Hello gents, always wanted one of these highly engraved numbers. At auction, it was listed as used but I'm pretty sure it's NOS. Pietta 44. 1998 date code. Noticed fine metal dust during initial cleaning. Must be unfired due to the pristine cylinder chambers, hammer channel (?) and nipples -- I don't think these could be so well cleaned after usage, but I may be wrong. Looks like it was dry-fired some, though. I'm not knowledgeable enough to tune it up like ya'll do. Tempted to just display it.
Newbie to MLF with a new pistol So beautiful I'm reluctant to fire it
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There is no cure, the only treatment possible is to get out this very day and fire it with that old dirty black powder. Then you will appreciate the gun as it is a bunch more! You can clean it as good as ya want....to where not many would ever be able to tell it was fired. Let us know, we care.
Trapper Scott
45 Cal.
An ultrasonic cleaner will clean up better than new
woodsnwater
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Yeah I'd have a hard time firing that one.
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If you keep it mint, you'll just have to re-sell in future and we can't take stuff with us! Eccch, imagine dry firing a perc. revolver! Good luck whatever you decide!
awesome
I fire everything. Once bought from an old boss (as a deal that he could buy back later on first dibbs for same price of $65.00) a Chief Crazy Horse Commemorative 30-30. Thing shot a hell of a group. He fired me?
He also fired me for farting (twice), getting an elk tag and insisting on taking the PTO scheduled 6 mo earlier and the final time cause I had strep and wouldn't go duck hunting with him after working all night. God I miss those ol days
Still a REAL CLOSE friend too lol.
He also fired me for farting (twice), getting an elk tag and insisting on taking the PTO scheduled 6 mo earlier and the final time cause I had strep and wouldn't go duck hunting with him after working all night. God I miss those ol days
Still a REAL CLOSE friend too lol.
Thanks for the feedback. Think I'll take it out now for a session.
When I first read your title I said that is silly, upon seeing the gun, I get it
Your Pietta .44 likely has a brass frame. You can verify with a magnet test.
If it is brass frame suggest you use mild loads.
If it is brass frame suggest you use mild loads.
It's already been dry fired a lot. The hammer face and nipples have met many times!! The cyl notches have gouges in the approaches (excessive spring tension). I doubt you can fit caps on the nipples. That being the case, SHOOT IT !!! LOL
btw, it has a short arbor too (1998)
Mike
btw, it has a short arbor too (1998)
Mike
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Shoot it! If it was pristine new in the box that would maybe be another story.
Never met a woman too pretty to kiss!!! Take it out and enjoy it!
ADK Bigfoot
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I had just made a trade at the Missoula gun show years ago for a brand new in the box 2nd. gen Colt SAA made in 1957. I had a table and the table next to me was a friend of mine. He is a gun engraver and does beautiful professional work. Well we're sitting there admiring the beautiful 7 1/2" 45 and he says to me hey, when we gonna shoot that Colt, and I say were not I'm puttin this one in the closet, it's too nice to shoot. So he looks at me an says"who you savin it for you old coot?" I shoulda listened to him and shot it as I saved it alright and less than a year later let it slip thru my greasy paws in a dump trade.
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It's a fantasy gun, just load it up and shoot it like any other.
it is pretty, but it isn't rare
change them nipples out and shoot it
change them nipples out and shoot it
Hmm, I'd put that back in the box and get one that I wasn't afraid to get dirty, or scratch, or drop, or let one of my friends shoot.
ernbar
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Guns are made to be fired and enjoyed.
What ever that cylinder is plated with, doubt it’s brass, is going to be effected by the hot gases and gun powder residue. Guaranteed it’s not going to remain pristine. On brass frame revolvers it’s character on that cylinder tacky.
Having said that I’d be inclined to obtain a plain Jane cylinder for shooting saving the “gold” for display. The frame and barrell will clean up.
Having said that I’d be inclined to obtain a plain Jane cylinder for shooting saving the “gold” for display. The frame and barrell will clean up.
Fired nine rounds last evening. Two fizzles (no squibs) , two hang fires. 24 Gr Pyrodex P and RWS 1075 primers. Going to swap out the nipples for the Slixshots that are touted so often here -- to your point Cynthialee. Also its is a brass frame as you suspected, Robert. Need to get my head around this arbor business. I'd never heard of that until recently as I have gotten back into BP. Is that the same thing as the cylinder pin? Thanks again for the friendly input everyone.
