1858 Remington Pietta Sights and Caps

[OldCrowkiller]

I am new to cap and ball, but not new to black powder.

I recently purchased a Remington 1858 revolver by Pietta through Cabelas. I enjoy shooting it, and have finally found an accurate load. The problem is that it prints 5" low and 3" left at 25 yards. I can raise the group by filing the front sight, but is there any way except "Kentucky windage" to move the group to the right?

Also, CCI #11 and Remington #10 caps are both too loose for the nipples. Without "piching" the caps, they WILL fall off. What threads do the newer Piettas have, so I can order some new nipples? Is there another cap that would fit what I have?

 

[Veno]

It's better to have caps that need to be pinched to keep them on.

 

[DanChamberlain]

Old Crow;

Are you right handed? 3" at 25 yards isn't too bad and if you're right handed, you might be using a tad too much finger with your trigger pull. On the other hand, your gun may simply be shooting 3" left at 25. So, here's what I do. I take a small file and do one of two things. Either I shave a bit of sight off the side of the front sight I want the ball strike to move, or I open up the rear groove a bit on the side I want the ball strike to move. Only, after determining that this is the load I will continue to shoot.

Correcting for 3" at 25 yards is very small. It won't take too much work to make that up. Be careful.

Dan

 

[stacks]

I've got the very same gun you have. The original nipples went bad relatively quickly and had to be replaced. The nipples are 6 X .75 MM, and you should be able to find replacements through most of the suppliers. I just got a six pack of the TRESO's and the #11 Remington caps seem to fit snug and stay on well, good luck, hope this helps....

 

[OldCrowkiller]

I'll give those ideas a try. Thanks guys!!

 

[sabretech]

Just got a set of Treso's and a set of the nipples made by Thunder Ridge. I also have a Pietta 1858 and the nipples are for sure 6x.75mm. I have CCI, Remington, and RWS caps here, all #11: they all fit very snugly on both sets. I have yet to fire the thing, so I cannot tell you if the caps stay put during recoil.

 

[Leatherbark]

Take your clyinder out of your Pietta Remington and Clamp the barrel in a padded vise....Try to tighten the barrel slightly. This will cant the front sight to the left and correct your windage. It only needs to turn a HAIR. So make yourself an index scratch under the barrel to see your progress.......................Bob

 

[OldCrowkiller]

The problem with the caps is that they do not stay in place with recoil, sometimes even if pinched.

The tightening of the barrel seems like an idea I will try.

 

[rebel727]

The problem with the caps is that they do not stay in place with recoil, sometimes even if pinched.

The tightening of the barrel seems like an idea I will try.

Pinch them till they're a tight fit. It works on mine.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

One other thing I have done with that pistol is use #10 caps for the first loading and then the 11's seem to stay on no problem with the fowling you get from the first round.