Thanks for the video. You will love that truck, by the way. I bought one just like it new in 2000, and when I sold it recently with 135,000 miles on it, it still ran like a top. That 7.3 is probably the best engine Ford ever put in a truck.
Knowing your hold was like the first thing i was taught with SAA guns and im so glad people let me know about it, i was out with my friends shooting targets at different ranges and no one could hit anything except for me because they didnt know how to aim on the blade, after i explained how i was aiming all of my friends were hitting milk jugs at about 25 yards id say maybe a lil closer🤙🏻
I do really appreciate the raw video footage honest and good reviews. This is what people can expect at times from a off the shelf gun. Some fitting may be required! Thanks.
Hi! That’s such a pretty pistol!!! Like you and Mr. Jakeway were saying, my Ubertis are fine guns that I’m glad to have, but my one and only Pietta’s action is WAY slicker and lighter. Looks like you got a good one too! Nice truck!
Thanks! That's the way tit seems to be going the last few years with SAA clones. I went down there to get that old model Uberti...and it was/is a fine firearm....but the smooth, light action on this one was what sold me this one.
@@johnnypipe Sure could. I'm just afeared of dragging that new travel trailer down the highway too far off with a 20 year old truck (though with the best reputation for longevity and toughness) without doing all i can to make sure it's in good working order. 187,000 miles on a 7.3 isn't much, though.
I have this Pietta in .45 Colt with 5.5 ”barrel. The shape of the cylinder is beautiful, the timing is great. I coated the CCH frame with a shellac layer! The only problem I had with it was that I slid the basepin in with the notches slightly turned. This caused the basepin to come out while firing. A slight circular scratch on the cylinder was the result. Fortunately hardly noticeable. A circular notch on the basepin like the Uberti has would be better. The Pietta is one of the best nicest Colt clones. Like your channel very much 👍 Regards from Austria
I, too, wish Pietta would cut the retention groove all the way around the pin. It's tedious to get it in just right and not let it turn on me. Thank you!
I have a Uberti Birdshead modle with a short barrel-3.5 maybe 4 inch barrel in 45 Colt. Love it. Haven't shot it this year yet> your vid reminds me I have to
@@redesert_boy8202 I actually had my hands on the Carry Hawk a couple weeks ago. It was really hard for me to leave it there. I've got a ton of 45 acp and wouldn't mind loading for 45 LC.
@@PatRMG Mr. Pat, I had often wanted the Model 5050 Ruger Redhawk DA/SA 45 Colt/ 45 ACP however this Carry Hawk as you call it has my attention even as an SA. Have you ever handled that Redhawk compared the Carry Hawk, because I have heard the grip design on the Redhawk is not that comfortable.
@@redesert_boy8202 That 5050 looks nice. I'll be looking out for one! The shop still has the Carry Hawk. It's killing me not to pick it up, but I have priorities right now.
Great video as usual plowboy. Been wanting to get one of those pietta frontiers for a while now. Believe EMF Company stock some really nice piettas, 4 clickers. But I'm about to pick up a rifle that I've had my eye on for years. My birthday is on Monday and wife let me treat myself to a dandy gift: 1885 high wall by uberti, in 45-70 😃 Just waiting on the gun shop to call me when it's delivered today. Go get one of those and do a video on it! We can be twinsies! 🤣👊 Stay safe and healthy brother 🙏
Nice pistola! - I still haven't fired the Uberti 1873 .45 5.5'' Nickel plated model I got myself for Christmas. Finally found some ammo for it, nd can't wait to take it for a spin!
I love single action revolvers and all the fixed sight ones I have or had either shot high or low. I either addressed the front sight or just learned where to hold on the target or critter. I enjoy your videos, nice revolver and truck. 🇺🇸
Thank you. I'd compensate for the sights if they were hitting closer, but I don't like having to hold so far over the target that I can't see the target. I'll break out the Dremel, the file, and the cold blue in the coming days.
Hello Plowboyghost It’s not that hard to turn the barrels in these revolvers I bought me a barrel Vice that uses wood blocks a little rosin on the barrel when you clamp it in and a two by four for the cylinder window and you can correct the windage and if they shoot low take file to the front sight
I was wanting a Smoke Wagon deluxe or a Vaquero. But, my LGS didn't have any single actions in stock. So, I settled for a S&W 686 6". I'm wishing I shopped around for a Taylors or Cimarron. When I find one, I'll trade the 686 on one.
@@plowboysghost I bought the 26" CB last week, very pleased with it. Serial # dates it at November 2018, tore it down, installed a beartooth stainless mag follower and saddle ring safety delete. Put a lyman globe on the front and a smith enterprises folding ladder rear sight at the rear. Then finished up with a wild west trigger. Slugged the barrel last night and now going through my molds.
Beautiful! Now make sure you have adequate ammunition and FOOD... seriously that needs to be your focus now. Stock up on food. Campbells soup and... well whatever you can find. Assume you need to stock up for about a year of no electricity and you still need to eat. Good luck man :)
We were putting up some food starting back in january. Got a small garden, too. I have "some" ammo, but it's never enough to make me happy. I have guns that y'all don't see me shoot because I'm hording those calibers I don't load. I quickly reload ammo that I do shoot on camera. I can't sleep with empty brass lying around.
@@plowboysghost I live in China. I've been a teacher here in Chengdu for about 10 years. The world is changing. Ammunition that you don't need is good trading material but food is what is important (at the end of the day). Take care of yourself and your family. May GOD almighty be with you and yours. Thank you for your channel. Reminds me of home. Good luck brother. Stay safe.
My Uberti 1858 new model army revolver using the Howell .45 colt conversion cylinder tends to hit about 4 to 8 inches high at 12 to 15 yards distance. My favorite target is cantaloupes so I aim a few inches below the cantaloupes
I've got two just like that. I intend to shoot a 250 grain rnfp lead bullet at 800 fps from mine. I figure if they shoot low, then that's better than shooting high. Much easier to remove some front sight than add....
Always enjoy watching your videos. I'm not sure yet if I like Pietta better than Uberti...but you convinced me to try a lighter main spring in my Ubertis. I agree on reloading soon after shooting. I think I have about 20 empty 45 Colt brass right now. (I tend to reload in groups of 50, but I'll do 35 if I have them.)
