Pedersoli Trade Gun

[Britsmoothy]

My reply can only be terse as you imply I drink or emagine things .I assure you all I have written is entirely true & I rather resent your suggestion other wise . Get knotted . Rudyard

Lol. It was the way it was written lol
Get knotted lol, not been told that for ages

 

[Rat]

Never heard of that before...but it don't sound good. ?!!!?? But I kind of like it. I'll try it on the wife. Or maybe not........!!

 

[Brian Gibbs]

So, got the lock back a week or so ago. WAY smoother with a much better trigger break. The gentleman who did the work said the frizzen is good and we discussed flints and flint positioning. I don't have his permission to use his name here so I'll just say that he is a gunbuilder in Pennsylvania and did a nice job on my lock.

So, last weekend, I'm ready to go try it out. Now I'm excited. Load 'er up, first shot....nice!
Load 'er up again, have a ball about 8" down and snap goes the ramrod..... I have read about these ramrods and just didn't replace it! Go home, remove the ball and start looking for a ramrod. C#@%!

The saga continues..............

 

[Grenadier1758]

Get two ramrods and a brass or steel working rod with a rod guide. Of course get jags and ball pullers to match the threads in the rods.

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Thank You, Grenadier! I just did order these!

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Sometimes I feel like telling this gun to get knotted!

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Oh, hey! On a sidenote here, for anyone considering one of these. Apparently, since it is an import (to the U.S.), the ramrod is measured at 9mm! So, what the heck is a millimeter?Ok, just kidding. However, if one needs to order a ramrod, you want it to fit through your thimbles!

 

[Britsmoothy]

1mm=.040"

 

[Britsmoothy]

23/64"

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Geez Brit.....you have to know that those are not common to us here in the US!? I mean....I get it but really? 23/64? Damn man! We're like 3/8", 1/4"' maybe 5 0r 7 sixteenths but come on! We're Americans and we have to take off our shoes to measure!

 

[Britsmoothy]

Geez Brit.....you have to know that those are not common to us here in the US!? I mean....I get it but really? 23/64? Damn man! We're like 3/8", 1/4"' maybe 5 0r 7 sixteenths but come on! We're Americans and we have to take off our shoes to measure!

Lol.
11/16" is close. Can you get cedar arrow shafts long enough ????

 

[Britsmoothy]

There are UK venders on eBay that do 9mm doweling.

 

[tenngun]

Wood+sand paper+15 min=fit

 

[smoothshooter]

OK, I know this has probably been beat into the ground. However, I'm going to open this up. I have read MANY posts about the trade gun by Pedersoli. Alot of suggestions state " with a little work" or "if you customize this" they are good shooters. So, what is everyone talking about? What specifically does one need to do to make them super reliable? Many locks and parts are not available anymore such as Davis, etc. So, PLEASE, help me out here.

Thanks

Davis is out of business?

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Davis is out of business?

No, I'm sorry I have misspoken. I was looking at kits from different manufacturers and some locks are not available through them. Sorry for any confusion!

 

[Brian Gibbs]

Wood+sand paper+15 min=fit

I get it! Just never considered that the measurements would be metric. Geez.

 

[FlinterNick]

My issue with pedersoli guns is usually the springs are too weak. The mainspring is much stronger on the Charleville than the frizzen spring; causing weak sparking. I replaced both with casted springs. On my bess I did the same. Frizzens were fine, I occasionally heat and cook in tru-spark.