Recently purchased a new 61 Uberti Navy. I wanted a Pietta however I could not find one anywhere online.
I do not know if Pietta has discontinued this model or if it's just a temporary thing.
The only reasons I wanted one of these is first, I did not have a 61. I really like .36 caliber and the convenience of using .0000 buckshot for ammo. I think this is the best looking C&B pistol ever produced.
Upon receiving the gun, the first thing I notice is all the goo, gunk, oil, whatever it is the gun had left the factory in. This gun could have set on a shelf for approximately 5000 years and I am confident it would look the same. There literally was this goo running off the gun.
Taking the gun apart my observations. Tolerances on the gun are TIGHT. The internals, along with the goo was the biggest collection of metal shavings I have ever encountered on any firearm I have purchased. After a good douching with carb cleaner, followed by soap and water I give all the parts a closer inspection. No apparent rough spots in the castings that need smoothing..... Wow a first for me with an Italian repo. I cannot find drag marks anywhere, or anything to tweak.
Now the fun part.
As in my previous new Uberti purchase, the nipples will not budge. I have never had this issue with Pietta's. Maybe just lucky, but I've purchased 6 or 7 new Pietta's and never had an issue removing the nipples.
On my previous Uberti I ruined two cheap nipple wrenches. Finally made a wrench out of a socket soaked for days in Sea Foam Deep Creep and managed to get those out.
So into the Deep Creep the cylinder goes, and my search for the nipple wrench I made years ago. After hours of searching I find it. A mini victory if you saw my gun room. Now I'm ready to remove the nipples. Nope, can't hold the cylinder in my hand and remove them, it turns, I can't hold it tight enough. So into the vice the cylinder goes, nice tight fit with the socket to the nipple, give it a good twist.... snap. Broke the socket.
Ok, I'm ******.
Get online and order Track of the Wolfs nipple wrench. Cylinder goes back into the Deep Creep.
Fast Forward three days.
Nipple wrench arrives. Put cylinder in vise, grab new nipple wrench, nipples wont budge. Ok, walk away and get a drink. I have a habit of screwing things up when their not going right. Have another drink decide to give it another try. This time I decide to give the nipple wrench a little wrap with a hammer directly on top. Presto. Nipple number one comes out. A mini victory, time for a drink. Repeat 5 more times and nipples are removed. I would like to thank Sea Foam, Track of the Wolf, and Makers Mark at this point.
What I would like to know is does steroid laden Luigi install these things or are they machine installed at 140 ft lbs of torque? Two Ubertis and two near identical experiences with the nipples.
Reassemble the gun. This is the best looking gun I own. I'm really surprised over the trigger. This is the BEST out of the box trigger of ANY firearm I own PERIOD. It's quite impressive. 2lbs 3oz, not even a hint of creep, and consistent.
Time to shoot it. I load 18 grains Goex to start
with .0000 (.380) ball. Now everything I have read says these things shoot notoriously high.
From a rest, standard 25yd pistol target, 5 shots, 6 o'clock hold
I do not know if Pietta has discontinued this model or if it's just a temporary thing.
The only reasons I wanted one of these is first, I did not have a 61. I really like .36 caliber and the convenience of using .0000 buckshot for ammo. I think this is the best looking C&B pistol ever produced.
Upon receiving the gun, the first thing I notice is all the goo, gunk, oil, whatever it is the gun had left the factory in. This gun could have set on a shelf for approximately 5000 years and I am confident it would look the same. There literally was this goo running off the gun.
Taking the gun apart my observations. Tolerances on the gun are TIGHT. The internals, along with the goo was the biggest collection of metal shavings I have ever encountered on any firearm I have purchased. After a good douching with carb cleaner, followed by soap and water I give all the parts a closer inspection. No apparent rough spots in the castings that need smoothing..... Wow a first for me with an Italian repo. I cannot find drag marks anywhere, or anything to tweak.
Now the fun part.
As in my previous new Uberti purchase, the nipples will not budge. I have never had this issue with Pietta's. Maybe just lucky, but I've purchased 6 or 7 new Pietta's and never had an issue removing the nipples.
On my previous Uberti I ruined two cheap nipple wrenches. Finally made a wrench out of a socket soaked for days in Sea Foam Deep Creep and managed to get those out.
So into the Deep Creep the cylinder goes, and my search for the nipple wrench I made years ago. After hours of searching I find it. A mini victory if you saw my gun room. Now I'm ready to remove the nipples. Nope, can't hold the cylinder in my hand and remove them, it turns, I can't hold it tight enough. So into the vice the cylinder goes, nice tight fit with the socket to the nipple, give it a good twist.... snap. Broke the socket.
Ok, I'm ******.
Get online and order Track of the Wolfs nipple wrench. Cylinder goes back into the Deep Creep.
Fast Forward three days.
Nipple wrench arrives. Put cylinder in vise, grab new nipple wrench, nipples wont budge. Ok, walk away and get a drink. I have a habit of screwing things up when their not going right. Have another drink decide to give it another try. This time I decide to give the nipple wrench a little wrap with a hammer directly on top. Presto. Nipple number one comes out. A mini victory, time for a drink. Repeat 5 more times and nipples are removed. I would like to thank Sea Foam, Track of the Wolf, and Makers Mark at this point.
What I would like to know is does steroid laden Luigi install these things or are they machine installed at 140 ft lbs of torque? Two Ubertis and two near identical experiences with the nipples.
Reassemble the gun. This is the best looking gun I own. I'm really surprised over the trigger. This is the BEST out of the box trigger of ANY firearm I own PERIOD. It's quite impressive. 2lbs 3oz, not even a hint of creep, and consistent.
Time to shoot it. I load 18 grains Goex to start
with .0000 (.380) ball. Now everything I have read says these things shoot notoriously high.
From a rest, standard 25yd pistol target, 5 shots, 6 o'clock hold
