Pedersoli pistol

[ebiggs1]

I got a Pedersoli Kentucky Flintlock pistol and have not shot it yet because it has been 5 below here in Kansas. But anyhow this doesn’t look like it is a very easy gun to clean.
But one thing for sure, it is a good sparker. That little lock throws as much sparks as my rifles do. Now just that cleaning thing.

 

[fstreed]

I have the same pistol ordered. I am not sure what you mean by "not easy to clean". How easy is it to remove the barrel? It is hard to tell from the pictures whether it is held to the fore end with pins or a screw in the fore end cap. What is your over all impression of the quality of the Pedersoli?

 

[ebiggs1]

I have three muzzleloader pistols now, a TC Patriot, a Lyman Plains Pistol, and the Pedersoli Kentucky. The Patriot is by far best in quality with the other two coming in second. There are places where the Pedersoli excels and there are places where the Lyman does.
The Pedersoli has the removable nose cap and a screw that goes in the trigger housing to remove the barrel. The Lyman has the regular hooked breach and barrel wedge, which I prefer. The Lyman has writing all over the barrel; the Perdersoli has little, which I prefer.
So it’s a toss up, I am a gun nut so I am pleased with both.
Here is a pic where I think the Pedersoli falls short. The wood by the nose cap was broken off and does not line up with it.

Here is a pic where the Lyman came pre-cracked by the wedge pin.

 

[Bob Riegl]

I find that my .50 Flinter Pedersoli Kentucky has an awful heavy trigger pull. I have been thinking of adding the Lyman GPP in .54 to my shooting collection, however I have been reading about all sorts of problems with their stocks. I guess I will try one from Mid-South in April or so and if their is a problem they will simply get it back. My older .50 capper GPR (20years) has been a great meat maker and a fun gun to shoot, I hope that the manufacturer hasn't gotten complacent and sloppy with their work. :hmm: "Doc"

 

[fstreed]

Here is a pic where I think the Pedersoli falls short. The wood by the nose cap was broken off and does not line up with it.

I talked to a guy with a Traditions Kentucky who said he broke his in the same place using heavy loads. That looks like a job for Acra-glas gel, rout out a couple channels well back into the fore end wood and countersink them a little to help anchor the epoxy, coat the metal well with release agent, and put it back together. Of course it wouldn't be PC but it would salvage the stock.

 

[ebiggs1]

You do realize neither of these have been shot yet! This is how they came out of hte box.

 

[fstreed]

That is really a bummer.

I was just saying that the guy with the broken fore end cap on the Traditions pistol attributed it to shooting heavy loads. There isn't much wood there to start with.

 

[mazo kid]

Bob,I bought an older, used GPP last year and have not shot it yet. I'm thinking of pouring a pewter nose and buttcap for it, similar to the CVA that I posted on the Craftsman forum. If I do a buttcap, I am going to drill a 1/4" hole up the grip and glue a hardwood dowel in place. The buttcap will then cover that up and the grip should be much stronger. Another way to do it would be to remove the tang and drill down through the tang recess. Emery