Pedersoli Flintlock Pistols

[FishDFly]

On the Flintlock Board there was a post from a person wanting a flintlock rifle and there were several negative posts concerning Pedersoli Flint Lock rifles.

The comments were the locks were poor and they do not spark.

Do the same problems cross over to Pedersoli pistols? Considering a Pedersoli Kentucky and a Charles Moore Pistol in flintlock. I would think at $300 and $600 each, they would perform.

Comments from the owners of each would be appreciated.

Wondering from the comments, is Pedersoli a poor product? I see a lot of posts on T/C which have problems, but T/C has the best service which is know in the industry.

If Pedersoli does not make a "quality" flintlock competion pistol, who does?

Thanks

RDE

 

[renovato]

I'm no expert on Pedersoli, but I know a number of folks who own them. Nobody that I know is having any problems with their flintlocks. Being a typical factory gun, I'm sure the locks aren't even close to the quality you'd get from the custom makers, but they seem to work ok. I hear negatives about the Austin & Halleck guns too and I have never had a single problem with mine, other than it needing tuned.

 

[David Snellen]

Dear Sir,
I have had several Pedersoli pieces and have been very pleased with them. I have a Pedersoli trade musket now, and it sparks VERY well.
Personally on the pistols, I would get a used custom made on the board before I'd spend that on a single shot factory made.
Respectfully,
David

 

[biliff]

I have a LePage in the rifled flintlock version. The lock sparks very well, is well polished inside and out and is not hard on flints. I get about 70 shots per flint without a lot of knapping. It ain't cheap, but its a well made gun.

 

[bebloomster]

My Pedersoli made Brown Bess sparks just fine with English flints.

 

[torn moc]

I have a Charleville musket by Pedersoli and it performs very nicely everytime.
You mention the Charles Moore pistol....
they are Sweet....I would go with that if I were you....any small quirks can be worked on..

 

[arquebus]

I have one of Pedersoli's Mortimer flintlock smoothbore pistols. Right out of the box it has been a sparking machine! I am currently using some French amber flints, but have also used English flints & some chert all with good results. Flint life also is very good.
I have no complaints with the quality of the lock.

 

[bingo1952]

I have a Queen Anne and have not had any problems with it. It is a good sparker and goes bang every time. Now if I could just hit with it past 15 yards. :cursing:

 

[Charles D. Prokopp]

My Queen Anne kit needed a little extra work: touch hole liner with a bigger hole, lightening the trigger pull and installing sights. The latter is hardly PC, but now I can hit the target consistently at 15 yards!
Still, the lock is good and gives a mighty spark. I'm quite happy with it.

 

[FishDFly]

Thanks to all for the information.

RDE

 

[oletymepreacher]

I have five Pedersoli and they are all excellent shooters. Two are flinters, a rifle in 50 cal and a Queen Anne pistol kit. The flinters go bang every time, once I learned their idiosyncrancies.
The pistol might need a larger flash hole sometime in the future, but sparks well with English flints, and goes bang most of the time.I use fffg in both the flinters. The pistol was fun to put together, has no sights, and is used as coup de gras if a deer or elk needs it. I'd heartily recommend Pedersoli products, as my experience with them has been laudible.

 

[B. Miller]

I have a harpers ferry. The flash hole is drilled into the breech plug. Some of the flash channel makes it into the breech so I plan on trying a flash hole liner and while they are in there opening it up for the flash.

Bruce

 

[flm_shooter]

I have a flint kentucky pistol and am very happy. The trigger pull was off the scale when purchased. A bit of file work took care of that. Half the front sight needed to be removed to hit paper. That was all.

 

[Jumpshot]

...there were several negative posts concerning Pedersoli Flint Lock rifles.

There always will be. Badmouthing Pedersoli seems to be a hobby with some.

I have Pedersoli rifles and pistols in both cap and flint (including a .54 Kentucky, since you asked). Never had trouble with any of them, besides the usual things associated with any lock (flint getting dull, etc). They're all fast, smooth, and spark fine. As long as I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, my Pedersoli flinters keep doing what they're supposed to do.

I keep hearing all the stories about how bad they are. I'd sure like to see these examples, because I (and others I know who own them) never seem to have any trouble with them. The credibility of the source comes into question.

 

[B. Miller]

Were to far away from each other for you to come over and take a look but I got a bad one. I will get it to work though, in time and money.
Bruce