The Pedersoli Le Page pistols have been hard to find and pretty costly. I took a chance on this .44 Spanish-manufactured unit. It doesn’t seem to have been shot much, has good wood, some storage rust, and a nipple that appears to be for a revolver. I’m a relative newbie so that last thought may be off.
First range session yesterday.
A .10 patch and a .440 ball works well in my Kentucky .45 but that combination is VERY
tight and almost impossible to get started here. The ball would just break through the patch. After that, the ball was too loose and apparently wouldn’t grab the rifling and so accuracy was disastrous (30 grains Pyrodex P). Lousy trigger. Speaking of rifling, this looks more like lands and grooves than rifling.
Wondering if I should try a .451 ball and no patch. Thoughts?
First range session yesterday.
A .10 patch and a .440 ball works well in my Kentucky .45 but that combination is VERY
tight and almost impossible to get started here. The ball would just break through the patch. After that, the ball was too loose and apparently wouldn’t grab the rifling and so accuracy was disastrous (30 grains Pyrodex P). Lousy trigger. Speaking of rifling, this looks more like lands and grooves than rifling.
Wondering if I should try a .451 ball and no patch. Thoughts?
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