Pedersoli scout carbine kit

[Tannehill]

Anyone ever put one of these together? Not familiar with this particular model. Looks interesting.

 

[SDSmlf]

What are your concerns? Ready to shoot as received, only requiring metal and wood cleanup and finishing, plus any embellishments.

 

[Tannehill]

Just wondering if any one else had one? Not familiar with that particular model. Not worried about the amount of work required to finish it.

 

[SDSmlf]

I’ve got one in 32 caliber with both the percussion and flint locks. Typical Pedersoli and nothing remarkable to report. As I said in my earlier post, basically came assembled except for finishing. Chambered breech. Modern type adjustable rear sight. Accurate out to 50 yards or so with 12-15 grains of 3F or 4F under patched 1-1/2 buck. Here is a photograph of it on my screen porch while on guard duty for woodchucks attacking the garden.

 

[barracudadave67]

I am finishing up a Pennsylvania Long rifle Pedersoli kit. Same gun, but the long version. their is not much to do on this kit except finish the wood, and smooth the BBL, and blue, or brown it.
I cut 5 9/16 inches off my BBL, as it was just too long for me @ 41.3 inches. That ment I had to remount the nose cap, top R/R pipe, and cut two dove tails in the cut down BBL. I am also going to inlet some brass inlays in the stock. BBL is now a more manageable 36 inches.

Mine is .50 cal. flint lock. These are easy kits. I am planing on another one soon. Just wish they had a cheek piece on the stock.

If you are half way mechanical and can tinker with stuff, you shuoldn't have any problems. Just don't go nuts with sanding the stock, and leave the butt plate on when you sand it.

Hope this helps.
Dave

 

[Celt5494]

Here is a photograph of it on my screen porch while on guard duty for woodchucks attacking the garden.

Best post I have read in a while! What a great day that must have been. Not long ago I was sitting out on the porch in a chair with a shotgun waiting for Mr. Marmotini to show up. After several hours of intense peace and tranquility in my happy place, my wife came out and remarked she now had a glimpse as to what our retirement will be like.

 

[Tannehill]

Thanks all, trying to decide between this in .45 perc or a Gemmer Bridger Hawken.

 

[SDSmlf]

Thanks all, trying to decide between this in .45 perc or a Gemmer Bridger Hawken.

The Gemmer Bridger Hawken is Investarm selling a gun apparently manufactured with the same tooling they used to make the Lyman GPR before they lost that business. Personally, have not handled a Gemmer, but the only comments I have heard have been positive.