Pics!
I'm sorry about the quality, all I had handy was my phone.
Overall impressions: The fit and function are very good. The right trigger and lock are both pretty decent, although a little stiffer than I would prefer. I can deal with it though. The left trigger and lock is pretty tight. It's just an estimate from my Mark One trigger finger, but I'd guess the trigger pull on the left is in excess of 25 lbs, and that's the rear trigger, which is much easier to bear down on. I expect I'll need to do a little bit of polishing and maybe a little bit of filing after some more research to make sure I'm not going to mess anything up.
The metal to wood fit is excellent, all the way around. I'm very impressed with this aspect. The wood itself is unremarkable in all regards. The checkering on the handgrip is shallow, with one obvious run line. I'm a little bummed about how soft the wood is. Very easy to dent, especially since removing the pin to get the barrel off requires some sort of tool. The easiest thing is a brass punch and a rubber mallet. The engraving on the locks is neat, but not super well executed. Shallow and largely oxidized over. With that said, the quality is acceptable, and it has an antiqued look to it, which appeals to me.
The bluing on the barrels is of pretty decent quality, definitely superior to my Pietta revolvers. I don't have much blued stuff, but it looks to be equal to what's on my Marlin .22 Now, although the bluing is of decent quality, I'm not a huge fan of the look. I'd like to case harden the barrels, because I really like that look. I'll need to do some more research into what's involved there. I've seen it on THR before, just need to revisit that. Alternatively, I'm considering antiquing the barrels, since that look also appeals to me. That would also remove the issue of the caps removing the bluing. If the barrels do get antiqued, I could care less about dings in the wood, as that just adds to the character of the gun.
As you can see in the pics, I've removed the attached loading rod. I don't care much for how it looks, and on the range it's just as easy to use a different ramrod. The gun has a much more streamlined look without it in my opinion. I'll need to figure out something to do with the screwholes. I don't want to completely incapacitate them, so I'm thinking maybe some sort of setscrew? Or just get a screw and cut it short so it'll sit flush.
Overall impression: I like it. I'm not dissatisfied with the purchase, although I haven't shot it. You've all probably seen my sister thread discussing ammunition sources, sizes and options. I hope to go make some smoke real soon!
