Pedersoli Trade Gun ... 1st Time out...

[B P Maniac Shooter]

From the archives.... 2 years ago:
Trying out the Pedersoli Indian Trade Smoothbore.
I had to quit after 44 shots due to breaking the factory ramrod.
Enjoy:

 

[Maven]

Most entertaining, Marc. Btw, if you're going to try a patched RB a second time, you may need a slightly thinner patch: easier to load and unlike a rifle, it doesn't necessarily improve accuracy. As for bare ball loads, hand rolled tow wads fore and aft may be something that Pedersoli likes.

 

[RayjHindle]

Great video, Marc. Love all your stuff. Hope it dries out and gets warm. Up there soon!

 

[3Setters]

44 shots is a lot of fun shooting

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Most entertaining, Marc. Btw, if you're going to try a patched RB a second time, you may need a slightly thinner patch: easier to load and unlike a rifle, it doesn't necessarily improve accuracy. As for bare ball loads, hand rolled tow wads fore and aft may be something that Pedersoli likes.

Yes...great idea. That was 2 years ago. I use a thin material or shot cards or even nothing these days. Thanks for watching...

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

44 shots is a lot of fun shooting

Most of the time I shoot at least that many when I go out, especially with a tough ramrod...LOL .

 

[3Setters]

Where did you get your fiberglass ramrod? Last thing I want to have is a broken ramrod on a hunting trip and have a gun I cant use.

 

[JCKelly]

Mr. Maniac - my Pedersoli RR broke for the same reason as yours did. Wood grain not straight. That is, the RR blank was cut, and not split along he grain.
Don't remember where I got mine a decade or so back, but a number of gun places offer straight grain hickory rods.
Get one & you won't be shootin' a flint gun w fiberglas stuck under the bbl.

 

[Leadball loader]

Straight grain hickory from track of the wolf has worked for me!!
I have only broken one and that was an embarrassing event I will not repeat. I hope!
LBL

 

[DeeTV]

The wooden rods on Pedersoli guns are good for appearances only. Put them in the closet and get a hickory rod from Track. I've never tried a synthetic rod but they look like they flex too much for me.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

The wooden rods on Pedersoli guns are good for appearances only. Put them in the closet and get a hickory rod from Track. I've never tried a synthetic rod but they look like they flex too much for me.

They’re good for nothing actually, because they’re so bad I wouldn’t even risk passing it on to the next person who might actually try and use the dam things.

Take the junk Pedersoli rod, snap it over your knee (it will snap easily!) and build yourself a proper straight grain hickory ramrod without correctly pinned tips. You’ll have a MUCH safer and higher quality rod. I swear they must order them from the same company that makes the cheap Chinese chopsticks at takeout places.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Where did you get your fiberglass ramrod? Last thing I want to have is a broken ramrod on a hunting trip and have a gun I cant use.

I bought it from Richard Beauchamp. He has lots of fiberglass rods for Pedersoli.
Here's is his webpage:
http://www.flintlocksetc.com

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Mr. Maniac - my Pedersoli RR broke for the same reason as yours did. Wood grain not straight. That is, the RR blank was cut, and not split along he grain.
Don't remember where I got mine a decade or so back, but a number of gun places offer straight grain hickory rods.
Get one & you won't be shootin' a flint gun w fiberglas stuck under the bbl.

I'm going to try finding one for this gun & my GPR at Friendship in June. Hopefully someone will have a hickory rod or two there, thanks.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

They’re good for nothing actually, because they’re so bad I wouldn’t even risk passing it on to the next person who might actually try and use the dam things.

Take the junk Pedersoli rod, snap it over your knee (it will snap easily!) and build yourself a proper straight grain hickory ramrod without correctly pinned tips. You’ll have a MUCH safer and higher quality rod. I swear they must order them from the same company that makes the cheap Chinese chopsticks at takeout places.

You are right. I have broke several Pedersoli rods. I quit using them after this video was filmed in 2018.

 

[Flinty Scot]

Even straight hickory can break. I replaced a mediocre generic hardwood rod with a used (seasoned) hickory one. Someone had scored a "full load" ring near the tapered end. I recognized a potential weak point but hoped that it was far enough out to avoid the main stress. It lasted a couple years - until, talking and rushing for a last shot of an outing, I put a bit too much side pressure. It broke, at the ring, but green stick fracture that held together to let me finish.

I'm currently using a fine, straight-grained, steel-fitted ramrod which I got from the Log Cabin Shop. It's so clean, it has to have been hand selected.

I already had a couple of straight grained blanks, which I culled from bundles at trade shows but they are now back up; I don't anticipate any trouble with this LCS rod.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Even straight hickory can break. I replaced a mediocre generic hardwood rod with a used (seasoned) hickory one. Someone had scored a "full load" ring near the tapered end. I recognized a potential weak point but hoped that it was far enough out to avoid the main stress. It lasted a couple years - until, talking and rushing for a last shot of an outing, I put a bit too much side pressure. It broke, at the ring, but green stick fracture that held together to let me finish.

I'm currently using a fine, straight-grained, steel-fitted ramrod which I got from the Log Cabin Shop. It's so clean, it has to have been hand selected.

I already had a couple of straight grained blanks, which I culled from bundles at trade shows but they are now back up; I don't anticipate any trouble with this LCS rod.

Yep..I also leave the wooden rods at home now. I still need to find a sturdy for a newly purchased GPR. If I don't find one I like, I'll pick up a fiberglass rod & use it. I've never broke one of those.