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a pair of '58 Remingtons...
I have 2 '58 Remington cap 'n ball revolvers and had never fired them until yesterday. WOW. What fun! I am sorely dissappointed that I waited so long to get started.
One is a Pietta in good condition. It occasionally fails to index for the next shot. It shoots like a dream accuracy wise....POI=POA.
The other is an older Uberti. It functions perfectly, and sounds/feels better in the action than the Pietta, but the finish is not too good and it shoots 6" high.
I am going to put one in the safe, and shoot the other for fun/friendly competition at our B/P club. I would rather shoot the Pietta because of the accuracy....but don't want to have the indexing problem. I completely disassembled the gun and found nothing really wrong inside. The indexing star on the back of the cylinder looks fine.
Can I just put new innards in the frame and be good to go??
Anyone else have this problem with a Pietta??
If I can get the Pietta running 100%, it may turn into my woods gun. I am a blackpowder/history nut anyway....and it shoots as well as any gun I own.
I have 2 '58 Remington cap 'n ball revolvers and had never fired them until yesterday. WOW. What fun! I am sorely dissappointed that I waited so long to get started.
One is a Pietta in good condition. It occasionally fails to index for the next shot. It shoots like a dream accuracy wise....POI=POA.
The other is an older Uberti. It functions perfectly, and sounds/feels better in the action than the Pietta, but the finish is not too good and it shoots 6" high.
I am going to put one in the safe, and shoot the other for fun/friendly competition at our B/P club. I would rather shoot the Pietta because of the accuracy....but don't want to have the indexing problem. I completely disassembled the gun and found nothing really wrong inside. The indexing star on the back of the cylinder looks fine.
Can I just put new innards in the frame and be good to go??
Anyone else have this problem with a Pietta??
If I can get the Pietta running 100%, it may turn into my woods gun. I am a blackpowder/history nut anyway....and it shoots as well as any gun I own.