I had a couple dozen .45 Colt cases in the tumbler before these I shot in this video. Turned the tumbler on after the video and plan to reload them this evening. Thanks for the good word...and i own Ubertis. I hope i don't steer anyone away from their great guns by stating my preferences (well....I don't care if I steer them away from the Cattleman II guns :) ). I own several Uberti guns and love each one of them.
Ha! I told myself that same damned lie. Gonna hit 70 here soon and if there's one thing I learned, you can't ever have enough or too many. To the gunshop!!! 👍😄👍
Thanks. Yeah, I like the '75 Remington, myself. The truck is something I wanted for a long time, but had to wait until my wife decided she wanted a travel trailer to get one. GOT to have a tow vehicle for what she wanted.... :)
Plowboy my wife is going to hate you, lol. I want one. Still trying to save up the pennies for a Schoefield, almost got my SW 28-2 out of lay-a-way. Gun ADD is tough. lol
@@plowboysghost I recently bought the 16 inch barrel Heritage at Alabama Pawn. If I think about it, the next time me and Bobby get together and your not busy, I'll let you use it in a video if you want. I am in love with it.
@@imjustmetoo7419 I remember Bobby telling me about that long barreled gun. That's carbine sight radius. It should be accurate. Heck...we may do that. Thanks!
That's what drew me to the 7.3. I hit it pretty hard and quick with a few upgrades and got rewarded with both a lot more power AND better fuel mileage. A 46637 air filter/air box delete, a 4" straight pipe exhaust, "Harpoon" fuel pickup mod, fuel bowl mod, and a Hydra tuner made a big difference in this truck...although I'm driving it around in the "80-hp daily driver" tune instead of the 80, 100, 120 "Performance" settings or the 140 hp "Extreme"(over 200 more ft. lbs. of torque) setting. Towing that 4200-lb. travel trailer, I'm running it in 65-hp "light tow" setting.
@@plowboysghost Thats great , I added a Super Chip to mine, added 105 HP to it and now I'm running 445 HP and put in a K&N air filter. mines a 6 speed manual and respectfully getting 16 mpg in town and 25 on the hwy in the summer. They are tough diesels and were built to last. Got mine new in 2002 and it still never fails to impress me.
@@montanamountainmen6104 This one (2000 model) has 188,000 on it. The first owner owned it up til 2018, and i got it from the 2nd owner. I believe this one has had a water pump put on it, too. It looks newer to me, anyway.
I am new to revolvers and saw one of these at my gun shop in the used case. I have started to research them and have to get one now! Really liking the revolver side of shooting. Do you think 100 bones less than a new one is worth it or go with the new one?
I have the 5.5 inch Pietta Cimarron, with all the original peacekeeper features, set screw and fixed firing pin,, and want to get this shorter barrel version, with the same original features. Seems they harder to find..
It seems like availability of certain models are in cycles. There are a bunch of a certain model for sale at the same time, then that one disappears and another or two seem to flood gunbroker and the dealers.
Just in terms of fun and intuitive shootin', do you prefer the SAA or the Schofield? I'll probably eventually own 5 or 6 old-timey revolvers, but I would like to make my money count. Them Schofields are awefully proud of themselves, judging by the price. I'd like an open-top Navy and an Outlaw, as well, but I'd just like your opinions.
Well....I couldn't pick one over the others. There are aspects of the ergonomics of each that lead some to prefer one over the other, but it's really subjective. Just holding the Schofield, it never felt like it would be "quick" with that gripframe and hammer...but..it's not slow. It's not as awkward as it seemed it would be. I happen to love a Navy Colt .36 handling, balance, grip...probably more than any of the others, so the open top Navy is a close to that feel (though it seems a little beefier). The SAA is an awesome handler, too. You see...I really can't say which I like most. I have a variety more for the variation in my interest and mood. One day I feel more like one than the other. It might be that one day I'm in the mood to watch a show or movie that features prominently one gun, and I just feel more into carrying that gun that day/week/month. It really can be as simple as that for me. I believe that they are all as capable as the hand wielding it. I would say that if you aim to get several different ones, I'd let finances dictate the order. If I have $500, I'll get a $500 gun. If I have $1000, I'll get the Schofield while i have the money. It's easier for me to come up with $500 than $1000 later on.
plowboysghost Wonderful answer. Thanks, brother. In the end, I’ll own em all...and then I’ll die and return to dust. Lol. In the meantime, you’ve helped me decide on the Navy as my first purchase.
@@adammeade2300 I've got that Man With No Name Conversion in .38 and I love it. I aim to buy an Open Top with the Navy grip but in .45 Colt. I haven't looked at the weights, but I'd almost bet that the .45 Open Top will be lighter and closer to the handling of the Navy .36 cap and ball than the .38 Open Top.....but that's all guessing since I haven't held the Open Top Navy .45 Colt.
Good video Plowboy, I have the same pistol with the same point of aim dilema, can't bring myself to start filing on the front sight.At 20 feet they are dead nuts on.
I really like your on-camera persona, it's funny yet informative. You mentioned you have a favorite load for the .45 Colt, would you kindly share it? Like you, I too have a fav load for my Ruger Vaquero-Bisley, 5.5-inch barrel in .45 Colt, (the older model built like a tank). Instead of filing the front sight, would you consider coming up with a different load that would shoot closer to point-of-aim? I gave you a "Like" and subscribed! Thanks again!!!!
Thank you for the like and the subscription. My favorite smokless (std. pressure) load is 8.2-gr of Universal under a 255-gr Lee RF bullet. It's a great load, in my opinion, and I've heavily invested in it for all seven of my guns chambered in .45 Colt...having 1400-1500 rds of it so loaded. It didn't bother me a bit to file down the front sight to get it hitting where I wanted it to. I've done that with Rugers, too.
I really appreciate your videos. Nice truck you got. Wish you well with your new revolver. Why is that front sight so far off target? I'm trying to stay away from the gunshops. Couple guns I want way too much. Take Care and keep cool, Mr. PlowBoy!
