Top is a 1968 Navy Arms .36 Griswold & Gunnison made by Uberti. Middle is a 2006 Pietta .36 Navy w/ full octagon barrel. Bottom is a 1975 High Standard .36 Griswold & GunnisonNavy arms sounds right. I know the full octagon rig had the engraved cylinder.
Nice! I wish I could post photos, but don't know how or have the technology! I'm a dinosaur!Show them pistols! Heres mine.
I'm a "pie-plater" myself!My new pietta 1858 came this evening. OMG does it feel light and nimble compared to the Bison... I had not shot or held a standard size 1858 in 42 years... Fit, finish and time seem excelent. trigger is not as good as the Bison. its decent but not great. my spare Cylinders seem to all work just fine. It was full dark and raining by the time I got her out of the box, cleaned and loaded so i donned the headlamp and shot a cylinder at 15yrds. six oclock hold and my poor patern is low. that makes sense as I held low so that I could see the black dot. also this rig came with the taller dovetailed front sight. It was hard to see through the smoke and rain... hope to get some daylight shooting tomorrow after work. View attachment 169132
View attachment 169133
even though thats poor shooting for me at 15yrds I still would not want to be standing downrange... the two best shots were the first two. then the smoke and everything got to me...
I found this one out on the internet a few years ago. @Long Johns Wolf , It’s a Centaure is it not?
View attachment 192678View attachment 192679View attachment 192680
I think, not sure though, but I may have grabbed those off the FROCS site? Maybe?yes, it most definitely has the Centaur markings
I think, not sure though, but I may have grabbed those off the FROCS site? Maybe?
No, but I really like that revolver and I’m afraid the only way to have one will be to make one.Oh. I thought it was one you had in your own collection
It is a Centaur. I like the full fluted cylinder. Don't see very many full fluted pistols.I found this one out on the internet a few years ago. @Long Johns Wolf , It’s a Centaure is it not?
View attachment 192678View attachment 192679View attachment 192680
No, but I really like that revolver and I’m afraid the only way to have one will be to make one.
No. I have one but it’ll remain as it was sold. No, for this project... I’d use an Uberti. Centaure was too hit and miss for me. I’ve had good ones and not so good ones. Uberti have been pretty consistent for me.do you already have the Centaur?
what were some of the drawbacks in those Centaurs, in your experience?No. I have one but it’ll remain as it was sold. No, for this project... I’d use an Uberti. Centaure was too hit and miss for me. I’ve had good ones and not so good ones. Uberti have been pretty consistent for me.
I have 6 right now, I guess I need to go through them and decide which to retain and which to divestI’ve experienced really fast wear on the action parts, they were very soft. Poorly timed and indexed. Fit and finish sub par. Stuff like that. out of the dozen or so I’ve owned I was happy with 3 of them. The good ones are really beautiful. Close copies of the originals.
Enter your email address to join: