Pedersoli Mississippi Rifle

[Bo Jones]

Does anybody have any experience with the Pedersoli Mississippi rifle since they have taken over the Euroarms line?My questions would be, have they gotten rid of the poorly finished ugly wood that Euroarms used? Also, properly hardened lock parts or have they done anything else too improve quality? The price isn't cheap so I would hope so.

 

[Fox.45]

I beg your pardon on Euroarms finish on stocks.
I have a Euroarms kentuckian and it is beautiful,in every way. Keep on keepin on

 

[Bo Jones]

I was referring the Euroarms Mississippi rifle. I was in a skirmish group with 5 other guys. We all had Euroarms Mississippi rifles. All of the stocks had lumps and dips throughout and were very bulky with excess wood that should have been finished to size. The wood looked nothing like walnut that was used on the originals.

 

[Bob E]

You are correct about the stocks. The wood is (according to DGW) european walnut where the guns origionally had black American walnut and they are not contoured as sleekly as the origional arms. They tend to be very bulky and have a hideous polyurethane finish instead of a linseed based finish. The internal lock parts on the modern imports tend to be a lot more reliable than thier reputation. Thats been my experience. I once owned an Euroarms p-53 enfield that had well over 10,000 rounds fired thru it and no lock malfunctions. As they say"your mileage may vary". Cheers! Bob E

 

[J.G. Terry]

I have gotten a second hand Euroarms Mississippi rifle in .54 cal. to shoot PRB's in matches. The rifle works well. The fit and finish is good. The stock is dark with oil finish with some figure but is more open grained than black walnut.I suspect that there are different qualities of this class of firearm depending on the importer/retailer. Some of these guns are much better finished that others of the same make and model.

 

[hanshi]

I have one in .54 from Euroarms that I ordered nearly 9 years ago. It is fitted as well as many customs I handled. The stock is walnut (Euro?) with a satin sheen that some sort of oil was obviously used on. No shiny finish at all. Stock is nicely darkened with no excess wood. Shaping is first rate with no wavy surface or lumps at all. It's as accurate as most of my other rifles and has taken deer. It's heavy; it's a military rifle, after all.

 

[oscarlovel]

I just sent off funds for a used Euroarms Mississippi to also shoot PRBs in our local matches. Would appreciate any load information you folks would be willing to share. Thanks.

 

[hanshi]

For deer I use to use 110 grains 3F. It kicked pretty good but was death on deer. Most of my shooting was with 60 grains 3F which would stay inside an inch at 50 yards. It's a fun rifle to shoot although I do mostly flint nowadays.