I reckon it's just thew nature of the fixed sight revolver beast. As many as I've owned and still own, it's rare that I get one that hits to the sights with my handload. It's really no big deal when they're shooting low and you have a lot of front sight height to shave off. My local dealer/enabler ordered a bunch of things he knew I'd want. Told him he was trying to run me broke...heheh. Thanks James!
I am so torn between this and an SKS. I don’t have a lot of money right now, so it’s really one or the other. The SKS is only getting harder to find and more expensive, which is irritating, hence why I want to jump on it now, albeit late to the party. However these specific guns with the four click hammer I also would like to get on now, because all the companies who used to make them seem to have been switching to the three clickers over the past few years. There’s nothing wrong with those guns, but I’d rather have a more mechanically authentic model like the one you have in this video. It also doesn’t help that both the guns I’m looking at are pretty similarly priced. I just can’t decide
@@jessewoodsonjames6669 I actually didn’t get the saa, I ended up going with the SKS. Funny you replied now, I just started looking into these guns again, not very seriously though. I’m planning to shell out the money for an auto ordinance 1927. Saw one at a local gun shop a few weeks ago and anything I was planning to buy at that moment went out the window. I still want one of these but it keeps getting bumped down the priority list. Rn, I’m getting that Tommy gun
@@someguy9982 quite a bit, about 2K, but I had just gotten home from a pretty big work trip out of state so that really help me pay for it. I feel bad for how much money I spend until I have it in my hands, the thing is a work of art. I’m already eyeing up the next one, I think I might want one of those retro M-16 A1s. I really need to stop spending money lol
Mr. plowboysghost we all wondered where you wandered off to....good to see a new video. Why do I not have local dealers with a bunch of SA Ubertis and Pietas sittin' in the case? Nice looking finish and straightforward grips. Sounds very smooth. Nice. Is that standard load a 200 gr or more like a 225 gr bullet? Thanks sir.
Thanks. I just got distracted and it's pretty humid....rough on my asthma. I tend to stay in a little more this time of year. That standard load I use is my Lee 452-255 RF bullet that actually weighs a tick over 260-gr, over 8.2gr of Universal.
@@plowboysghost Thanks sir. I had forgotten the 255 gr in 45 Colt is what the 240 gr is to the .44 Magnum. Maybe they should make a Bird's head in Ruger .480 then you could load some Ruger .480 "special" to shoot in it for manageable recoil...lol! Thanks again!
@@redesert_boy8202 Yep. 255-ish is the standard....in my thinking. Man, that .480 is one heck of a caliber. A 400-gr cast bullet at even "modest" velocities is a serious penetrator. Reduced loads for "lighter" recoil...say 850-900 fps, would still be very effective on deer sized game and bigger.
@@plowboysghost Boy you are not just a kidding...if my understanding is correct, that .480 Ruger with 400 gr would still be about 640-720 ft. lbs. Effective indeed.
@@timhood6970 Yes, sir! We're still in the same spot in Spruce Pine we've been in since the mid-'90s. My wife works out of the Post Office down there. The old Route 1 is hers.
Hey great video. I like the fact that you left the missed shots in the video. We can’t hit everything all the time. I’m‘s doing some research on a 4 inch barreled single action. I’m moving over from the world to Smith And Wesson double action revolver so I don’t know too much. Uburtis and Cimerron seem to come up a lot. Is there any versions in there lines I should avoid? I have a message out with a guy to see if his Uberti hombre is still available. Thank you in advance for any information and if you ever wanna check out my unprofessional attempt at making a CZcams channel I have some videos of my collection up. I’d love to know what you think of some of my older Smiths. Brian.
Hello Plowboysghost, love the channel. I was trying to find online the Cimarron Frontier .45 that you did a video about back on July 23. Can you tell me the model number of yours, it is confusing when looking online as they have so many versions. Thanks
Mine is Cimarron Model # PP410. I plan to do a follow up video with it (and the Uberti 1866 Yellowboy) since it/both were hitting low from the factory with my handloads. I have since took some height off the front sight(s)....and now can hit better with them :)
Dear Plowboy: I have enjoyed your channel and posts for some time. I recently acquired a brand new Pietta Cimarron Frontier 45 Colt 4 5/8" barrel identical to yours. I love it, such a smooth easy action. I use Cowboy type loads with 200gn RNFP cast bullets at about 800 fps with HP-38 or 30+gn fffg. It is very accurate and prints only slightly high for me at 10-15 yds.. I have one question for you. Is the cylinder bushing really a separate part as indicated on Cimarron FA parts diagrams? If so, how do you remove it for cleaning and lubing? Mine sure doesn't budge! Any other Cimarron owners out there please feel free to chime in also. Thank You for your channel Doris J
THe parts diagrams I see for Pietta built SAA clones all over the interwebz does indeed show the bushing it removable. This is what I found elsewhere: " Posted April 30, 2017 What a coincidence. I visited with EMF at the NRA meeting on Friday and asked some questions about the GWII. I asked about the "removable" bushing. The nice lady pulled the cylinder pin and explained that the bushing is press fit into the cylinder so that it does not turn within the cylinder. That way, any wear is confined to the bushing and the cylinder pin: " a six dollar part against a six dollar part." She did show me how the bushing could be driven out but I take it that this is not needed or desired for normal maintenance. " I removed mine using the basepin inserted through the rear of the bushing and lightly drove it out...using penetrating oil. I pressed the bushing back in and called it a day. For now..... I'll decide later on whether I'll modify it. I don't really want to booger anything up today :)
@@plowboysghost Thank you for that information. Seems like a not such good move on Pietta's part. If you do decide to remove and polish down to fit as is historically correct maybe you could do video on this topic. In any case keep them coming as I do so enjoy them Doris J
I just bought a Cimmeron Model P 4-3/4”. So is it a Uberti or Pietta? The gun hasn’t arrived, it’s headed to my FFL. I’m confused about Cimmeron and who manufactures their guns. I saw on another channel the “P” meant a Pietta? Is that true? Thanks for the help
What's the model number on the one you have coming? " Model P" doesn't mean Pietta. I *believe* the Model P is a Uberti gun. Most of the Pietta guns that I know of that Cimarron sells have a model number with the prefix "PP", but I don't think that all of their Piettas necessarily have that prefix. The one in this video has "PP" model number and is a "Frontier" model, which is one of Cimarron's pietta designations. A lot of their Uberti guns have the prefix "CA", but then again, I don't believe all of them necessarily do. Bear in mind that I rarely talk to anyone at Cimarron and it's as a customer when I do. They don't endorse me or help me in any way, no matter how of their guns I own and have owned...nor how many I've helped them sell. I've never approached them in a business/CZcams kind of way, but I's bet I'm not "the sort" they'd endorse, anyway.
