Pietta or Uberti 1858 Remington

[CVA Enthusiast]

A Trigger tune and action tune mmmmmmm WOW ya don`t say I ask how do it do for you BEFORE all the work I WAS REFERRING TO. YES Pietta and Uberti are decent enough but still need work imagine that

 

[No second place]

My first BP revolver was a 1858 Remington that I think was made by Pietta. I had to sell it back in the mid 80's when money was tight. Now I want another Remington. What brand makes the best revolver now Pietta or Uberti? I want one in .44 with 8" barrel.

I have a 2019 Pietta NMA. After a trigger tune and minor action tune I was surprised with the kind a match grade result I only expected from my custom .36 Navy Remington. Unlike other NMA I have shot the 2019 had little cylinder binding Issues. Only after 4 cylinders it needs lube and wiping. Maybe

A Trigger tune and action tune mmmmmmm WOW ya don`t say I ask how do it do for you BEFORE all the work I WAS REFERRING TO. YES Pietta and Uberti are decent enough but still need work imagine that

Modern, Antique or reproduction. I tune all my guns to some degree with no exception. My match shooting practice regime leaves me with no patience for "poorly tuned guns". To me that`s any factory or even custom gun not tuned to my preferences. They all need tuning. Most won`t be shot at the range before they are tuned. Trigger tune at a minimum...c

 

[wiscoaster]

My Pietta Remmy is just fine. Have no regrets. Do tune up the action.

 

[Vtmountaindeerhunter]

Get a pietta and purchase it from EMF company. They
Are the only pietta owed importer in North America. They have the best customer service experience bar nun . The head gunsmith Charlie is just a phone call away and they will make good on parts extra screws etc.

 

[smoothshooter]

This is what I had to do to the Pietta NMA Target to get it even close to point of aim (raised front sight) . That is a LOT of elevation change (it was shooting so high that I did not feel filing the rear notch was going to do it and I believe I am correct)

The rammer shape on the Pietta was wrong even for ball, it did a weird squish/ mash on it. It had no round shape at all, kind of a cross bar (it will now do balls and conicals decently after I cut it back a shade and profiled the interior)

That is a one off Pietta as that is the only one I have, so you need more owners to chime in. Its not accurate though I am going to try larger sized balls and have to see on various powder and load levels. Mid winter is not a good time for good testing.

I like the rear target sight but its funny it does not adjust to a sane height at 15 -25 yards. I don't know about Uberti but the screws are really soft (and metric)

Soft screws have been a common complaint about Italian replica guns for decades.
I don’t understand why the Italians can’t seem to get this right.
How hard could it be to properly harden batches of screws?

 

[BlazingIron]

It has been my experience that one drawback of the Remington is that spare cylinders are expensive and hard to come by.

 

[RMFnLA]

Midway had a killer sale on SS Ubertis a while back so I grabbed this one.

Flawless function, fit and finish are excellent, and I like how they hide the warnings under the barrel.

 

[RMFnLA]

It has been my experience that one drawback of the Remington is that spare cylinders are expensive and hard to come by.

I’ve seen them on eBay occasionally.

 

[Sound Tribe]

It has been my experience that one drawback of the Remington is that spare cylinders are expensive and hard to come by.

Right now any Pietta bought from Taylor's comes with a spare cylinder.

I got a Remington "Ace" there, wasn't bad pricing after a coupon code and the customer service is great.

For pretty much any other guns I go with Uberti though

 

[AlinBHNE]

I liked my Pietta and regret selling it. I'd like to find another.

 

[Smokerr]

It has been my experience that one drawback of the Remington is that spare cylinders are expensive and hard to come by.

It depends on what you call expensive, I paid $65 for mine and not hard to fine nor come by.

Now a cylinder for a Uberti 47 Walker, yea that is a bit trendy.

 

[Dickydalton]

I bought a bunch of extra cylinders back when they were $49.99 at Cabela's.

 

[Smokerr]

I liked my Pietta and regret selling it. I'd like to find another.

Right now you have two choices in the sales group.

 

[PluggedNickel]

My first BP revolver was a 1858 Remington that I think was made by Pietta. I had to sell it back in the mid 80's when money was tight. Now I want another Remington. What brand makes the best revolver now Pietta or Uberti? I want one in .44 with 8" barrel.

If you got the coin for it get the Pedersoli 1858 Remington Pattern Custom revolver. It will be tuned, and accurate right out of the box. It ain’t cheap though. Twice the coins of either Pietta or Uberti.
If you’re not rolling in potatoes get the Uberti.
I have two of them. I had to tune both though.

 

[akroguy]

Hate the MIM parts. Just looks like crap. I'll take a 70's, 80's era Uberti, Western Arms, EMF, Lyman..just better built guns. I have a modern Pietta 1860 Sheriff that does go bang and has a good finish but it is NOT the quality of action and machine work of the legacy examples.

 

[No second place]

I know 2 NMLRA national champions shooting Pietta NMA Remingtons . Trigger jobs and some action tuning.