Pedersoli Blue Ridge Rifle, or Kentucky Rifle?

[Alden]

Thanks Leather.

And there Kapow offers more than anti-2nd-Amendment sentiment (though 28" is kinda short). Also note Lyman's reputation for declining quality and customer service...

 

[lonehorseman]

Not to break the current train of thought, but if I wanted a fowler I would look a little harder for one before I bought a rifle that obviously comes in second in your mind. I love fowlers too. I currently have 4 of them, all in flintlock, and use I them much more than I use any of my rifles. One does not have to be a software tycoon to purchase a decent fowler; they are generally among the cheaper custom-built guns. I am always searching for a bargain, and I have not paid more than $1000 for any of mine. All mine are customs, from a .62cal/.20 gauge to a shortened .11 ga. I shot dove with the .11 just last week. Towlers are, by design, generally less ornate and intricate than rifles, and with practice, a roundball can be shot as accurately as can a load of shot. Since I use my fowlers mostly as shotguns, I don't have rear sights on any, but others prefer them, especially if they plan to use ball. As far as the Pedersols go, I prefer the Blue Ridge. I have owned two of them, and they are excellent rifles, but you will have to practice a great deal with one to shoot dove on the wing.

 

[kingsax26]

Bill is right,
I built a GPR kit last year and I was not a fan. It was not a terrible gun, however For the price I thought it could ahve been much better. I also have a frontier rifle. its just as accurate any of my other rifles...mie is in .54, tried one in .50 and theyre too heavy for me. however I love the .54 it balances quite well. If I had to pick I think id choose the frontier rifle every time. better looks(full stock) nicer lock..

 

[Alden]

Well, Bryon, you pushed me over into the .54 Pedersoli Frontier/Blue Ridge camp.

 

[jrooks]

Hey Jared! I'm glad I came across your post man. Bought a 54 caliber Pedersoli Blue Ridge Rifle about a year ago and it's awesome. Remember, it is a true long rifle: very skinny stock with a Kentucky style butt stock. The reason I went for this particular caliber is that the rifle has a 1:60 twist I think. A slower twist is actually better for every caliber of round ball (better accuracy), and I felt that the caliber had a more acceptable twist rate. I was worried about going for the 45 or 50 at a 1:48 twist. In my opinion, 3f powder actually ended up being way more accurate than 2f in this rifle. The only problem I had right out of the box was that the rifle shot extremely low. Pedersoli produces huge and tall from sight tips on their rifles. Everybody pretty much has to file down the front sight tip to raise the impact of the ball and create groups around the bullseye. The rifle is accurate; however, do not expect extremely tight groups with the rifle. On the other hand, it is always accurate enough to produce excellent kill shots. In my opinion, buy the 54 cal. version. It's more bang for your buck in light of the excellent twist rate that is produced with the round ball. The slower the twist, the better.

 

[stinkyfeet]

File down the front sight is an understatement I used a grinder on all 3 of mine. But all were about 3ft low. I literally have about 1/8-3/16 left of front sight post

 

[dikman]

Yeah, I've already reduced my Frontier's front sight significantly and looks like I'll have to go further. Won't be much left by the time I've finished!

 

[Johnny Tremain]

A 1/60 barrel is ideal for PRB.

I'd not buy any of those third world production guns. I had one. I gave it to my EX, during the split. Good residence to both.

Head over to Jim Chambers, and get a quality kit, build it or have some one else.

Or your next rifle, will be one of his. Just trying to save ya money.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Actually, I got the best accuracy when I swapped out the steel, Pedersoli front sight, for a thin, silver, front sight from TOTW, and I also lopped off the ears on the buckhorn rear sight. I won a couple of matches with that configuration. The Pedersoli front sight was so thick... shooting a bull at 60 yards was like trying to center a quarter on top of a 2x4 when looking at it 4" wide.

LD

 

[Alden]

The Pedersoli front sight was so thick... shooting a bull at 60 yards was like trying to center a quarter on top of a 2x4 when looking at it 4" wide.

LD

Dave;
You say that like it's a bad thing!

 

[Black Jack]

Actually, my 70 year old eyeball seems to prefer a set of sights a little on the course side. I have come to prefer seeing a little light on either side of the front sight when placed in the rear sight notch, and a little thicker front sight also. My rifles used a "finer" sight picture when my eyes had less mileage on them, but now I shoot better if I can actually see my sight alignment.

 

[stinkyfeet]

Ohh yeah i also cut down my rear sight to it no longer looks like an antelope rack got mounted on my gun. Which rear sight did you use from TOTW I though about changing mine out, but haven't done it yet.