Pietta Model 1860 Army .44 Cal. .44 Caliber Revolver with Starter Kit
One of the most popular cap-and-ball pistols ever made. Not only a Civil War mainstay, it was the weapon of choice of Texas gunfighter John Wesley Hardin and other gunmen on both sides of the law. This replica boasts a color case-hardened frame, loading lever and hammer. Naval battle scene on the cylinder. Starter Kit includes: nipple wrench, powder measure, 2-oz. bottle of Cabela’s Black Powder Pistol Lube, a powder flask, 30 lead roundballs, and 30 felt powder wads. Barrel length: 8". Overall length: 14". Weight: 2 lbs. 11-oz.
My first firearm purchase. Had to learn from scratch but getting better. Gun seems high quality, starter kit was nice.
Been out to the range 4 times with it so far....does seem to shoot a little left, right, high and low but I'm thinking my old eyes have more to do with that than the gun!
It's been a load of fun to own...and the service from Cabellas was very good with the gun arriving a bit ahead of schedule.
The Colt 1860 Army is a lot of fun to shoot. It's also well made, nice fit and finish. I recommend the starter kit.This was my first cap and ball revolver and the kit gave me every thing I needed to shoot except powder and caps.
I bought one of these from Cabela's a few years ago. I once read a description of the 1860 Army as being 70 years ahead of itself in terms of industrial design, and the author described it as an Art Deco-like design. I agree. The housing for the rammer gives it that look...very streamlined. It's well-balanced with a grip that fits the hand well, although it's difficult for me to sight through the hammer notch (I prefer the Remington New Army for cowboy shooting applications.# I prefer Pietta's more authentic-looking grips to Uberti's red-stained wooden grips. My only complaint about this model is that, like other Colt-style percussion revolvers, it doesn't lend itself to using a loading tool, or easily swapping out a cartridge conversion cylinder #as in the Remington 58 design) because the barrel wedge must be removed first. Nonetheless, it shoots well and is a beautiful gun, with its case-hardened frame, richly blued cylinder and barrel, and attractive grips, not to mention the streamlined rammer housing. It was a highly regarded weapon during the Civil War and was used in its original configuration out west well into the cartridge era.