VP
06-30-2005, 12:31 AM
I am getting 3 Uberti Peacemaker revolvers. I am stuck trying to decide which finish I want on one of them. All are shown at www.uberti.com/firearms/1873-sa-cattleman.tpl Thanks to Wayne Smith for straightening me out this far. He says the Cattleman is the strict repro of the '73 SAA.
The first one I am clear on. It is for my father. He has a 1st generation Colt Cavalry. It is worth a bit too much to take it out plinking, drop it in the sand, &c (I would be the one dropping it). So for him, I'm getting the 344100 - 1873 Cattleman NM Steel - MSRP $410, if it comes in a 7 1/2 inch barrel.
The Uberti web site is not the best I've seen. The piece shown is in 4 3/4" barrel. I ASSUME it comes in 3 barrel lengths, but I've gotten in trouble before in using that strategy. Anyone know if that Cattleman comes in choice of barrel lengths? One stock number, 344100, in 3 different lengths?
Next issue-- I want, for myself, the 345029 - 1873 Cattleman NM 7-1/2" Stainless Steel - MSRP $495 in .45 Colt. But maybe the 344151 - 1873 Cattleman NM 7-1/2" Nickel - MSRP $500 is a better choice? More authentic? Any problems with nickel? Seems like the last nickel gun I saw had flakes of nickel peeling off it. Any of you have Uberti pieces that are nickel-plated, and still have the nickel on them? My S&W 686 in Stainless looks as good in 2005 as it did in 1986 when I bought it. Will a nickel Colt still look good decades from now? I know the stainless will.
The thing that gets me about these Italian repros in their shiny new conditions is that they look like-- shiny new guns. That's what the 1873 Colt SAA looked like in 1873, I know, but sorry I just can't get past that. What looks good to me is the 355130 - 1873 Cattleman OM 5-1/2" Old West Finish - MSRP $495. Elsewhere on the page they refer to it as the "Antiqued" finish. That looks like an old Colt to my eyes!
Have any of you had experience this "Old West Finish"/"Antiqued" finish? Does it look as good up close as it looks at www.uberti.com/firearms/1873-sa-cattleman.tpl ?
Thanks to all-- Vern
The first one I am clear on. It is for my father. He has a 1st generation Colt Cavalry. It is worth a bit too much to take it out plinking, drop it in the sand, &c (I would be the one dropping it). So for him, I'm getting the 344100 - 1873 Cattleman NM Steel - MSRP $410, if it comes in a 7 1/2 inch barrel.
The Uberti web site is not the best I've seen. The piece shown is in 4 3/4" barrel. I ASSUME it comes in 3 barrel lengths, but I've gotten in trouble before in using that strategy. Anyone know if that Cattleman comes in choice of barrel lengths? One stock number, 344100, in 3 different lengths?
Next issue-- I want, for myself, the 345029 - 1873 Cattleman NM 7-1/2" Stainless Steel - MSRP $495 in .45 Colt. But maybe the 344151 - 1873 Cattleman NM 7-1/2" Nickel - MSRP $500 is a better choice? More authentic? Any problems with nickel? Seems like the last nickel gun I saw had flakes of nickel peeling off it. Any of you have Uberti pieces that are nickel-plated, and still have the nickel on them? My S&W 686 in Stainless looks as good in 2005 as it did in 1986 when I bought it. Will a nickel Colt still look good decades from now? I know the stainless will.
The thing that gets me about these Italian repros in their shiny new conditions is that they look like-- shiny new guns. That's what the 1873 Colt SAA looked like in 1873, I know, but sorry I just can't get past that. What looks good to me is the 355130 - 1873 Cattleman OM 5-1/2" Old West Finish - MSRP $495. Elsewhere on the page they refer to it as the "Antiqued" finish. That looks like an old Colt to my eyes!
Have any of you had experience this "Old West Finish"/"Antiqued" finish? Does it look as good up close as it looks at www.uberti.com/firearms/1873-sa-cattleman.tpl ?
Thanks to all-- Vern