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Thu December 11, 2008
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$310.00
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6.6
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supersize
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Description:
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Fullstock - 2 piece joined with brass plate and steel pins. Select hardwood with satin finish. Stock is 46" length with a 3 1/2" drop and a 13 1/4" trigger pull. Barrel is .50 caliber, blued, octagon, 33 1/2" length. 7/8" flats with a 1 in 66" twist. Front sight is a .350" doveteail, blued steel base w/brass blade. Rear sight is a .350 dovetail, blued steel, open sight. Features brass buttplate, toeplate, triggerguard, nosecap, thimbles and sidelock screw washers. Color casehardened lock w/engraved plate. Single trigger. 49" overall length and weighs 7 bs.
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Review Date: Wed October 3, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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very accurate and reliable. Affordable.
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Two piece stock
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Not your top of the line rifle but it is dependable,accurate and a good starter rifle.
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Kentuckywindage
50 Cal.
Registered: August 2006
Location: Bon carbo, Colorado
Posts: 1228
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Review Date: Sun October 7, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $310.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Excellent balance, superb accuracy
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Buttplate
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Excellent shooting rifle, good quality, great sparker when ordered in flintlock.
One thing i hate about mine is that the rear buttplate, towards the top is cupped to much and likes to hit your collar bone. Not very comfortable when shooting in a t-shirt and a heavy load.
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Big Sky Trapper
36 Cal.
Registered: May 2007
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 93
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Review Date: Fri January 25, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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as mentioned above
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Cons:
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lenght of pull
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Over all this is a great lower priced flinter. And over all I love it!
BUT this is not a rifle I would recomend to mail order only. I think its one you absolutly should try and shoulder it first, to make sure it fits you well. Im not a very big guy but the short length of pull makes it very hard to line up the sights correctly and keep the rifle in a comfortable postion.
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geologist
Pilgrim
Registered: May 2008
Location: White Gull, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Mon June 2, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Nice to shoot, reasonably accurate, easy to clean.
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Fixed sights, short ram rod.
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Butt plate is very unconfortable if held into the shoulder, however if held just above the arm pit, between the shoulder and the end of the bicept it is quite comfortable and lines up well for off hand shooting.
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Berk
36 Cal.
Registered: September 2005
Location: South central Indiana
Posts: 93
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Review Date: Mon September 29, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Cant beat the price
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If you are looking for a gun that you can put several hundred shots through a year look elsewhere For a hunting gun that you shoot times a year go for it
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I have had one of these guns for several years I am on the third lock in fact. I have converted mine to flint and installed a double set trigger in it. I still hunt with it but use my TVM .40 for club shoots.
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PA Rifleman
40 Cal.
Registered: November 2006
Location: Southeastern PA, USA
Posts: 145
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Review Date: Thu December 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Great value, *very* reliable flint gun, looks good, good shooter
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Cons:
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Rear sight not even close to original, wood dough used for cheap inletting
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I have the Pennsylvania rifle in flint, which is the same Ardesa-built gun with more decorations and a set trigger.
It's a great flinter but it's an entry level production gun. My example is very reliable, I don't think it's misfired yet. Accuracy-wise it's okay but not spectacular. My example hits low at 25 yards, so obviously the front sight needs to go down or the rear sight up. The rear sight adjustment setup isn't to my liking, the rear sight spring looks *far* too thick.
Since it is very reliable and faster than my muskets, I really enjoy shooting it. As far as cleaning, I'm from the school that mandates complete detail teardowns for cleaning and inspection. With modern guns and infrequent use, this is okay. With some guns, maybe not. This appears to be the case with the Traditions PA Rifle. It looks like Ardesa used wood dough to fill in where there were gaps around the lock and inlays, and also the barrel retaining pins. It's not hard to clean but I don't look forward to the day when I pull the barrel for interior cleaning.
I haven't fired it long enough to detail it's capabilities, but it is an excellent shooter. If I have more time, I'll try targets at 100 yards and beyond. Judging by my rate of improvement the last time I fired it, 100 yard targets shouldn't be a problem. It has a very long sight radius and a nice, thin front sight blade.
Ardesa:
http://www.ardesa.com/avancarga/eng/rifles_clasicos.htm
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