You will find out right away if the ramrod is like the one supplied with mine. I did not notice the leaking nipple for a while. The too small diameter of nipple is easily replaced for about $6.00 or so from TOTW nipple.
Ed i just think you got mostly a Lemon cept the barrel. My Traditions was factory built .50 rock sparker n its been nothing but enjoyment since a got it. Wish my Pedersoli Scout was. Its more like your Crocket has been a royal pia since i got it last July. Slowly have been getting it to shoot better. Maybe by next Fall not this Fall but next i will have it ready to go tick toter hunting with. Or maybe take it on days i don't want to kill one as i doubt it will go off without a hangfire it has now !
I really hate that your Crocket has/had all those issues. I personally will not buy a kit form Traditions. At this time i have not saw any Traditional model i would buy.
Is the nipple threading issue not a defect that Traditions should replace/make right?
I have Crocketts and Cherokees as well and I too prefer the Crocketts, my biggest problem with Cherokees is that there isn’t enough drop in the stock making it near impossible for me to get my eye low enough for the sights.
I would think it should be. Didn’t take very long before it showed up.
That certainly looked like a nice one. I much prefer no brass hardware on my ml.I'm a big fan of the little Crockett and have had a lot of very fine experiences with mine. The accuracy of mine was unbelievable and could put 5 shots in a dime size hole at 44 yards. I killed squirrels with it but shot it more on paper just to see those tiny groups. I foolishly let it get taken away from me and deeply regret that decision. I have another .32, an SMR flintlock that is extremely accurate but just a bit picky.
I still have the original ramrod but made the longer one in the photo. Cleaning was no different from any other rifle I shoot, and I never experienced a problem with mine
That is probably true for a model that has different caliber options available, but not necessarily that ever Pedersoli has the same diameter barrel. I have a .54 caliber Blue Ridge rifle with a 15/16” across the flats barrel. The .45 and .50 caliber barrels are the same size, and thus, weigh more. I have a .45 caliber Pennsylvania Dixie rifle that has a 13/16” across the flats barrel.
Ok, I’ve have had the opportunity to shoot both the Crockett (mine and one owned by a buddy) and the Pedersoili Scout (that I own) in 32 caliber. Buddy who owns the Crockett I shot is now is the market for a Pedersoli Scout…. Guess he was sold on the Scout. And for giggles and kicks, here is a photograph of my Pedersoli Scout while on guard duty on the back porch waiting for any woodchucks trespassing into garden. And when the opportunity has presented itself, the Pedersoli Scout has not not embarrassed itself while removing numerous coyotes from gene pool. I have no real complaints against the Crockett, just prefer the full stock Pedersoli 32 caliber Scout based on shooting both. Oh, I have the locks for both the percussion and flint setup, but find myself shooting the flint exclusively.
Sounds similar to the one I owned. It was accurate though. I've been shooting T/C Cherokee and a custom .32 sporting a Montana Rifle Barrel Company barrel the past week. I'm still working with them both but my initial impression is my old Crockett might have been more accurate. I can't comment on Pedersoli except to say I have a Navy Arms Kentucky .45 caplock made by Pedersoli I bought in about 1977 and although I kind of like the look and feel the quality has never impressed me. It was an acquisition early in my muzzleloader experience. I doubt I'd have bought it had I more experience at the time.
So are you speculating about Pedersoli full stocks or full sized Pedersolis? My post was about a 32 caliber Pedersoli Scout (full stock) vs a 32 caliber Traditions Crockett (half stock), neither of which could be considered a full sized gun, say similar to something like a Bess. Or am I missing something?