@@plowboysghost thanks man. Yeah the only thing I see from the online place I bought it from is their part number and then 1873 Model P / Pre-War Frame barrel length and of course single action. They’ve not even shipped it yet. Just purchased it Tuesday. I don’t guess it matters it’s just the more I study the Cimmaron guns the more confused I become as to who makes them. Thanks again. Love your channel
Heheh...I have to take into account that there are a lot of good northerners who may not have seen earlier videos of mine where I explain the distinction between "northerner" and "yankee".
More than likely, most people did fire a single action revolver in the 19th Century with one hand, however...there is no way of knowing just how many also fired them with two hands. I'd wager that two handed firing was a LOT more common when the moment/situation dictated accuracy meant more than speed. I'm a let form follow function kind of guy...and I'd bet that practicality led the people of that time to shoot however was more efficient based on their experience. They didn't have the interwebz to tell them that their experience was "wrong".
8.2 gr of Universal under a Lee .452-255RF. It's still std. pressure load (8.5 gr max) but above the "cowboy max" of 7.8 gr. Its one of only two.45 Colt loads I run in all my std pressure replica sixguns and leverguns...the other being the same bullet SPG lubed over 40 gr of 3f bp.
Yup! Just let one go. Sold at gun show 4days ago. 4" high to the left every damn shot at 12yards. While my German 45 SA's held true. Was pissed, I liked everything bout that gun except accuracy too far off.
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This guy is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS 😂
I WISH HE WAS MY NEIGHBOR..!
Very kind of you!
Beautiful pistol! Pietta makes one of the best reproduction six shooters around.
I'm definitely a fan!
Absolutly true!!!
arent they the best actually?
Thanks for the video. You will love that truck, by the way. I bought one just like it new in 2000, and when I sold it recently with 135,000 miles on it, it still ran like a top. That 7.3 is probably the best engine Ford ever put in a truck.
Knowing your hold was like the first thing i was taught with SAA guns and im so glad people let me know about it, i was out with my friends shooting targets at different ranges and no one could hit anything except for me because they didnt know how to aim on the blade, after i explained how i was aiming all of my friends were hitting milk jugs at about 25 yards id say maybe a lil closer🤙🏻
Looks like a nice piece. Easy to file the sight to the correct height.
Yep. A little off the front sight and it'll sling 'em where i want 'em.
Perdy Peestol!
Real nice 4x4 F O R D too !
Thanks For the Shootn' Channel!
Blessings to Ya, Man!
Hawk.
Thanks, my friend!
I do really appreciate the raw video footage honest and good reviews. This is what people can expect at times from a off the shelf gun. Some fitting may be required!
Thanks.
Hi! That’s such a pretty pistol!!! Like you and Mr. Jakeway were saying, my Ubertis are fine guns that I’m glad to have, but my one and only Pietta’s action is WAY slicker and lighter. Looks like you got a good one too! Nice truck!
Thanks! That's the way tit seems to be going the last few years with SAA clones. I went down there to get that old model Uberti...and it was/is a fine firearm....but the smooth, light action on this one was what sold me this one.
Nice .45 - Love the truck.
Thank you. I've got bit so hard by the 7.3 Powerstroke bug lately that I'm having to resist the urge to do videos on 7.3 mods/upgrades/performance.
@@plowboysghost To many upgrades will eat into your gun money.
@@johnnypipe Sure could. I'm just afeared of dragging that new travel trailer down the highway too far off with a 20 year old truck (though with the best reputation for longevity and toughness) without doing all i can to make sure it's in good working order. 187,000 miles on a 7.3 isn't much, though.
I have this Pietta in .45 Colt with 5.5 ”barrel. The shape of the cylinder is beautiful, the timing is great. I coated the CCH frame with a shellac layer! The only problem I had with it was that I slid the basepin in with the notches slightly turned. This caused the basepin to come out while firing. A slight circular scratch on the cylinder was the result. Fortunately hardly noticeable. A circular notch on the basepin like the Uberti has would be better. The Pietta is one of the best nicest Colt clones. Like your channel very much 👍 Regards from Austria
I, too, wish Pietta would cut the retention groove all the way around the pin. It's tedious to get it in just right and not let it turn on me.
Thank you!
@@plowboysghost Do you think Uberti's basepin will fit the Pietta?
Wanted! Mister Gong. Leader of the steel gang. He's just laughing at us now :(
He has no respect for me. He'll learn.
I love your honesty
Thank you.
Love that you don't edit out your videos when things go wrong. You're my kind of guy ... I don't either.
We all need a healthy serving of reality...so that's what I feel most responsible serving.
" Try to stay away from the gun shop, I've got enough as it is"........ LOL......Right..........There's never enough.
You didn't REALLY think I was going to stay away from the gun shop....did you? ...heheheh
Yeah, enough guns? Never.
Good looking gun but also a fine looking pickem up truck setting there too
I have the same gun. sure love it and the price was good too. Thank you
I've got mine right nest to the keyboard while i type this. I'm really liking this one. Thanks!
I have a Uberti Birdshead modle with a short barrel-3.5 maybe 4 inch barrel in 45 Colt. Love it. Haven't shot it this year yet> your vid reminds me I have to
Get it out and shoot it....just make sure you keep some ammo put back for what may...
@@plowboysghost I have over 800 rounds loaded for it
@@daviddejong187 Heck yeah!
I just got one today. The silky smooth action is amazing!!! I absolutely love it.
Does it have a transfer safety bar?
Sweet piece! I'm wanting a bird's head 357 here lately.
Thanks.
I want another Cimarron Lightning .38. I had one a few years ago that I try to get back every time I see the current owner.
Mr. Pat, what about that new Ruger bird's head Blackhawk 45 Colt/45 Auto SA with XS front sight dot in flat black?
