Garage sale find!

[tradoerr]

I found this little gem at a garage sale couple weekends ago-Pedersoli/Euroarms Kentucky .45cal percussion. The guy took it out a couple times, less than 100rnds through it, broke the ram rod and just hung it in garage instead of replacing rod, and didn't clean it as the rod was broken. It cleaned up real nice, and the bore looks really good, crisp rifling and flash hole, has a few small dings in the stock. Not a bad find! Just ordered a new rod from Dixie gun works.

dings on stock from not being handled carefully.

 

[ord sgt]

Good find. It shows the incompetence of some people. You will take much better care of the rifle than the former owner.

 

[user 48679]

Some folks have all the luck....

I've never found a muzzleloader at any yard/tag/garage sale - yet, when I once was having a yard sale myself, a guy showed me a box filled with a totally disassembled (but complete) T/C Cherokee he just bought for $20 ! ! ! (Grrr)

 

[Dale Lilly]

I have one. Love it. However, with the barrel off I struck the fore stock on a chair and put a crack next to nose piece. Got it fixed but it looks kinda bad. My warning: the fore stock is thin, brittle and waiting to be mishandled. If you work on it, replace barrel with a dowel or pipe. No cracks wanted, Polecat

 

[Phil Coffins]

I got the same rifle for the wife back in the 70s and it was nice enough that I bought another in flint for me. They both served us well.
Make sure the new ram rod has pinned tips on it.

 

[tradoerr]

Some folks have all the luck....

I've never found a muzzleloader at any yard/tag/garage sale - yet, when I once was having a yard sale myself, a guy showed me a box filled with a totally disassembled (but complete) T/C Cherokee he just bought for $20 ! ! ! (Grrr)

This is the first time I had ever ran into one at this type of sale, and even more surprised that no one had snatched it up being what it was. Of course Colorado is now liberal Front Range LA. $20 bucks for a T/C! that's what one calls a treasure find!

 

[Mtman725]

Nice find.

 

[deerstalkert]

very nice!

 

[toot]

I found this little gem at a garage sale couple weekends ago-Pedersoli/Euroarms Kentucky .45cal percussion. The guy took it out a couple times, less than 100rnds through it, broke the ram rod and just hung it in garage instead of replacing rod, and didn't clean it as the rod was broken. It cleaned up real nice, and the bore looks really good, crisp rifling and flash hole, has a few small dings in the stock. Not a bad find! Just ordered a new rod from Dixie gun works. View attachment 132913 dings on stock from not being handled carefully.

at least he passed it on!

 

[MSW]

congrats on your new find ... check out Dutch Schoultz' method - here's a link

http://www.blackpowderrifleaccuracy.com/
this is, to my mind, the best non firing accessory that you can buy... money well spent

 

[hanshi]

Those are nice rifles.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Awesome find!

 

[woodsnwater]

I believe I have the flint version.

 

[underman58]

Nice