I have two Pietta 58's, both purchased from Cabelas, one about ten years ago, one about a year ago. The newest one went back to Cabelas for an exchange; hammer would slip. The new one is perfect. Cabelas has some decent sale prices - I got the last 58 for $189.00, and their return policy is bulletproof.
Years ago I bought a Uberti Paterson from Cabelas and it locked up out of the box. Sent back for refund. Then I bought a Uberti Henry (years ago) and the stock had "drip marks" on the stock. Exchanged and they sent another, supposedly with prior examination, and it was just as bad. Sent it back for a refund. Makes you think about what may be being sent to Cabelas from overseas. I am not a purchasing agent, so I don't know. All the returns were on Cabela's $, but I had more quality control problems with Uberti. If I knew it was true, I would rather pay a few dollars more to, let's say Taylors, if I knew they went through each one for fit and function.
Back to the original post. Like what's been said, the Pietta 58 is a lot of pistol for $189, but they have been making them for a lot of years. They should have it right by now. I have had no problems since I have owned them, and have used R&D cylinders to boot.
I believe the owner of Pietta is a member of this site. I would like to hear about factory quality control steps.
MJJ