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Hey guys,

Well I figure if I'm going to get myself a decent flintlock it should probably be a Pedersoli "right?". Chime in if you can on your experience with them.

I want a smooth bore, flinter like a 1763 or 1777 charleville. I like the military guns and want to be able to run shot or buck if need be.

I'm torn between infantry length or cavalry/artillery models as well...

How is the metal quality and lock mechanism on these guns, good ignition speeds?. For the Price tag they better be good.

Who do you reccommend buying one through?. Good Condition used guns are welcome as well.
 
I have a pedersoli 1777 charleville 3 bander. It shoots really well with 70gr 3f and a .690 round ball and shotgun wad. The overall quality is superb. Only problem I have with it is the touchhole is a tad small which can cause problems. Not a big deal
To fix ill drill it out a little more and that should solve it.

Very much reccomend them !

Cheers, McLean
 
mrclean89 said:
I have a pedersoli 1777 charleville 3 bander. It shoots really well with 70gr 3f and a .690 round ball and shotgun wad. The overall quality is superb. Only problem I have with it is the touchhole is a tad small which can cause problems. Not a big deal
To fix ill drill it out a little more and that should solve it.

Very much reccomend them !

Cheers, McLean
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Hmm sounds pretty good to me, where did you buy yours?.
 
I have a pedersoli bess "came as a kit" shes a beauty of a performer, good reliable ignition and nice stock wood.

I think the best part about the pedersoli line is the availability of spare parts like frizzens and springs. Decent muskets.
 
Musketfire said:
I have a pedersoli bess "came as a kit" shes a beauty of a performer, good reliable ignition and nice stock wood.

I think the best part about the pedersoli line is the availability of spare parts like frizzens and springs. Decent muskets.
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Good point!, I figure with the india guns your going to have some issues in that regard eh.
 
I have a Pedersoli Bess carbine & a French cavalry carbine and a flint rifle and they all are well made, smooth locks, accurate. And honestly not that expensive. The list price on most websites can be improved upon if you're patient. I've bought all three Pedersoli's new, when they were on sale. If you need one NOW then that's a bit different. I tend to like the shorter guns, because I have rotator cuff issues and have trouble holding up a full length musket when things are kicking up. The longer barrels are a bit easier to load (you can set them in the crook of your elbow and free up two hands) though. Lock times on the muskets I have are actually pretty good considering they don't have a coned vent liner (just a touch hole). My rifle with the vent liner feels very slightly faster, but that could just be my perception. You can always add a vent liner down the road as well. I've never fired an Indian musket, but have handled a bunch and you can feel a huge difference when you #### them. 90 pound mainsprings, not near as smooth etc. But definitely cheaper. If you can find a used Pedersoli musket though, you'd probably pay not much more than what you'd pay for a new Indian one with tax etc figured in. If you can find someone close by that'd let you try the British and French ones out you'd find what you like. The stocks are very differently shaped and there's a lot of personal preference involved. (If you're going to reenact of course you're sort of stuck with using what would be appropriate) If you were a couple of thousand miles closer, you could come and try mine. (GTA) Anyhow, good luck with your quest.
 
From all things I've heard; NEW Pedersoli muskets are good mechanisms. If memory serves, they utilize coil springs rather than flat springs as well, which means that with age they may weaken, but not fail out right.

On the other hand siller and others from track of the wolf . Com may offer a more original period correct options for purists willing to spend more.

Just stay away from Indian,Chinese,Japanese, or other Italian makes such as Euroarms.
 
The only possible indian guns were from loyalist arms that I was considering just because most people who buy them say they work decent, but I think I should just fork over the extra 3-400 and get a pedersoli.
 
I have a Pedersoli Brown Bess I built from a kit in 1998/99 and reenacted with for ten seasons. I've fired it live a few times but not too seriously. I've been very happy with it. It had some trouble sparking the first season I had it but then became much more reliable. I think the surface of the frizzen was a bit too hard at first and once the flint chewed through to steel a bit softer it started sparking reliably.
 
I like the look of the French 1777's the best, nice sleek looking muskets.

To be honest I have a strong desire to hunt with one so once I become semi proficient at close ranges I want to take some game with it.
 
I like the charleville design also.I have this replica of an 1814 Common rifle in 54 cal by which is based on the Charleville.I got it in the white and have since finished the stock.One of these days I ll get around to polishing the metal.

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