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Three different 1858 reproductions

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I now have three different 1858 Remington reproductions, a Pietta sheriff’s that was recently acquired, a Navy Arms kit gun I put together in the late 1970s and a Euroarms I bought a few years ago. I’ve taken a look at them the last few days and thought I would share some pictures and
some observations.

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Some other notes.

The Euroarms and Pietta both have a small stamp on the barrel of “PN” under a small star. The kit gun does not.

The amount of barrel threaded through the frame is different on all three with the Pietta having the most then the Navy and last the Euroarms.

The rear sight grove is a little visible on both the Navy and Euroarms but the hammer spit is much higher on the Pietta.

All three hammer spurs are different in size and length.

The Euroarms has the smallest and most sleek grips.

The Pietta loading rod sticks into the cutout when locked by quite a bit (1/2”) when locked closed.
 
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Some other notes.

The Euroarms and Pietta both have a small stamp on the barrel of “PN” under a small star. The kit gun does not.

The amount of barrel threaded through the frame is different on all three with the Pietta having the most then the Navy and last the Euroarms.

The rear sight grove is a little visible on both the Navy and Euroarms but the hammer spit is much higher on the Pietta.

All three hammer spurs are different in size and length.

The Euroarms has the smallest and most sleek grips.

The Pietta loading rod sticks into the cutout when locked by quite a bit (1/2”) when locked closed.

The 2 with "PN" are production pistols and were proofed, where the kit was not proofed.
 
Also, the Pietta and Navy Arms cylinder will not go into the Euroarms. They are just a bit too long. The Euroarms cylinder goes into the other two but has excessive play front to back and neither will hold full cock consistently. I would not try to shoot the Euroarms cylinder in the other two.

I hope some of this is helpful. Also, it seems the Pietta is heavier than the other two even though it has the shorter barrel. I don't have a scale to weigh them accurately.
 
The top revolver is Euroarms 1973 import, the bottom is 2001 Pietta, barrels are same length, Euroarms has a slightly shorter cylinder, more narrow and slightly different contoured hammer, noticeably smaller grip frame and trigger guard, also has a dovetailed front sight, I believe it’s actually a Uberti but not totally sure, I believe I remember reading somewhere that these early imports were more true to size to the originals than the Pietta maybe, also after machining a few thousandths off the Pietta cyl it works perfectly in the Euroarms.

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Knowing the Pietta is new I’m guessing it may be unfired. So how do the other two (or all of you have) perform at the range?

Have you measured the chambers and barrel? Know the twist rates?

Which handles better?

And which is your favorite and why?

Thanks for sharing!
 
Rodwha, if you are addressing me, I have not measured chambers or the barrels on any of them or the twist rates. None of mine are new at this point. The kit Navy gun was assembled by me back in the late 1970s. It has been shot many times and is still tight, but shows a slight amount of gas erosion on the top of the cylinder pin. The Euroarms was purchased with several other pistols second hand and is very clean and tight. I had been shot, but probably not a bunch. The Pietta Sheriffs model was just purchased from a local pawn shot. It was in bad shape when I got it. It had been neglected and the cylinder was rusted to the cylinder pin and had some rust in the barrel. Price paid was about what one would pay for a cylinder. Luckily the pin was easy to free up and the barrel cleaned up with only a few light pits left.

I've shot the first two with the Navy being shot the most. I'm more a plinker, so haven't benched any of them to see how accurate they are. I'm not a very good off hand pistol shooter, so can't tell much from plinking.

I think at this point I like the Euroarms the best. It just has a nice feel to it. I feels the most graceful in the hand. I do like the short handling of the short barreled Pietta and need to get to the range with it. If I do, I'll shoot it from bags to see what the accuracy might be given my aging eyes.
 

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