Pietta 1858 and Cabelas

[hylander]

So I received my second 1858 from Cabelas today. Sent one back that was not up to par.
Getting very discouraged with Cabelas.
This one was obviously a return.
The guns are always wrapped in a plastic bag with a rubber band around them, this had neither.
Also missing it the band around the trigger guard.
No heavy oil preservative, it had been oiled with a light gun oil.
Looks to have been fired ? carbon around nipples but chambers clean.
A few light scratch's on the loading lever.
The biggest give away it is a return is the serial numbers on the box and gun do not match,
Or it was a display, however it shipped from the warehouse, not a retail store.
On the upside:
The timing is near perfect, the B/C gap is .007 and barrel looks to be clocked straight.
I may keep it since the important stuff is good.
Either way I am writing Cabelas corporate an email.

Also I sent back a Perdesoli flask that was for sure a return as it has corn media in it and the flap was bent
What say you ?

[hp246]

Good luck. Cabela's used to be a well run organization. Now they just don't care about the customer.

[Beagle333]

If it's gonna be a shooter..... keep that one and shoot it, since it's pretty good. Rolling the dice might not get another one that good before you (or them) get tired of swappin' em again.
Unless you have a Cabelas close and can go pick one out.

[hylander]

If it's gonna be a shooter..... keep that one and shoot it, since it's pretty good. Rolling the dice might not get another one that good before you (or them) get tired of swappin' em again.
Unless you have a Cabelas close and can go pick one out.

I may keep this one, I already have another on its way as well.
Also Cabelas in Reno is less than a 2 hour drive, so I may go see if they have
a better one to trade this one in for.

[kayala]

Interesting. I've just received mine 1858 today. Mine had the rubber band in the box (just laying inside not around the barrel), also paper (?) band with S/N was removed from trigger guard and was laying in the box. To be honest I didn't pay much attention to it, thought it might have happened when they did the paperwork. It was heavily oiled (including nipples). Looks good to me will see how it shoots.

[hylander]

Interesting. I've just received mine 1858 today. Mine had the rubber band in the box (just laying inside not around the barrel), also paper (?) band with S/N was removed from trigger guard and was laying in the box. To be honest I didn't pay much attention to it, thought it might have happened when they did the paperwork. It was heavily oiled (including nipples). Looks good to me will see how it shoots.

Mine is also missing the band they put on the trigger guard

[pietro]

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FWIW, Cabela's should be a subsidiary of Bass Pro by now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/cabela-s-agrees-to-be-bought-by-bass-pro-in-5-5-billion-deal


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[rfd]

i'd rather buy from DGW and not do the cabelas gamble.

[Skunk1]

I dont think the share holders have have voted yet. I believe if it all happens it will be closer to march or April.


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FWIW, Cabela's should be a subsidiary of Bass Pro by now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/cabela-s-agrees-to-be-bought-by-bass-pro-in-5-5-billion-deal


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[Omnivore]

All of the Piettas I got new have showed signs of having been fired (isn't there a test firing process?). All of my new Ubertis have had buffing dirt in them. A new Pietta "Shooter's Model" (that's their thousand dollad Remington) cylinder I got (also new) had one of the chambers stuffed with steel chips at the back, left over from the machining and breach threading opperations (the chips were nicely blued though). These are cheap guns, and so it is unrealistic to expect perfection in any case.

All of the three flasks I've gotten (all brand new) have had the corn cob medium in them. That's a factory feature.

The Freedom Arms revolvers run at around $2,500.00 directly from the factory, and they aren't significantly more complex than a percussion revolver. They're just better. There's your reference price point for a fine piece of workmanship in a single action revolver. A gun that costs one tenth as much, after being imported from Europe and marked up by the retailer, isn't going to be as nice.

[Gtek]

"These are cheap guns, and so it is unrealistic to expect perfection in any case", so very true. But I have really enjoyed buying a few and the learning process involved to get them to go click click. I now look at them as projects and still have two matching 2nd Gen's that could use some attention and tweaking. With what I now know a Ruger would probably be the best for a no/low issue purchase, but what fun is there with that.

[kayala]

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Also I sent back a Perdesoli flask that was for sure a return as it has corn media in it and the flap was bent
What say you ?

I've received my Pedersoli flask and it also had something like corn media inside. It didn't look used. The spout with that flask marked as 25gr consistently dropped 20gr for me, o well ordered more spouts ranging from 25 to 40 from other vendor...

[hylander]

I've received my Pedersoli flask and it also had something like corn media inside. It didn't look used. The spout with that flask marked as 25gr consistently dropped 20gr for me, o well ordered more spouts ranging from 25 to 40 from other vendor...


Well my replacement flask has corn media in it as well, looks like the come this way.
However the flap is bent down just like the other one and allows powder to leak out.

[Omnivore]

...the flap is bent down just like the other one and allows powder to leak out.

Oh, OK, by "flap" you mean the valve inside the top. Yeah, one of mine does that too. If you want a precision instrument you'll have to take it apart and rebuild it. Again; these flasks are built more for looks, and as props, than for use. The non period correct, non reproduction cylindrical flasks having the push button valves will never leak. And I believe they're cheaper, and they tend to take the same spouts, but don't assume that the same spout on a different flask will give you the exact same charge-- The space under the spout, in the flask lid, plays a role in determining the charge weight.

Welcome to your disillusionment. Don't blame Cabela's. It's just the world. If and when you find genuine exceptions to this sort of thing be sure to alert us, for THAT would be real news.

Your main problem is that you're noticing things a lot of people miss. If you would drink more beer, watch more TV and more porn, take more drugs and listen to more politicians and more PSAs from the Ad Council, you wouldn't have that problem.

[Soundguy]

i'd rather buy from DGW and not do the cabelas gamble.

DGW are VERY good people.. I've paid a few $ extra some times, but have never, ever been let down by their customer service, polite southern attitudes, and the quality of what shows up in the brown boxes.