The Old West is a “distressed” or “antique” finish option offered by Pietta. Otherwise the revolver is identical to their standard 1860 Army reproduction.
0:01 introduction and unboxing
2:10 Overview of Pietta Old West finish
3:32 Pietta Colt Army compared to original Colt 1860 army finish
5:49 New Pietta rollmarking is less pronounced than previous years
6:53 Old west finish compared to standard blued and case hardened Pietta
7:46 barrel OD measured compared to original Colt and is identical
8:12 differences between original Colt and Pietta reproduction
10:35 first shots with Pietta 1860 Army Old west finish
12:38 five-shot group offhand at 15 yards
14:48 Ted Cash snail capper refill how to
15:20 More shooting from a different angle pietta colt army
16:37 My Piettas have been very reliable out of the box
