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  1. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Shortages

    IFG = Italian Firearms Group out of Texas I believe. They handle imports (main importer IIRC) of several Italian makers including Pedersoli. All “official North American dealers” get their Pedersolis from them apparently or so a couple told me. Very helpful and responsive via email or phone.
  2. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Shortages

    FWIW I ordered a specific Pedersoli model in December 2021 that wasn’t then available in NA (but is currently), direct from Italy via IFG and it got to me in a little over 30 days. My impression from speaking with them and the NA distributors is that, yes, the whole COVID thing and supply...
  3. John Spartan

    Musket lock design through history…

    Good morning to all. Relatively new to BP (coming up on two years) but many decades of centerfire experience. My BP passion (yes it’s official) is a pleasant combination of a love of military history (1775’ish - 1815) and firearms. Currently own several “military musket replicas” from this...
  4. John Spartan

    Traditions vs Pedersoli ease of lock operation

    If you have a single trigger weapon with a 6 oz pull (yes you said you were guessing) that is dangerously light in general use weapons. For me its not so much weight of pull but smoothness. Rather have a nice steady consistent 6 pound pull then a glitchy 2 or 3 pounder. All my opinion of course.
  5. John Spartan

    Hello from the Netherlands

    Always interested in our European brethren as assorted BP reenacting seems alive and well over there. Fascinated by period equipment.
  6. John Spartan

    In todays rainy Sunday flintlock questions…

    1) Do you store your flintlocks with flint screwed in the jaws or out? Used to leave them in but found random maintenance to be simpler without the flint in. Obviously it just takes less then a minute to put them on if I’m going shooting. 2) Anyone use “wooden flints” for dry firing practice...
  7. John Spartan

    Anyone use Ballistol on wood regularly?

    Thanks all for the advice but I guess I’ll be the oddball and say I like the smell. :)
  8. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Revolutionaire Ramrod Thread Size

    Well I am more then happy to eat crow if wrong but I swear I needed an adapter to get 10/32(?) to work. Or maybe I’m confusing the need for a female adapter. Lemme double check.
  9. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Revolutionaire Ramrod Thread Size

    Been some months but I believe the thread on the ramrod to be metric (the 5x.8mm) and I got an adapter to fit on 10/32 attachments. Works fine.
  10. John Spartan

    Anyone use Ballistol on wood regularly?

    As above. Ballistol seems to be a wonder in some cases (I keep waiting for it to mow my lawn) and the label does say “Wood” as one of its uses. Being familiar with the ingredients I thought “Why not?” Had a stock I thought looked a bit dry, had the Ballistol handy, and gave it a shot. Seemed to...
  11. John Spartan

    Beware

    I have three BP rifle styles/models (and one pistol) but all are the same caliber and manufacturer so…maybe/kinda? :) On a more serious note I think thats a great old saying and I believe it. I often worry I have too much stuff. Not so much BP (fun and relaxing and very similar) but the more...
  12. John Spartan

    Yeah, I Used To Shoot 'em

    Guess I’m such a muzzle loading geek I don’t mind cleaning mine after shooting at all. Kind of relaxing actually. They are beautiful precision instruments and I like to keep them that way.
  13. John Spartan

    Hunting Gun Weight

    Short vs long guns in the brush is another story! :)
  14. John Spartan

    Hunting Gun Weight

    As mentioned above the difference between 7 and 10 pounds is nothing. And it shouldn’t be to most people unless you have a medical condition. A guns balance is what I think people really mean when they describe a gun as feeling “heavy” or “light.” They check the weight later as part of the...
  15. John Spartan

    Battle of the River Raisin/Blackpowder Day August 20th

    As above. Last months flyer in one pic. This months date/time/location in the other.
  16. John Spartan

    Refinishing a Pedersoli stock?

    Eh. Terrible lighting but here are the results with just BLO.
  17. John Spartan

    Refinishing a Pedersoli stock?

    I shall when I dig them out again. Got all 4 of them “put away”’for a few weeks (and going through withdrawals) to give the BLO a chance to really harden up and dry. First coats were a BLO and Mineral Spirit mix (highly recommended very easy to work with) with a final straight BLO coat (that I...
  18. John Spartan

    Lined barrel

    Excellent thank you. What I thought but didn’t want to show my arse on a wrong guess. I’ll have to re-read the OP now as I presume this procedure (which I have heard of) probably (must?) change the caliber. EDIT: Okay I didn’t miss it. What caliber before and what now?
  19. John Spartan

    Lined barrel

    New guy question: What is meant by the barrel was “lined?”
  20. John Spartan

    Flint and frizzen engagement: How good is too good?

    Perfect. Thank you.
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