Pietta 1873 Frontier

[marlin35]

Picked up my new pietta this morning, and put about 75 rounds through it this afternoon. I am impressed. This is my second pietta, the first being a “budget” pistolero. The fit and finish is fantastic, no red colored grips, beautiful colors on the frame and hammer, and the cylinder gap is TIGHT. Minimal movement front and back or side to side on the cylinder. I did have to tighten the screws out of the box, every single one. It appears that pietta is using the coil style hand springs in all of their revolvers now. Accuracy was hindered by an unusually heavy trigger, although the hammer is smooth and requires very little in cocking. I suspect a bur on the sear face as there is a slight catch in the trigger pull. Here are some pictures…

[drycreek]

That’s a beautiful revolver in my favorite caliber ! I can no longer see well enough to use the groove and blade to its best advantage, but I think I could still have fun with that.

[marlin35]

Apr 17, 2024 15:58:27 GMT -5 drycreek said:

That’s a beautiful revolver in my favorite caliber ! I can no longer see well enough to use the groove and blade to its best advantage, but I think I could still have fun with that.

It is definitely lots of fun, I appreciate pietta for sticking with the 4-click design. I will be ordering a colt style cylinder pin with the single notch, and I think that will be all this sixgun needs. Fired cases simply fall out of the chambers, something that for some reason fails to occur with my Ruger.

[Cholla]

Good looking revolver!

[CraigC]

Every Pietta SAA I've looked at or bought has had a slight catch in the sear engagement. Been meaning to take them apart and grind that sucker off.

[marlin35]

Apr 17, 2024 23:56:05 GMT -5 CraigC said:

Every Pietta SAA I've looked at or bought has had a slight catch in the sear engagement. Been meaning to take them apart and grind that sucker off.

I think I am going to shoot it quite a lot and then address that catch, if it’s still there.