Western Arms 1860 Army

[Byrd]

A LGS has a Western Arms 1860 Army on consignment for $350. It's in pretty decent condition and looks to have been handled more than shot. I assume it's Uberti made? Can you give me any info on it? If I could get it for $300 would that be a decent price?

 

[FishDFly]

In today's market, $300 seems a fair price to me.

 

[Bad Karma]

A LGS has a Western Arms 1860 Army on consignment for $350. It's in pretty decent condition and looks to have been handled more than shot. I assume it's Uberti made? Can you give me any info on it? If I could get it for $300 would that be a decent price?

300 would be fair for an Uberti like that.

 

[Byrd]

That's what I'm thinking as well. I've been on the lookout for an 1860 Army anyway. The same shop had an ORIGINAL 1849 Colt pocket model...for $1800.00. A bit out of my price range, but it was neat to play with.

 

[Mad Dog 1954]

Buy it life is short

 

[No second place]

$300 max. in yankee occupation script for old guns you will have to struggle to find or hand fit a broken part...c

 

[Byrd]

I thought about parts availability as well. I can get a new Pietta for $300. Such decisions!

 

[Packrat]

What is LGS?

 

[leadhoarder]

Local gun store.

 

[bigted]

What with new guns in this 350.00 range, I would hesitate buying a 300.00 dollar revolver used.

 

[Byrd]

Yea, I'm kinda leaning that way as well. So far this year I've gotten new 1851 Navy and Remington 1858, both NIB Pietta for under $300. I'm pleased with both. Buying used is always a gamble.

 

[Bad Karma]

Yeah but if you laid the Pietta next to the Western Arms Uberti and compared them side by side, you’d throw rocks at the Pietta…

 

[Smokerr]

I was tempted on a used older BP NMA pistol, but got to thinking, break a part and......

I have been shooting my wifes ASP NMA, I had to fix the bolt on it. Modified a bolt from a Pietta parts kit. Latter I found what looked like the right bolt (fair difference in the bolt end of a Pietta or Uberti) and it would not work. Go figure.

If I am going to spend the coin, unless it had some collector value I would buy a new one (and did, I have a Pietta NMA Target I am messing with on fixing the rammer shape, front sight raising to get on target at 25 yards). Worst case I can guy a part.

 

[M. De Land]

I was tempted on a used older BP NMA pistol, but got to thinking, break a part and......

I have been shooting my wifes ASP NMA, I had to fix the bolt on it. Modified a bolt from a Pietta parts kit. Latter I found what looked like the right bolt (fair difference in the bolt end of a Pietta or Uberti) and it would not work. Go figure.

If I am going to spend the coin, unless it had some collector value I would buy a new one (and did, I have a Pietta NMA Target I am messing with on fixing the rammer shape, front sight raising to get on target at 25 yards). Worst case I can guy a part.

I always bore my rams ends out to a hemisphere with a ball mill cutter. They work well bullet or ball.