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  1. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    I'm guessing the Italian bluing isn't that good in general even though Uberti is supposed to have better blued guns than Pietta, but compared to Ruger its child's play
  2. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Looks nice! Definitely makes it more unique; a pleasant finish indeed
  3. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    I kind of wanted it to look like an original Remington, for my own personal enjoyment as I can't afford a authentic one. Looks good on display even if nobody else sees it in my house. Oh, I also finished the cylinder, so it's matching the overall look now. Finished it with mustard.
  4. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    That's just plain beautiful! I don't have any of that near me sadly, nor friends with land like that. Is that Wyoming or something? Simply gorgeous
  5. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Thanks for the advice! As I mentioned in a previous comment, I can really only shoot once a week and dependant on the weather and work. I do try my best to go shooting, but things get in my way sometimes. My only other BP gun is my TC renegade which is actually naturally worn, and antique at...
  6. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Well I can only shoot once a week, weather dependent and work dependent too. I don't have the luxury of owning acres of land or a forest or anything of the sort. Like I said before, it's just a look and I like it. I don't really show off my stuff to people in real life as I'm an isolated...
  7. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    You won't regret it! I love my final result
  8. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    I just did mine because it's different and I didn't want my Pietta to really look like a dime-a-dozen revolver, not saying the original blued finish is bad, just looked plain to me. Also, I can pretend to myself i have an original remington, without paying the $$$ price for a original, haha. Was...
  9. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Very nice! I might get the Ace in the future, and might try it on that one
  10. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Thank you! I might do it again in the future, but I learned some more efficient techniques
  11. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Understandable! I know a lot of folks may not like doing this to their guns, but I figured I didn't break the bank with this gun, and if it didn't turn out then it wouldn't be the end of the world. This may be the only one I'd do this to, though. My rifle is aged naturally and doesn't need this...
  12. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Understandable! I know a lot of folks may not like doing this to their guns, but I figured I didn't break the bank with this gun, and if it didn't turn out then it wouldn't be the end of the world. This may be the only one I'd do this to, though. My rifle is aged naturally and doesn't need this...
  13. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Straight vinegar in a plastic tub, followed by complete disassembly of the gun (can't get the internals wet), then plug both holes of the barrel with foam earplugs till its sealed. Also, remove the grips from the gun of course. There's a separate process to age those. Set the entire frame...
  14. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    I pretty much followed this video here, but used Ballistol and CLP for mine, didn't really let it dry naturally so your results may vary, but I like how mine turned out. Windex helped me too with drying. This video was very helpful as a reference guide.
  15. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    My apologies, the message wasn't listed as a reply to Alex, and I forgot about his pics
  16. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    My bad, I guess I can see what you're talking about. It may just be a trick of the camera or something of that sort, as it's 100% just a stock 1858. I looked up the Ace and I do see what you mean, I think it's probably just my camera and lighting.
  17. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Oh, it's just the cylinder pin, I didn't modify any internals. It's there, it's just all one color it seems, haha. If you don't know how the 1858 works, the pin can be pulled out to release the cylinder, but it's captured with the loading lever with a screw, and one end goes into a hole towards...
  18. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Beautiful! It really does take a plain Jane gun and make it something special
  19. Brother-of-Sun

    Antiqued 1858 Pietta

    Did this project in about 2 hours, lots of vinegar, scorching water and ballistol. I'm happy with the end product. The matching cylinder isn't finished yet, but this spare will work for now (yes it's loaded, was for range today but it poured rain all day). I'm happy with the end product, and I...
  20. Brother-of-Sun

    Renegade 54 cal first shoot, plus remington 1858 shoots.

    Thanks! I'm glad I can rest easy on that, now
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