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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #135 on: May 07, 2016, 02:19:26 PM »
Another great afternoon at the range... Firing a brace of  1851s... I think folks think it's a tad eccentric... But then they seem surprised by the accuracy... At 25 yards they are better than anything else I use .. Pretty amazing for technology that is 160 plus years old..

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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #136 on: May 14, 2016, 12:41:34 PM »
At the range today ... A LEO that I work with some saw me and came over to say hi... She had never fired a Navy before , so I invited her to try it... Think she had a blast... It is kind of fun to share this stuff!

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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #137 on: May 14, 2016, 04:03:51 PM »
What did she have to say about shooting the Navy?  Did she make any observations?  How was her accuracy?
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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #138 on: May 14, 2016, 04:57:40 PM »
She was amazed by the action/ function.... Solid chest shot ...

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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #139 on: June 02, 2016, 09:16:11 AM »
Hi Kirk, if you are willing to wait, you should be able to buy a Pietta 1851 on sale from Cabelas, ~$170.

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Hi Captain, now you have no excuse, Cabelas steel framed Pietta .36 1851, $200. See:
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Pietta-Model-Navy-Yank-Caliber-Black-Powder-Revolver/705021.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_search%3Dpietta%26CQ_st%3Db

IMO that sale could be gone in a day or two.

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Re: Let's talk Navy
« Reply #140 on: June 02, 2016, 11:01:15 AM »
  I've got a couple of Pieta 1851's, couple of Pieta 1851 Londons, a Pietta 1861, and an Uberti 1861.  I like the London grips, I think they're probably Army grips. I ground the tails off the two standard  Pieta navies, but still prefer the London grips. The action on the Pieta 1851 navy was excellent right out of the box, but the fit of the grips was a bit sloppy. The Uberti 1861 is simply a gem, but I  just prefer the look of the 1851, so I'm saving up to buy a couple of 1851 Ubertis. All my navies point well and are excellent shooters, goes without saying. Thing that sucks about all this gun purchasing is that I  could have saved all my money and simply bought an original Colt navy which is probably what I really wanted all along. ;)