@@redesert_boy8202 I actually had my hands on the Carry Hawk a couple weeks ago. It was really hard for me to leave it there. I've got a ton of 45 acp and wouldn't mind loading for 45 LC.
@@PatRMG Mr. Pat, I had often wanted the Model 5050 Ruger Redhawk DA/SA 45 Colt/ 45 ACP however this Carry Hawk as you call it has my attention even as an SA. Have you ever handled that Redhawk compared the Carry Hawk, because I have heard the grip design on the Redhawk is not that comfortable.
@@redesert_boy8202 That 5050 looks nice. I'll be looking out for one!
The shop still has the Carry Hawk. It's killing me not to pick it up, but I have priorities right now.
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Heheheh. Thanks!
Great video as usual plowboy. Been wanting to get one of those pietta frontiers for a while now. Believe EMF Company stock some really nice piettas, 4 clickers. But I'm about to pick up a rifle that I've had my eye on for years. My birthday is on Monday and wife let me treat myself to a dandy gift: 1885 high wall by uberti, in 45-70 😃 Just waiting on the gun shop to call me when it's delivered today. Go get one of those and do a video on it! We can be twinsies! 🤣👊 Stay safe and healthy brother 🙏
Hell....a Uberti 1885 high wall .45/70? I'M excited for YOU. That would be awesome!
Thanks....and Happy (early) Birthday!
I used to have one of these back in the early 2000’s sadly I traded it, wish I still had it.
Nice pistola! - I still haven't fired the Uberti 1873 .45 5.5'' Nickel plated model I got myself for Christmas. Finally found some ammo for it, nd can't wait to take it for a spin!
I love single action revolvers and all the fixed sight ones I have or had either shot high or low. I either addressed the front sight or just learned where to hold on the target or critter. I enjoy your videos, nice revolver and truck. 🇺🇸
Thank you.
I'd compensate for the sights if they were hitting closer, but I don't like having to hold so far over the target that I can't see the target. I'll break out the Dremel, the file, and the cold blue in the coming days.
Hello Plowboyghost It’s not that hard to turn the barrels in these revolvers I bought me a barrel Vice that uses wood blocks a little rosin on the barrel when you clamp it in and a two by four for the cylinder window and you can correct the windage and if they shoot low take file to the front sight
That’s a good looking gun and a good lookin pickup you have back there
Thank you. I did the first part of the video on the tailgate so I moved it over in the shade...which is why the truck is in the video.
Dig the channel. Subbed.. Cimarron makes good replicas. Just won a 45 colt one in a raffle. It’s the pistoleer with 5 1/2 inch barrel. Love it.
I was wanting a Smoke Wagon deluxe or a Vaquero. But, my LGS didn't have any single actions in stock. So, I settled for a S&W 686 6". I'm wishing I shopped around for a Taylors or Cimarron. When I find one, I'll trade the 686 on one.
I hear you....though a 6" 686 would be nice to have, too.
There's NO SUCH THING as Too Many guns, Plowboy....we ALL know that! 👍🏻
Exactly. I'm already plotting my next gun acquisitions
@@plowboysghost I'd like to get a 1911. I've never had one, and I don't know why I've never gotten one before.
@@SierraBravo347 I want another 1911
@@plowboysghost I don't know why, but the Ruger SR1911 keeps catching my eye. There's just something I like about the looks of it.
Fine looking weapon
Thank you kindly.
Thank you for the video Plowboysghost.
Ive been looking for a 45 colt to carry with my new marlin 1895CB
...and I still want a 26" 1895 Cowboy,,,in addition to the CBA I have.
@@plowboysghost I bought the 26" CB last week, very pleased with it.
Serial # dates it at November 2018, tore it down, installed a beartooth stainless mag follower and saddle ring safety delete.
Put a lyman globe on the front and a smith enterprises folding ladder rear sight at the rear.
Then finished up with a wild west trigger.
Slugged the barrel last night and now going through my molds.
Beautiful revolver.
Beautiful! Now make sure you have adequate ammunition and FOOD... seriously that needs to be your focus now. Stock up on food. Campbells soup and... well whatever you can find. Assume you need to stock up for about a year of no electricity and you still need to eat. Good luck man :)
We were putting up some food starting back in january. Got a small garden, too. I have "some" ammo, but it's never enough to make me happy. I have guns that y'all don't see me shoot because I'm hording those calibers I don't load. I quickly reload ammo that I do shoot on camera. I can't sleep with empty brass lying around.
@@plowboysghost I live in China. I've been a teacher here in Chengdu for about 10 years. The world is changing. Ammunition that you don't need is good trading material but food is what is important (at the end of the day). Take care of yourself and your family. May GOD almighty be with you and yours. Thank you for your channel. Reminds me of home. Good luck brother. Stay safe.
@@craigmartinj Thank you, very much. You take care.
Nice sixgun. It’s good to see you. I hope all is well in your part of Alabama.
Of course it is...we keep our liberals in line. Haha
Thank you. We're good here. Taking precautions and playing it smart/safe as we can.
@@imjustmetoo7419 Heheheh
My Uberti 1858 new model army revolver using the Howell .45 colt conversion cylinder tends to hit about 4 to 8 inches high at 12 to 15 yards distance. My favorite target is cantaloupes so I aim a few inches below the cantaloupes
I'll take you for a neighbor any day!
Mighty kind of you.
Nice looking gun
Thanks. I believe Pietta Cimarrons are finished pretty well.
Sweet piece of iron, looks like once you file that front sight down she's going to be a real good shooter.
That's what I'm thinking, too. Thanks!
I've got two just like that. I intend to shoot a 250 grain rnfp lead bullet at 800 fps from mine. I figure if they shoot low, then that's better than shooting high. Much easier to remove some front sight than add....
Yep. 👍
Always enjoy watching your videos. I'm not sure yet if I like Pietta better than Uberti...but you convinced me to try a lighter main spring in my Ubertis. I agree on reloading soon after shooting. I think I have about 20 empty 45 Colt brass right now. (I tend to reload in groups of 50, but I'll do 35 if I have them.)
I had a couple dozen .45 Colt cases in the tumbler before these I shot in this video. Turned the tumbler on after the video and plan to reload them this evening.
