I'm about ready to buy another BP revolver.
Me, too.
I'm down to a .36 Navy . Cabelas has the Pietta "Yank" 7 1/2 "at $249.
I assume this is what you are looking at:
http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/firearms/black-powder-firearms/black-powder-revolvers%7C/pc/104792580/c/553829580/sc/571854780/i/567338580/pietta-model-1851-navy-yank-36-caliber-black-powder-revolver/705021.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fblack-powder-revolvers%2F_%2FN-1115735%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_567338580I want one of those, also, but not ready to pay that price. DGW always seems to be higher priced with modern replicas, but they are great source for old muzzleloader parts.
I have a Pietta 1851 Navy .36 [CM] 2014 octagonal barrel which came with a round TG (on sale after Christmas 2014 for $199 and $5 shipping), but have since replaced the TG with a squareback TG from Taylors ($25) to create a 2nd Model replica with the classic Pietta "tail". I also have a Pietta G&G .36 [CN] 2015 ($220) that does not have the "tail" but is much thicker in the wrist than the "tail" revolvers.
I don't have a clue what the new "Yank" revolvers will look like as it seems Pietta is changing TG, BS, and wood lately. Notice the difference in the TG, BS, and wood between the two. Just using this as an illustration.
Then I look at Dixie with a Pietta so called Sheriff 5 1/2" at $275.
Not interested in a short barrel Navy, and not at that price.
Then there are the 1861 Navy ,Colts later design .........see where I'm going ? Well at least I want a .36 cal.
1861/1860 Colts are too round for my tastes. YMMV.
Has Cabelas offered the 1851 on sale before ?
Yes. Check the Cabela's website and they will show when their scheduled sales will happen. Normally around Thanksgiving and especially Christmas, if you can wait that long.
Are Pietta 1851 .36 same frame size as the .44 ?
No and yes. The .44 rebated cylinder requires a cut-to-fit water table, so not the same as the Pietta 1851 Navy .36. Pietta 1860 Army grip frame
sets will fit a Pietta 1851 Navy, maybe with minor fitting. The frames are the same size (not like the Dragoons and the Walkers) and other folks have seemed to easily adapt them. I have no experience with that.
And last are the Pietta Sheriff 5 1/2 '" just a cut down Army frame?
Have no idea, sir. From what I have read (I do not own a Pietta 1860 Army), the Pietta 1851 Navy has the same frame as the Pietta 1860 Army.
I want one of those Pietta 1851 Navy steel pistols so I can create many variations with the two pistols I posted above. Just waiting for the price to hover at less than $200.
Anyone else on this forum, please feel free to correct me.
Jim