FLLI PIETTA 1860 COLT ARMY

fOLKS,
I own a FLLI Pietta 1860 army are they fair plinker guns. AsI mentioned in my Howdy post the cylinder got a spur and tried to bind up on me after I had cleaned the gun from trouble free day of shooting.Is the pietta a decent weapon? I bought it used and when I bought it the cylinder cycled good and locked tight when cocked NO PLAY.Is this burr probably anomaly or can I look forward to more needlesome problems from this gun.

Thanks,
James

 

[Bob Riegl]

:hmm: Well there will be differing opinions that will end up on this thread. In my own personal experience I am not "in love" with Pietta. I have had problems that I wouldn't begin to enumerate, and have caused me to return these firearms to the vendor. There are those who seem to find absolutely zero problems and thoroughly "enjoy" their guns. Little burrs like that are minor defects that usually can be fixed quickly, and as long as it's no more complicated consider it a good gun. My belief is that when I lay out good money for something it doesn't mean I should have to immediately start replacing parts and then having to fix a brand new gun, I guess I must be a peculiar individual.YMHS :hatsoff:

 

[rebel727]

I have two Pietta's and have had no problems with them and both shoot very well indeed.

 

[mazo kid]

I own 4 and no problems. Oh, one had a very tight cylinder but that was caused by the wedge being driven in too far at the factory, causing it to bind. Once that was taken care of, it's been working fine.

 

[renovato]

It depends on how old your particular gun is. Years back, Pietta had some quality control problems, as well as some soft metal. In recent years, they've increased the quality a lot. I used to only buy Uberti's but Pietta has increased in quality to the point that I don't think there's much difference between the brands anymore.

I'd say file off the burr and keep shooting it. If a particular part becomes problematic, replacing it with a new part is likely to cure it, as the new part will be made from better steel. The burr you encountered might just be a break in problem that won't reappear now that it's broken in.