So the first half of my brace of Pedersoli Hawken rifles arrived today.
Pedersoli Rocky Mountain .54 cal
I picked up this one third or fourth hand off a used gun site for $1000. Bear in mind they retail new for $2400 here, so I was happy. Also came with 80 .535 balls, range rod and pedersoli .535 twin round ball mould.
The gun has a few knicks on the barrel and stock but given that its going to be a hunting rifle I'm not phased at all by it. I'll use it for a little deer stalking here and there, fox hunting and not much else.
Despite the plain walnut stock it really is a pretty rifle, I really love the aesthetics and balance of the rifle and with the Lyman GPR sight (not the SML I was expecting) target acquisition is very good. By target acquisition I mean taking aim at the sheep 100 yards behind my house, you do what you can.
My wife works weekends so I'm watching the boys at the moment, haven't had a chance to give it a clean and check the barrel but the guy I bought it from assured me it's in good nick.
Only problem I'm noticing is around the butt. It looks like someone has tried to grind off the bottom and in the process made it quite sharp. As Lew has said before, you could skin a deer with it. The BACO rifle butt tamer I bought doesn't match the shape of the butt meaning the bottom of the butt sticks out through the pad. In this way it doesn't do a hell of a lot at all. Open to any and all idea on how to improve this?
Overall impression so far is I'm very happy, the guy before me had it shooting 3" groups at 55 yds with 80gr FFG, a .535 ball and 0.010 patches. Hoping tighter patches and maybe a hotter load might tighten it. If i can have it as a 100 yard deer gun I'll be happy.
It's really just the entree, I'm very excited for the maple wood Missouri River to turn up next month.
Pedersoli Rocky Mountain .54 cal
I picked up this one third or fourth hand off a used gun site for $1000. Bear in mind they retail new for $2400 here, so I was happy. Also came with 80 .535 balls, range rod and pedersoli .535 twin round ball mould.
The gun has a few knicks on the barrel and stock but given that its going to be a hunting rifle I'm not phased at all by it. I'll use it for a little deer stalking here and there, fox hunting and not much else.
Despite the plain walnut stock it really is a pretty rifle, I really love the aesthetics and balance of the rifle and with the Lyman GPR sight (not the SML I was expecting) target acquisition is very good. By target acquisition I mean taking aim at the sheep 100 yards behind my house, you do what you can.
My wife works weekends so I'm watching the boys at the moment, haven't had a chance to give it a clean and check the barrel but the guy I bought it from assured me it's in good nick.
Only problem I'm noticing is around the butt. It looks like someone has tried to grind off the bottom and in the process made it quite sharp. As Lew has said before, you could skin a deer with it. The BACO rifle butt tamer I bought doesn't match the shape of the butt meaning the bottom of the butt sticks out through the pad. In this way it doesn't do a hell of a lot at all. Open to any and all idea on how to improve this?
Overall impression so far is I'm very happy, the guy before me had it shooting 3" groups at 55 yds with 80gr FFG, a .535 ball and 0.010 patches. Hoping tighter patches and maybe a hotter load might tighten it. If i can have it as a 100 yard deer gun I'll be happy.
It's really just the entree, I'm very excited for the maple wood Missouri River to turn up next month.