Thanks for the good word...and i own Ubertis. I hope i don't steer anyone away from their great guns by stating my preferences (well....I don't care if I steer them away from the Cattleman II guns :) ). I own several Uberti guns and love each one of them.
Ha! I told myself that same damned lie. Gonna hit 70 here soon and if there's one thing I learned, you can't ever have enough or too many.
To the gunshop!!!
👍😄👍
Nice pistol. Nice truck too. I really liked the Remington Outlaw Cimmy, you had/have
Thanks. Yeah, I like the '75 Remington, myself.
The truck is something I wanted for a long time, but had to wait until my wife decided she wanted a travel trailer to get one. GOT to have a tow vehicle for what she wanted.... :)
Uberti makes cimarron guns
Not this one. Cimarron's Frontier and Pistolero lines are made by Pietta.
Plowboy my wife is going to hate you, lol. I want one. Still trying to save up the pennies for a Schoefield, almost got my SW 28-2 out of lay-a-way. Gun ADD is tough. lol
Heheheh...my apologies.. :)
Nice gun keep up the good work
Thank you.
There's just something about a revolver. Everytime I go to buy a semi hand gun...I walk out with a revolver.
I agree.
I own a plastic autoloader, but i don't see those guns as the "art" that i see revolvers as.
@@plowboysghost I see the plastic guns as utility tools. The steel guns are truly art that can be personalized and made family heirlooms.
@@jamesa.7604 I agree with that. I have a new Taurus G3 that is confidence inspiring...just not "pretty" to a wood and steel feller.
@@plowboysghost I recently bought the 16 inch barrel Heritage at Alabama Pawn. If I think about it, the next time me and Bobby get together and your not busy, I'll let you use it in a video if you want. I am in love with it.
@@imjustmetoo7419 I remember Bobby telling me about that long barreled gun. That's carbine sight radius. It should be accurate. Heck...we may do that. Thanks!
Good luck getting it sighted in!
I lowered the front sight a few days ago...as well as the front sight on that '66 Yellowboy carbine. Got 'em both where i can hit with them now.
I have one of those in .44 win mag and it shoots crazy low aswell, i like everything besides that
A little of the front sight and she'll be a reliable hitter.
Nice pistol. I have a 7.3 as well, they are bullet proof.
That's what drew me to the 7.3. I hit it pretty hard and quick with a few upgrades and got rewarded with both a lot more power AND better fuel mileage. A 46637 air filter/air box delete, a 4" straight pipe exhaust, "Harpoon" fuel pickup mod, fuel bowl mod, and a Hydra tuner made a big difference in this truck...although I'm driving it around in the "80-hp daily driver" tune instead of the 80, 100, 120 "Performance" settings or the 140 hp "Extreme"(over 200 more ft. lbs. of torque) setting.
Towing that 4200-lb. travel trailer, I'm running it in 65-hp "light tow" setting.
@@plowboysghost Thats great , I added a Super Chip to mine, added 105 HP to it and now I'm running 445 HP and put in a K&N air filter. mines a 6 speed manual and respectfully getting 16 mpg in town and 25 on the hwy in the summer. They are tough diesels and were built to last. Got mine new in 2002 and it still never fails to impress me.
@@montanamountainmen6104 Cool that you're the original owner. How many miles you got on it now?
@@plowboysghost Oh 220k, runs great had a few repairs here and there, ball joints, water pump, hubs and a few glow plugs over the years.
@@montanamountainmen6104 This one (2000 model) has 188,000 on it. The first owner owned it up til 2018, and i got it from the 2nd owner. I believe this one has had a water pump put on it, too. It looks newer to me, anyway.
Love you brother How are you holding up love channel and support you brother great man!!!
Thank you. Sorry I missed this comment earlier...
I am new to revolvers and saw one of these at my gun shop in the used case. I have started to research them and have to get one now! Really liking the revolver side of shooting. Do you think 100 bones less than a new one is worth it or go with the new one?
Love it brother!
Thank you!
I just got one I love it!!!😎👍
I have the 5.5 inch Pietta Cimarron, with all the original peacekeeper features, set screw and fixed firing pin,, and want to get this shorter barrel version, with the same original features. Seems they harder to find..
It seems like availability of certain models are in cycles. There are a bunch of a certain model for sale at the same time, then that one disappears and another or two seem to flood gunbroker and the dealers.
Just in terms of fun and intuitive shootin', do you prefer the SAA or the Schofield? I'll probably eventually own 5 or 6 old-timey revolvers, but I would like to make my money count. Them Schofields are awefully proud of themselves, judging by the price. I'd like an open-top Navy and an Outlaw, as well, but I'd just like your opinions.
Well....I couldn't pick one over the others. There are aspects of the ergonomics of each that lead some to prefer one over the other, but it's really subjective.
Just holding the Schofield, it never felt like it would be "quick" with that gripframe and hammer...but..it's not slow. It's not as awkward as it seemed it would be.
I happen to love a Navy Colt .36 handling, balance, grip...probably more than any of the others, so the open top Navy is a close to that feel (though it seems a little beefier).
The SAA is an awesome handler, too.
You see...I really can't say which I like most. I have a variety more for the variation in my interest and mood. One day I feel more like one than the other. It might be that one day I'm in the mood to watch a show or movie that features prominently one gun, and I just feel more into carrying that gun that day/week/month. It really can be as simple as that for me.
I believe that they are all as capable as the hand wielding it.
I would say that if you aim to get several different ones, I'd let finances dictate the order. If I have $500, I'll get a $500 gun. If I have $1000, I'll get the Schofield while i have the money. It's easier for me to come up with $500 than $1000 later on.
plowboysghost Wonderful answer. Thanks, brother. In the end, I’ll own em all...and then I’ll die and return to dust. Lol. In the meantime, you’ve helped me decide on the Navy as my first purchase.
@@adammeade2300 I've got that Man With No Name Conversion in .38 and I love it. I aim to buy an Open Top with the Navy grip but in .45 Colt. I haven't looked at the weights, but I'd almost bet that the .45 Open Top will be lighter and closer to the handling of the Navy .36 cap and ball than the .38 Open Top.....but that's all guessing since I haven't held the Open Top Navy .45 Colt.
