Over the years, I've owned two of them.
One, which I sold, was in .50 caliber.
The other one is a .45 caliber rifle.
It has a 1 inch octagon barrel and with only a .45 caliber bore it is quite hefty. Then again, it is designed as a target rifle.
I installed a Vernier rear peep sight along with a
hooded Globe front sight with interchangable sight inserts.
This makes it illegal for many muzzleloading shooting matches but I gave up competing long ago so that isn't a big issue.
It is an exceptionally accurate rifle after finding the right patch/ball combination. (Don't ask. It has been many years since I shot it and I don't recall what actually worked best.)
The only problem I had with it was I had to set the rear trigger before I could set the lock to full cock.
At first, I thought it was because the trigger was a Double Set, Single lever type but that proved to not be true. The triggers were actually Double Set, Double Lever style and the factory had inlet them a little too deep into the stock.
A couple of strokes with a flat mill file lowered the rear triggers blade (lever) so now the lock can be fully cocked and fired without needing to set the rear trigger.
That allows firing the rifle using only the front trigger if desired.
Of course, doing that isn't the best for target shooting but at least I know the triggers work like they should.
For several years, these Pedersoli Tryon rifles took first place in International competition.
IMO, $500 is an excellent price for one of these rifles. You done good. :grin: