Pedersoli Mortimer rifle

[yakimaman]

Looking for feedback on Pedersoli's Mortimer flintlock rifle. I really like the looks of this gun but am a bit leary of buying one without hearing what others have found. Quality ok? This is supposed to be a copy of an English sporting rifle of the mid 1700s - I did see an original English gun in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto that other than the safety incorporated in Pedersoli's gun, was pretty much identical. Comments would be appreciated.

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[Naphtali]

I have seen, handled, and shot one Mortimer .54-caliber flintlock rifle. Its quality control was very good. While I particularly appreciated the horizontally sliding stalking safety, subsequently, I have been informed it is less durably made than it should be. This I cannot verify, though.

Hope this helps.

 

[hobowonkanobe]

I went into the market for a specific type of weapon back in 2000; 1/2 stock, .54 cal, flinter, minimum brass and browned ... well as much as possible.
I came up with 2 weapons that year in the DGW catalogue; The Mortimer and the 1803 Harpers ferry.

At the time, the 1803 was $100 cheaper at $650. But the deciding factor was DGW was straight forward about how intricate the lock was in the Mortimer. In my experience, intricate = too many possible screw ups/ breakage.
The 1803 was sturdier ( by vicarious reports) AND a stone less.
My only mistake was waiting on the purchase; it WAS $650... untill the Lewis n Clark Bicentenial... Now it's $1000 unless you get it post xmas sale for usually $800 or so. I even missed that 2 years ago by 4 days. BUT? I still got it and have NO regrets aside from timeline.
I still want to do early fur trade and or F&I war, but this weapon is considerably out of those timeline where as the Mortimer is apparently spot on.

 

[Captjoel]

There has been one of these Mortimer rifles for sale for a couple of years now at a small town muzzle loader supply shop near by. I've examined it on a couple of occassions and it appears to be in very fine condition. Seems a bit muzzle heavy to me. I think the shop keeper has marked it down a bit to around 800 dollars. That is the last time I looked at it a couple of months ago.

 

[yakimaman]

And that small shop is located where? Name?

 

[hobowonkanobe]

that's only $50 more than they were going for in 2000. Not bad.
How heavy? My 1803 is 9 1/2 lbs. Does it have a quasi match barrel?

 

[Captjoel]

Sorry Yak, I have been kinda saving for that one! :v I did not know that there were specialty target barrels as an option from Pedersoli for the Mortimer??

 

[curator]

I have had one for almost 20 years. Excellent quality! Accurate rifle with a super fast lock. Shooting this gun makes other flintlocks seem clunky and slow. Even though it takes a small flint, I get 50+ shots with each since the lock's geometry is smooth and nearly faultless. Since I teach muzzle-loading rifle safety for Florida Hunter Safety courses and NRA Muzzle loading Rifle Instructor seminars, this gun gets shot a lot. I have several custom made flintlocks with "quality" locks and barrels that don't hold a candle to the Mortimer. I particularly like the ease of removing the barrel for cleaning.

 

[GregJohn]

I have owned a Mortimer for many years. On the positive side it has a fast lock, easy to clean and very accurate. On the negative I spend some time filing and manipulating the 2 flip up sights to get it to shoot centre.

 

[edw.marshall]

:hmm: Have had mine for 9 years. A high quality production piece but currently kind of pricey. Very accurate, a little on the heavy side (about 10 lbs), beautifully made by Pedersoli.The lock is a little jewel, made like a fine Swiss watch.

 

[Dphar]

I went into the market for a specific type of weapon back in 2000; 1/2 stock, .54 cal, flinter, minimum brass and browned ... well as much as possible.
I came up with 2 weapons that year in the DGW catalogue; The Mortimer and the 1803 Harpers ferry.

At the time, the 1803 was $100 cheaper at $650. But the deciding factor was DGW was straight forward about how intricate the lock was in the Mortimer. In my experience, intricate = too many possible screw ups/ breakage.
The 1803 was sturdier ( by vicarious reports) AND a stone less.
My only mistake was waiting on the purchase; it WAS $650... untill the Lewis n Clark Bicentenial... Now it's $1000 unless you get it post xmas sale for usually $800 or so. I even missed that 2 years ago by 4 days. BUT? I still got it and have NO regrets aside from timeline.
I still want to do early fur trade and or F&I war, but this weapon is considerably out of those timeline where as the Mortimer is apparently spot on.

The Mortimer was state of the art circa 1800-1810.
The HF is state of the art 1750 other than the 1/2 stock maybe.

Dan

 

[nit wit]

I have a mortimer fowler, I'd sell it for the same money.email me.
Nit Wit