Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Good day: I have a line on one of these. Trying to decide to buy or not to buy. I am interested in opinions from folks who shoot them. Likes? Dislikes? Would you buy another one? Thanks in advance --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Which model specifically? I've owned GW2 Californians in .357 and .45 and loved them both; they have Navy Grip frames. I've owned GW2 Alchemista 2s, that were great guns too, but didn't care for the Army grip frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngson Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 I to have a set of Californians and a set of alchemistas. I prefer the army grips. I love them and would buy them again in a instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall John Joseph Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 GWII’s are great guns. Smooth out of the box. Beautiful finish. They are Piettas. MJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Badly Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 https://youtu.be/soq4GOQcZ4Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisco Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 My wife has been shooting a pair of 4-3/4” .357 GWII Californians since about the time they came out (maybe 15 years? can’t recall…). Great shooters and never any problems. Hers came with checkered wood grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needle-Nose-Tom Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Love mine too, great shooter I got to match up my old smokewagon with the no safety features. Just about identical had them both shipped out for a color case job, blue screw package and action job just for the hell of it. It's on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throckmorton,23149 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I sincerely love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Regulator Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 No excuse for knife edges on mine, but I took care of it and like the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Piettas are the best clone out there. Prices have not inflated as much as Rugers (which are not clones) over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I've owned/shot four. Worked on a bunch more. "Worked on" is kind of a misnomer. Other than a Main Spring change and cutting the Base Pin, I never found much to "work on." The Pietta Great Western II is the best value for dollar on the market for SAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriah, SASS # 53822 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Dawg, I had to put shims under the cylinder bushings to take the slop out of the cylinder forward/back movement. Four shims, Brownells, .001”. If you ease the hammer down, my gun caught on a bur. It never failed to fire at full cock. I just address the bar with a diamond file. I like it. Uriah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I like to shoot mine. Darn things shoot where I aim them, not necessarily the target. Therefore, my misses are cause by the guns. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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