Good video Plowboy, I have the same pistol with the same point of aim dilema, can't bring myself to start filing on the front sight.At 20 feet they are dead nuts on.
I figure these will be dead on at SOME distance or another, but I'll take some height off the front sight...probably in the next few days.. Thanks!
Also Plowboy, I use Trail-boss powder and 200 grainer lead cast, leave the 250 grain plated bullets for the Winchester.
How about another video with your Marlin 1895 CBA?
I could make one, but i don't know if I'd shoot it right now, in these skinny reloading component-days.
I really like your on-camera persona, it's funny yet informative. You mentioned you have a favorite load for the .45 Colt, would you kindly share it?
Like you, I too have a fav load for my Ruger Vaquero-Bisley, 5.5-inch barrel in .45 Colt, (the older model built like a tank).
Instead of filing the front sight, would you consider coming up with a different load that would shoot closer to point-of-aim?
I gave you a "Like" and subscribed!
Thanks again!!!!
Thank you for the like and the subscription.
My favorite smokless (std. pressure) load is 8.2-gr of Universal under a 255-gr Lee RF bullet.
It's a great load, in my opinion, and I've heavily invested in it for all seven of my guns chambered in .45 Colt...having 1400-1500 rds of it so loaded.
It didn't bother me a bit to file down the front sight to get it hitting where I wanted it to. I've done that with Rugers, too.
I really appreciate your videos. Nice truck you got. Wish you well with your new revolver. Why is that front sight so far off target? I'm trying to stay away from the gunshops. Couple guns I want way too much. Take Care and keep cool, Mr. PlowBoy!
I reckon it's just thew nature of the fixed sight revolver beast. As many as I've owned and still own, it's rare that I get one that hits to the sights with my handload. It's really no big deal when they're shooting low and you have a lot of front sight height to shave off.
My local dealer/enabler ordered a bunch of things he knew I'd want. Told him he was trying to run me broke...heheh. Thanks James!
That face 8:10
Not meant to be freeze-framed...heheheh
I am so torn between this and an SKS. I don’t have a lot of money right now, so it’s really one or the other. The SKS is only getting harder to find and more expensive, which is irritating, hence why I want to jump on it now, albeit late to the party. However these specific guns with the four click hammer I also would like to get on now, because all the companies who used to make them seem to have been switching to the three clickers over the past few years. There’s nothing wrong with those guns, but I’d rather have a more mechanically authentic model like the one you have in this video. It also doesn’t help that both the guns I’m looking at are pretty similarly priced. I just can’t decide
Hope you got the Pistol,Wanna Sell it?LOL!
@@jessewoodsonjames6669 I actually didn’t get the saa, I ended up going with the SKS. Funny you replied now, I just started looking into these guns again, not very seriously though. I’m planning to shell out the money for an auto ordinance 1927. Saw one at a local gun shop a few weeks ago and anything I was planning to buy at that moment went out the window. I still want one of these but it keeps getting bumped down the priority list. Rn, I’m getting that Tommy gun
@@someguy9982 quite a bit, about 2K, but I had just gotten home from a pretty big work trip out of state so that really help me pay for it. I feel bad for how much money I spend until I have it in my hands, the thing is a work of art. I’m already eyeing up the next one, I think I might want one of those retro M-16 A1s. I really need to stop spending money lol
Mr. plowboysghost we all wondered where you wandered off to....good to see a new video. Why do I not have local dealers with a bunch of SA Ubertis and Pietas sittin' in the case? Nice looking finish and straightforward grips. Sounds very smooth. Nice. Is that standard load a 200 gr or more like a 225 gr bullet? Thanks sir.
Thanks. I just got distracted and it's pretty humid....rough on my asthma. I tend to stay in a little more this time of year.
That standard load I use is my Lee 452-255 RF bullet that actually weighs a tick over 260-gr, over 8.2gr of Universal.
@@plowboysghost Thanks sir. I had forgotten the 255 gr in 45 Colt is what the 240 gr is to the .44 Magnum. Maybe they should make a Bird's head in Ruger .480 then you could load some Ruger .480 "special" to shoot in it for manageable recoil...lol! Thanks again!
@@redesert_boy8202 Yep. 255-ish is the standard....in my thinking.
Man, that .480 is one heck of a caliber. A 400-gr cast bullet at even "modest" velocities is a serious penetrator. Reduced loads for "lighter" recoil...say 850-900 fps, would still be very effective on deer sized game and bigger.
@@plowboysghost Boy you are not just a kidding...if my understanding is correct, that .480 Ruger with 400 gr would still be about 640-720 ft. lbs. Effective indeed.
@@redesert_boy8202 Getting that .480 and actually studying that caliber made me a huge fan of .480.
Aint you one of us Hackleburg boys?
Sure am. I saw you'd subscribed and recognized your name right off.
@@plowboysghost yep thats her! Been awhile, hope you are doing good!
@@timhood6970 Yes, sir! We're still in the same spot in Spruce Pine we've been in since the mid-'90s. My wife works out of the Post Office down there. The old Route 1 is hers.
Great videos! Do you prefer this gun over the nickel pistolaro or are they about the same?
They are the same under the finish. I prefer the blued/case color model, myself.
When are we gona get to see you and Duke do a live chat again?
Not sure. I'm game for live chats, I reckon...though my limited experience with live chat has convinced me that I don't talk enough to run one.
Hey great video. I like the fact that you left the missed shots in the video. We can’t hit everything all the time. I’m‘s doing some research on a 4 inch barreled single action. I’m moving over from the world to Smith And Wesson double action revolver so I don’t know too much. Uburtis and Cimerron seem to come up a lot. Is there any versions in there lines I should avoid? I have a message out with a guy to see if his Uberti hombre is still available. Thank you in advance for any information and if you ever wanna check out my unprofessional attempt at making a CZcams channel I have some videos of my collection up. I’d love to know what you think of some of my older Smiths. Brian.
I like it you mind if i ask how much ya paid for it, I wouldn't mind buying one cool gun
Better too much front sight than too little.... right?
Yep. I had to make a taller front sight for my heritage RR .22 single action.
Hey Plowboy, any chance we get another video on the Griswold?
