Pedersoli Enfield

[lyman54]

I just bought the fairly new Pedersoli 3 band Enfield. It's a beautiful rifle but haven't shot it yet as I'm up to my armpits in snow. It's .577 Cal. and I made some .575 minie balls from a lee mold. The twist is 1-78 so may get a RB mold also. My question is has anyone tried the rifle yet? Would be interested in any thoughts you may have. Thanks

 

[Jason Lewis]

i have one, so far it seems to shoot well. i have a new wilkinson .577 bullet mold to try it's just cold out right now.

btw, the barrel channel will be milled too deep. you will have to bed it.

 

[lyman54]

Thanks. I'll have to look up that mold, never heard of it and I'll check into the bedding issue.

 

[ChrisPer]

Be choosy about the method you use to bed it. Even if the owner is fine with glass bedding compound, its a pain for the rest of us to buy a secondhand rifle and discover its ineligible for competition.

 

[Bob E]

Chris, Which competitions are you refering to? Which method would you advise as best? I have used Brownells for many moons and have been satisfied with the results. I agree that most Italian Enfields would benefit from glass bedding and lock tuning, I just never realized that there was a controversy over competitive elegibility or methods in the bedding process. Cheers, Bob E

 

[Jason Lewis]

the only competitions i'm aware of where glass bedding is prohibited are MLAIC competitions. glass bedding is allowed in both NMLRA and NSSA.

 

[paulab]

Glass bedding is also allowed in NRA black powder target rifle events.