are also much better.

Mike
 
Mercy Me said:
The current Pietta has less mechanical issues than Uberti but Uberti is a bit better copy of the Colt. The only issue with Uberti is the fit of arbor which is easy to remedy. Both can be made into fine shooters.
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I think you are confusing cap & ball replicas with Single Action Army replicas. The Uberti short arbor issue is a cap & ball revolver issue, nothing to do with the SAA.
My opinion is that Uberti used to be better than Pietta, but Pietta has made great progress, to the point of getting ahead of Uberti.
BTW the C&B arbor issue is the reason why I recently bought the Pietta 1851. The timing was good out of the box, everything feels solid and the revolver functions perfectly. I have also owned two Pietta 1858s and those were perfect. I only had problems with my 1873 clone, but will buy another one and post a review once I get it.
Indeed Pietta has taken liberties with C&B designs for some models while Uberti has remained faithful to the originals. For C&B, from a historical standpoint, I'd stick with Uberti, but to shoot, I'd say Pietta.
Back to the SAA, what eliminated Uberti for me is their new hammer safety. I don't think Pietta has anything like that. They sure didn't on the one I got a few years ago, somewhere around 2014, maybe 2015. Darn, that's already 8-9 years ago!
Gil.
 
"Back to the SAA, what eliminated Uberti for me is their new hammer safety. I don't think Pietta has anything like that. They sure didn't on the one I got a few years ago, somewhere around 2014, maybe 2015. Darn, that's already 8-9 years ago!
Gil."

You might double check on the Cimarron Model P. That model is supposed to be an exact replica of a Colt SAA-per Cimarron.
 
I have a Taylors 45/45acp conversion in 4.75 which I believe us manufactured by Uberti. The finish is excellent and the wood grips are stunning. Well worth it.
 
gilgsn said:
I think you are confusing cap & ball replicas with Single Action Army replicas. The Uberti short arbor issue is a cap & ball revolver issue, nothing to do with the SAA.
My opinion is that Uberti used to be better than Pietta, but Pietta has made great progress, to the point of getting ahead of Uberti.
BTW the C&B arbor issue is the reason why I recently bought the Pietta 1851. The timing was good out of the box, everything feels solid and the revolver functions perfectly. I have also owned two Pietta 1858s and those were perfect. I only had problems with my 1873 clone, but will buy another one and post a review once I get it.
Indeed Pietta has taken liberties with C&B designs for some models while Uberti has remained faithful to the originals. For C&B, from a historical standpoint, I'd stick with Uberti, but to shoot, I'd say Pietta.
Back to the SAA, what eliminated Uberti for me is their new hammer safety. I don't think Pietta has anything like that. They sure didn't on the one I got a few years ago, somewhere around 2014, maybe 2015. Darn, that's already 8-9 years ago!
Gil.
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I've been ignoring Uberti's safeties for nearly 40yrs. Couldn't tell you which gun has what.
 
James K2020 said:
"Back to the SAA, what eliminated Uberti for me is their new hammer safety.
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I didn't have any problems with it functionally, but it rankled that my SAA didn't have 4 clicks. Taylor's sells a replacement hammer that is the true 4 click, it doesn't even have the previous tab-style safety. It was a drop-in fit on my Uberti Cattleman II.

My Taylor's 1875 Remington has the tab-style safety on the front of the hammer even with the cylinder rod. It's unobtrusive and gives the slight stand-off for the hammer, like the safety notch does for the SAA.
 
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