Should be the next one.
plowboysghost looking forward to it!
Hello Plowboysghost, love the channel. I was trying to find online the Cimarron Frontier .45 that you did a video about back on July 23. Can you tell me the model number of yours, it is confusing when looking online as they have so many versions. Thanks
Mine is Cimarron Model # PP410. I plan to do a follow up video with it (and the Uberti 1866 Yellowboy) since it/both were hitting low from the factory with my handloads. I have since took some height off the front sight(s)....and now can hit better with them :)
Dear Plowboy: I have enjoyed your channel and posts for some time. I recently acquired a brand new Pietta Cimarron Frontier 45 Colt 4 5/8" barrel identical
to yours. I love it, such a smooth easy action. I use Cowboy type loads with 200gn RNFP cast bullets at about 800 fps with HP-38 or 30+gn fffg.
It is very accurate and prints only slightly high for me at 10-15 yds.. I have one question for you. Is the cylinder bushing really a separate part
as indicated on Cimarron FA parts diagrams? If so, how do you remove it for cleaning and lubing? Mine sure doesn't budge! Any other
Cimarron owners out there please feel free to chime in also.
Thank You for your channel
Doris J
Addendum: correction the proper name of the part is "base pin bushing"
THe parts diagrams I see for Pietta built SAA clones all over the interwebz does indeed show the bushing it removable.
This is what I found elsewhere:
" Posted April 30, 2017
What a coincidence. I visited with EMF at the NRA meeting on Friday and asked some questions about the GWII. I asked about the "removable" bushing. The nice lady pulled the cylinder pin and explained that the bushing is press fit into the cylinder so that it does not turn within the cylinder. That way, any wear is confined to the bushing and the cylinder pin: " a six dollar part against a six dollar part."
She did show me how the bushing could be driven out but I take it that this is not needed or desired for normal maintenance. "
I removed mine using the basepin inserted through the rear of the bushing and lightly drove it out...using penetrating oil.
I pressed the bushing back in and called it a day. For now..... I'll decide later on whether I'll modify it. I don't really want to booger anything up today :)
@@plowboysghost Thank you for that information. Seems like a not such good move on Pietta's part. If you do decide to remove and polish down to fit as is historically correct maybe you could do video on this topic. In any case keep them coming as I do so enjoy them Doris J
The problem with peitta is the rifling is almost nonexistant....
Mine are quite accurate.
My two Pietta's had oversized bolts that would peen the cylinder notch. How is yours.Otherwise good accurate guns.Thanks for the video !
I haven't had that problem with any of the Piettas I've owned. Odd that you've had two that way...
I just bought a Cimmeron Model P 4-3/4”. So is it a Uberti or Pietta? The gun hasn’t arrived, it’s headed to my FFL. I’m confused about Cimmeron and who manufactures their guns. I saw on another channel the “P” meant a Pietta? Is that true? Thanks for the help
What's the model number on the one you have coming?
" Model P" doesn't mean Pietta. I *believe* the Model P is a Uberti gun.
Most of the Pietta guns that I know of that Cimarron sells have a model number with the prefix "PP", but I don't think that all of their Piettas necessarily have that prefix. The one in this video has "PP" model number and is a "Frontier" model, which is one of Cimarron's pietta designations.
A lot of their Uberti guns have the prefix "CA", but then again, I don't believe all of them necessarily do.
Bear in mind that I rarely talk to anyone at Cimarron and it's as a customer when I do. They don't endorse me or help me in any way, no matter how of their guns I own and have owned...nor how many I've helped them sell.
I've never approached them in a business/CZcams kind of way, but I's bet I'm not "the sort" they'd endorse, anyway.
@@plowboysghost thanks man. Yeah the only thing I see from the online place I bought it from is their part number and then 1873 Model P / Pre-War Frame barrel length and of course single action. They’ve not even shipped it yet. Just purchased it Tuesday. I don’t guess it matters it’s just the more I study the Cimmaron guns the more confused I become as to who makes them. Thanks again. Love your channel
@@stevesharber634 Either way, you'll have a very nice single action Colt clone.
Thank you for the compliment!
What leather holster you recommend?
What's this Yankee stuff? The word is damn Yankee.
Heheh...I have to take into account that there are a lot of good northerners who may not have seen earlier videos of mine where I explain the distinction between "northerner" and "yankee".
Hi there! Thanks for the review! Is part number on this model the PP512?
No, this one is the PP410.
@@plowboysghost Thanks for the info!
Cycle that thing 1 handed like its supposed to.
More than likely, most people did fire a single action revolver in the 19th Century with one hand, however...there is no way of knowing just how many also fired them with two hands.
I'd wager that two handed firing was a LOT more common when the moment/situation dictated accuracy meant more than speed.
I'm a let form follow function kind of guy...and I'd bet that practicality led the people of that time to shoot however was more efficient based on their experience.
They didn't have the interwebz to tell them that their experience was "wrong".
I have the pistolero, don't see much difference.
First
Heheh...
What's is your standard 45lc load?
A tumble lubed 255-gr Lee RF bullet over 8.2-gr of Universal and the same bullet lubed with SPG over 40-gr of 3F.
Thanks for the info I'll have to try that load if I can find some Universal, enjoy your videos@@plowboysghost
Is it better than a uberti
Are you from Alabama
I am.
Hell I'm a yank and I don't care much for Custer either🤣
He was an ambitious peacock, wasn't he.
Im an aussie and i can't stand Custer either... I'm a Kelly ,love Ned..🇳🇿
@@johnkelly1065 I watched a movie about Ben hall it was pretty good
What loads are you running, and how hot are they?
8.2 gr of Universal under a Lee .452-255RF. It's still std. pressure load (8.5 gr max) but above the "cowboy max" of 7.8 gr. Its one of only two.45 Colt loads I run in all my std pressure replica sixguns and leverguns...the other being the same bullet SPG lubed over 40 gr of 3f bp.
@@plowboysghost Thank you sir for the information. Have a great day.
@@goatzega3006 You too. 🍻
Yup! Just let one go. Sold at gun show 4days ago. 4" high to the left every damn shot at 12yards. While my German 45 SA's held true. Was pissed, I liked everything bout that gun except accuracy too far off.