1851 Navy Sheriff Pietta Black Powder Pistol .44 Caliber

I just purchased the .44 Navy Sheriff model. Besutiful revolver and handy. I havent fired it yet, supplies coming in soon. Cant find the #10 caps, but got the cap tool and primer compound on the way. This revolver is heavy. I love it. I live about 30 miles from BudK. I drove to pick mine up.

Love it balance,handling an shoot ability is great. My wife loved it so much it is now hers and she wants a 2nd one. Added color change pearl grips to blue in sunlight for her. 25 grains blackpowder or Pyrodex then 10 grains dry cream of wheat followed by lubes wad then .454 ball seems to give good acuracy. Pinch #11 caps or change to Treso or Slix Shots nipples. 600 to 1000 grit sandpaper very lightly smooth hammer safety slot an flat porcitions. Please watch a video or take to a gunsmith. This will in my opinion give you many years of reliable service. BudK has great prices an terrific customer care. We will continue to be customers.

It's a well made revolver. And ch kadels was easy to deal with. Thanks a million

Now this is a revolver . I feel like a kid again , took her out and hit tin cans , paper targets and old milk jugs full of water ..... AWESOME ! You can`t go wrong with one of these on your hip :)

Very heavy .

It's a great gun I conceal carry it daily believ it or not.

I love the shorter barrel! It's just as accurate as the long barrels Seems to be quality made....so far

Shipped very fast after waiting for what felt like forever to come back into stock, gun looks and feels amazing! My first CB revolver was a ROA so this 1851 had quite a competitor as far as what I had to compare with. Cannot wait to shoot this 1851 and plink some targets! Saving up for a 3rd CB arm but I think a rifle next up!

When I took it out of the box I fell in love with it . This pistol looks an feel so good in my hand. I could see why a sheriff would feel comfortable with this pistol the weight feel just right.The trigger action is perfect. '''Hell this pistol is to beautiful to shoot it needs to be displate.. But I bet I will breakdown soo an see how it fires. Thank you'''''''''' BudK'' Thomas Neal

Having previous read much on fit and finish of Pietta grips and frames, I was pleased to find that on my example these issues were non existent. The fit and finish of metal to wood were supurb with only a couple of spots where the wood was a bit high. Easily leveled with a careful application of a thumb nail. The blueing was excellent, uniform and glossy. The roll engraving on the cylinder was even, sharp and deep. The cylinder to barrel gap is the tightest on any revolver I have ever owned, very impressive. Brass frame was highly polished with no scratches or tool marks, only the cylinder lock screw head sat a bit high compared with the trigger and hammer pivot screws. The only real negative to report is that the finish on the loading lever was spotty, with a fingerprint size bald spot on the left side. Since this is not genuine case-hardening, I don't care too much, but it did cost a half star to the rating. Overall, a fine quality piece that I would recommend to others.