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Post by taffin on Sept 9, 2021 19:10:18 GMT -5
This just may be the most all-around accurate shooting sixgun I have ever experienced in the past 65 years. It is not a modern gun; it is not American-made. It is an Italian PIETTA Percussion Sixgun .44 1858 Remington 12". I bought it brand-new a couple weeks ago. Then I proceeded to degrease it, remove all the oil, put proper grease where it belonged, cleaned out the barrel and put in a light coating of Ballistol wiped down with a clean patch, and before I ever shot it swapped out the factory nipples for stainless steel Slix Shots. I used a .454"round ball, Speer CCI #11 percussion caps, a lubed wad between the powder and ball, and my homemade lube over the end of the ball filling out the cylinder. This lube is 50% beeswax and 50% vegetable oil. Here are the results from this morning: postimg.cc/Hj72GLCrpostimg.cc/KKwMQnjJ |
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Post by tdbarton on Sept 9, 2021 19:15:54 GMT -5
Very impressive!
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Post by iwsbull on Sept 9, 2021 19:28:48 GMT -5
Wow that is a shooter.
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Post by princeout on Sept 9, 2021 19:42:16 GMT -5
John’s pictures:   Very nice! Tim |
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Post by bullseye on Sept 9, 2021 19:43:37 GMT -5
The last half dozen or so percussion revolvers I've purchased have all been Pietta's, their quality have all been top notch. It's always been standard procedure for me to do a complete disassembly & deburr/polish the internals on all Italian replicas, but the last few Pietta's have only needed very minimal work.
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Post by reflex264 on Sept 10, 2021 7:47:40 GMT -5
Now that is impressive! Are you going to hunt with it?
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Post by 45dragoon on Sept 10, 2021 7:54:35 GMT -5
I just happen to have one of those "in progress" in the shop! I'm doing it for my Hardware store guy. (They keep me supplied with bits, set screws and square stock.) His is a 2002 vintage, yours looks to be 2012. Nice shootin !!
Mike
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Post by Encore64 on Sept 10, 2021 8:43:02 GMT -5
I've also had extremely good success with the Italian Guns. But, the finest of guns is no better than who's hand it's in. Good Shooting!!!
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Post by taffin on Sept 10, 2021 10:15:35 GMT -5
Now that is impressive! Are you going to hunt with it? I quit hunting when I started hearing voices. Every morning these voices tell me your done hunting. You had a long run and your legs say no more. |
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Post by taffin on Sept 10, 2021 10:16:51 GMT -5
I just happen to have one of those "in progress" in the shop! I'm doing it for my Hardware store guy. (They keep me supplied with bits, set screws and square stock.) His is a 2002 vintage, yours looks to be 2012. Nice shootin !! Mike Don't understand the "2012 Vintage" as this is a brand-new out-of-the-box Pietta. |
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Post by reflex264 on Sept 10, 2021 12:47:39 GMT -5
Now that is impressive! Are you going to hunt with it? I quit hunting when I started hearing voices. Every morning these voices tell me your done hunting. You had a long run and your legs say no more. I understand. I am going to keep hunting as longs as I can. Very interesting that you posted this since I was just thinking about buying a cap and ball revolver. Good timing. |
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Post by 45dragoon on Sept 10, 2021 14:33:25 GMT -5
I just happen to have one of those "in progress" in the shop! I'm doing it for my Hardware store guy. (They keep me supplied with bits, set screws and square stock.) His is a 2002 vintage, yours looks to be 2012. Nice shootin !! Mike Don't understand the "2012 Vintage" as this is a brand-new out-of-the-box Pietta. The date code on yours looks like CI which is 2012. That means it was probably a "new" "in stock". The Italians started using the last two year digits in 2020 so a new build this year would have [21] in the box.
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 10, 2021 15:02:50 GMT -5
That's gonna be a heck of a holster
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Post by squigz on Sept 10, 2021 15:24:04 GMT -5
This just may be the most all-around accurate shooting sixgun I have ever experienced in the past 65 years. It is not a modern gun; it is not American-made. It is an Italian PIETTA Percussion Sixgun .44 1858 Remington 12". I bought it brand-new a couple weeks ago. Then I proceeded to degrease it, remove all the oil, put proper grease where it belonged, cleaned out the barrel and put in a light coating of Ballistol wiped down with a clean patch, and before I ever shot it swapped out the factory nipples for stainless steel Slix Shots. I used a .454"round ball, Speer CCI #11 percussion caps, a lubed wad between the powder and ball, and my homemade lube over the end of the ball filling out the cylinder. This lube is 50% beeswax and 50% vegetable oil. Here are the results from this morning: postimg.cc/Hj72GLCrpostimg.cc/KKwMQnjJLove that gun, heck of a shooter too! I would love something like this to hunt with, but need 50 cal minimum in my state. How far were these shots? It's more accurate than I ever would be! That's gonna be a heck of a holster Would probably look something like this..  |
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Post by taffin on Sept 10, 2021 17:19:10 GMT -5
[ [/quote] Love that gun, heck of a shooter too! I would love something like this to hunt with, but need 50 cal minimum in my state. How far were these shots? It's more accurate than I ever would be! That's gonna be a heck of a holster Would probably look something like this.. [/quote] 20 YARDS BUT IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO IF I WAS 22 INSTEAD OF 82! |
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