pietta revolver =shooters revolver

[BowerR64]

You should, dont let it get beatup by some one who doesnt know what they have.

If you look on the dixie gunworks site those are selling for over $900. new!

 

[BowerR64]

Here is a good way you can tell. People might freak out on you if your in a public place lookign down the barrel of a gun though.

I was always taught never look down the barrel of a gun.

If you notice the shooter has a LH rotation barrel different then every other BPP i have.

 

[Shifty]

Hey thanks for those pics,that is a big help.

 

[BowerR64]

Usually you dont have a bore light on hand but if you can remove the cylinder you can use white paper or hold it up to the light enough to see the twist.

I find using the corner of a sheet of paper can reflect enough light to see down it.

Another thing i think is important is deep rifeling i think when its deep it shoots good longer with the fouling. Thin rifeling fouls up quick then accuracy starts to fade.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

Usually you dont have a bore light on hand but if you can remove the cylinder you can use white paper or hold it up to the light enough to see the twist.

I find using the corner of a sheet of paper can reflect enough light to see down it.

Another thing i think is important is deep rifeling i think when its deep it shoots good longer with the fouling. Thin rifeling fouls up quick then accuracy starts to fade.

This is especially true during an ongoing Match where you have to shoot a 26-round aggregate, as is the case with the NRA Muzzleloading Pistol Qualifiers that are shot at both 25 & 50 yards with 13 shots at each distance. Respectable scores are afforded those Competitors who invert the revolver "muzzle-down" and brush-out some of the fouling every 5 shots :wink: , otherwise it's more of a which leads to :slap: when others spotting for you tell you to do it and ya DON'T :shocked2: !

Pietta's, Uberti's doesn't matter the make or model, as ALL guns are more accurate when the balls engage the rifling. Overly fouled guns have a tendency to shoot higher than "normal", since more resistance out the tube means higher velocities. At longer distances, such as the 50 yards spoken of here, that equates to shots missing the target frame altogether.

Just my 2 cents' worth, and hope it helps those looking for superior accuracy out of their wheelguns.

Dave
NRA Distinguished Expert in Muzzleloading Pistol & Rifle

 

[BowerR64]

Do you know if older date codes had deeper rifeling?

The last 2 BP Remingtons i boguht at cabelas date code CL both have a faster twist rate but they dont seem to be as deep of cuts as the older ones i have.

There is a gun show about 15 minutes from my home once a month i may start going and looking for just a spacific revolver.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

I don't know about rifling dates vs. depths. I'm more concerned with lead build-up on used guns.

I do like deeper rifling for longer accuracy.

Dave

 

[Leatherbark]

I just sold a Shooters Revolver. The hammer will have a checkered thumb piece. The rifling will be a different rotation, left IIRC and the lands/grooves deeper and wider. The top of the barrel will have say "Remington" along with the address. The Hammer and trigger will be "Plum" colored and the trigger guard a shiny silver plated thing. A .454 ball will fall into the cylinders. A .457 is still too small. Mine needed at least a .460 ball.
And last but not least the front sight will be dovetailed in the barrel for windage adjustment.

Bob

 

[BowerR64]

Mine says Navy Arms Ridgefield NJ

Mine takes a .454 ball though. Mine is super old 1970s it also didnt have a dovetail front sight but i had one installed.

Mine does have the checkered hammer and it has a nice trigger pull little creep.