David LaPell
32 Cal
The Spanish made guns that Traditions sells, which are pretty much the same guns CVA used to sell, really aren't as bad as their reputation sometimes makes them out to be. Granted they're not very close historically to the originals but they're alot of fun to shoot. I bought this .50 Traditions Kentucky a while back and it's a really great shooter. I've shot it offhand out to 125 yards (pretty much the length of our local range) and it hits consistently. I've added a few details to it, some brass tacks and I swapped out the front sight with a custom turtle sight, which is a combination of the original base because the dovetail the turtle came with was too shallow to work with the dovetail. There's a metal post going through both holding it together as well as epoxied with JB Weld. It's held up to a lot of shooting so far with no issues and comes right up on target.
![TraditionsKentucky6.jpg TraditionsKentucky6.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323673-d34a858910ae57626f1674515b011504.jpg)
My homemade "redcoat" target with the Traditions Kentucky. I shot this target offhand at 125 yards with .490" roundballs, 55 grains of 3F Goex and .010" patches lubed with Bore Butter.
![Kentuckyrifle125.jpg Kentuckyrifle125.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323675-c4386e6603c63bb4da3a7a28945965a1.jpg)
My custom turtle sight on the Traditions Kentucky rifle.
![turtlesight2.jpg turtlesight2.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323677-4a9fc2ba6f8294851110902d4d5471de.jpg)
![TraditionsKentucky6.jpg TraditionsKentucky6.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323673-d34a858910ae57626f1674515b011504.jpg)
My homemade "redcoat" target with the Traditions Kentucky. I shot this target offhand at 125 yards with .490" roundballs, 55 grains of 3F Goex and .010" patches lubed with Bore Butter.
![Kentuckyrifle125.jpg Kentuckyrifle125.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323675-c4386e6603c63bb4da3a7a28945965a1.jpg)
My custom turtle sight on the Traditions Kentucky rifle.
![turtlesight2.jpg turtlesight2.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attachments/323/323677-4a9fc2ba6f8294851110902d4d5471de.jpg)