Pedersoli Blue Ridge Flintlock

[Pete G]

If you're going to refinish anyway, inlet those trigger guard finials while you are at it.

 

[EZFEED]

Heeeeeeey don’t knock the blue ridge rifles lol!!!!
I just sold my personal one in .50 browned. Lemme say that it was my second ‘go to’ rifle and for a production gun it was absolutely amazing! It’s plain...sure! But it’s like having a blank canvas to paint on! Great gun ripe for customization!!!

 

[Critter Getter]

Ezfeed, do you have any pictures of your Blue Ridge with any custom work done to it? I have a Blue Ridge .50 flinter and a .36 Frontier percussion. Greg

 

[EZFEED]

No sir I actually just sold it, sorry
As fun as it was I just didnt need it.

 

[Critter Getter]

No big deal, there are a couple of threads here on this forum where a couple of members have done some extensive reworks on their frontiers and made them very nice. I love my Hatfield’s and enjoy the Pedersoli as well. Greg

 

[Snooterpup]

Track of the Wolf has the ramrod you need. It is a 9mm hickory rod, slightly smaller than 3/8".

 

[fourbore]

I am curious, any ideas why 54 would be more accurate than a 50? Is that a Pedersoli deal or more a general rule? One of the more distant Cabelas keeps the 50 in stock. It never would have accured to me that accuracy would vary. How much, typically or on average might be expected?

 

[Critter Getter]

The accuracy is not going to vary between calibers in my opinion. Greg

 

[Grenadier1758]

There is really no reason a 54 should be more accurate than a 50 unless it is a very high wind situation. The heavier ball is slightly less affected by the wind.

 

[Snooterpup]

Hello fourbore, There shouldn't be any apperciable difference in accuracy between .50 & .54 calibers. The only reason I'd consider having this gun barrel re-bored to .54 would be to deal with the existing pitting in this .50 caliber barrel. Most folks have recommended that I try it as it is and see how well it shoots.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I am curious, any ideas why 54 would be more accurate than a 50? Is that a Pedersoli deal or more a general rule? One of the more distant Cabelas keeps the 50 in stock. It never would have accured to me that accuracy would vary. How much, typically or on average might be expected?

There is really no reason a 54 should be more accurate than a 50 unless it is a very high wind situation. The heavier ball is slightly less affected by the wind.

All things being equal, Mike is right, but....when it comes to the Frontier model, things are not "equal".

So, the .54 version is a 1:65 twist rate, while the .50 is a 1:48. Depending on the conical that is chosen, the .50 with a 275 Maxi-Hunter conical might very well shoot those conicals much better than the slower twist barrel on the .54. They shot amazingly well out of my .50 Frontier, and that's what I chose for moose in 2003, because the guide didn't trust a .490 round ball. Other designs for conicals, such as REAL bullets from Lee, the results may vary.

Technically, with a super stout load in the .54 vs. a much lighter load in the .50... both using round ball, the .54 might very well shoot "better". The slower twist of the .54 should tolerate very high powder loads with round ball better than the twist rate in the .50 with round ball. BUT..., we're talking like a 60 grain charge in the .50 and a 120 grain charge in the .54....giving a faster flight time for the .54 and thus the deviation shows up less on targets between 50-100 yards.

BUT..., very few shooter are going to want to stress out that .54 with that large a powder charge. Most folks are going to go with a tad larger charge in the .50 as well, so the powder charges are going to be pretty similar, as are the results. The deer aren't going to know the difference, and with practice, the targets at a contest won't either.

My reasons for swapping out the front sight no matter which caliber, .45, .50. or .54 are illustrated below. They are not the only point of view, however. There are advantages to other methods.


LD