Pedersoli "Bounty"

[Rogue River]

I've been looking at the Pedersoli Bounty in caplock and I like the looks of it especially the longer barrel. Does anybody have any opinions good or bad with this pistol? I would use it for hunting (?) and target and opinion on .45 or .50.
Any info gladly accepted. :grin:

 

[Zonie]

I hadn't heard of the Bounty but your post got my curiosity up so I went to the Pedersoli site.

Here is a link to the Bounty
Pedersoli BOUNTY PISTOL

Dam! You've got to love those advertising people for their creativity.
"... was the favorite one of the Bounty Hunters."

I guess I should say in all of my reading of historical books about the flintlock era and period books written in the days of the flintlock I must admit that I never read of Bounty hunters.

I suppose they existed but because pistols during that period were close range tools I doubt that an extended barrel would have been very common.

That said, Pedersoli guns are usually well made and well designed.
If you like the looks of this pistol and feel the extra barrel length will be an asset for you go for it. I'm sure it will give you a lot of pleasure.

 

[torn moc]

ther was a post Awhile back from a gent who owns one. He shows pics of targets at 50 yds...and the buck he shot with it ! I love the looks of them...would love to see one in 54 cal.
Havent ever seen one come up for auction...so I guess those who won them Keep em ! I"ll get one someday, but they are Special order....sigh..
I wonder How long the wait ???

 

[Don]

I gave serious thought to buying one but a rifle at a good price got my money instead. I would think it would be a good close range deer pistol with the right load. Good for self defence if ya had a real long coat to conceal it in. :grin:

Don

 

[Rogue River]

Cherry's said the wait would be approx: 120 days!

 

[torn moc]

wow...120 days...no biggie...could wait that long standing on my head.........

 

[luieb45]

There's a video on youtube of the guy from the hunting show "Kentucky Afield" that gets a deer with a bounty hunter pistol like the pedersoli one and he got a doe at 25 yards with one and 55 grains of powder. It's a really interesting video.

 

[dyemaker]

I like the long barrels too. The older German flintlock holster or saddle pistols interest me but i think they were meant to be carried from a horse. There would seem to be an advantage in the longer barrels but i'm not sure about carrying them on foot unless it was your primary hunting weapon. Similar to this... Link

 

[Sharps1863]

http://www.flintlocksetc.com/index.htm
They say they are, "The only U.S. full line dealer direct distributor
for Davide Pedersoli, Co."
They list the Bounty Hunter for $375+ shipping
in 45 or 50cal

 

[FishDFly]

Has anyone actually shot one off hand at 25 and 50 yards?

The barrel length makes me wonder. Shooting one while hunting from a brace is one thing, offhand makes me wonder with the barrel length. Appears kind of barrel heavy with poor balance.

Any offhand experience?

Thanks

RDE

 

[Carteret Kid]

Another example of advertizing hype, remember the Canoe Gun?

 

[Sharps1863]

It does look barrel heavy, there is a video on You Tube of a guy shooting one, it's not a very good video but when he fire's it, the pistol smacks him right in the head. You Tube search "how not to fire a flintlock"
It must of been loaded with a real stout charge!!!
and he paid for it.

 

[Zonie]

I sometimes suspect that the person(s) in some You Tube vidios like that do things like that on purpose.

There is no end to the things some folks will do for a little "fame". :hmm:

 

[Rogue River]

I looked at the video and it didn't look like the Bounty pistol. :idunno:

 

[torn moc]

perhaps it wasnt a Bounty pistol but the charge was really stout compounded by the fact that he musta been holding it So Daintily that it flew completely out of his hand!
Do ya think he learned to hold a pistol with a FIRM grip?... :rotf: I'll bet he never went to Boot Camp

 

[Sharps1863]

It's hard to say It is such a bad video. It has a long barrel and it is a flintlock but it could be another pistol, but anyway that's not the correct way to shot a Fintlock Pistol, I think we all can agree on that :thumbsup: As far as the Bounty Hunter Pistol. Myself I would have to pass on it, If I was looking to buy another Single shot. It's just too long and bulky looking for me.

 

[George91946]

I have a Pedersoli Charles Moore pistol. It is very accurate for 4 to 5 shots, and then gets fouled. The result is a hang- or a mis-fire. The problem is that it has a patent or Nock's breech, which has been discussed earlier. The little channel that extends from the vent hole to the back of the breech is too small, and is easily fouled. When that happens, the fouling impedes the flash from the vent liner to the back of the chamber. I'd never purchase a Pedersoli with that configuration again. When I shoot rendevous, I get to 6 really accurate shots, and then several hang-fires which usually miss the target. There have been several recommendations posted here about cleaning between shots, and I try to adhere to them, but I still get the misfires after 6 shots. I then have to time out and remove the lock, the vent plug and take a pipe cleaner to the channel between the vent and the back of the breech. Before I purchased this bounty pistol, I'd check to be sure that the pan powder ignited directly into the powder charge, and not into a vent chamber. That is, does not have a Nock's breech.

Lisle George

Lisle George

 

[Rogue River]

I am interested in the percussion cap model. Other than the breech problem you are having what is your opinion of the rest of the gun, trigger pull, balance, accuracy, quality of construction ect.? Thanks

 

[George91946]

Again, I'm talking about Pedersoli's Charles Moore pistol, and not the Bounty. The Moore pistol is very high quality construction. When it is clean and firing well, it is very accurate.

I am a bit frustrated with the set trigger. When set, it doesn't always kick the sear nock out of the tumbler notch. This usually happens during the first 5 or 6 shots, but after a bit of fussing, the thing generally works ok. It does have occasional hiccups where the set trigger fires, but nothing else happens.

In the unset position, trigger pull is great, probably too large for accurate target shooting.

The lock is well constructed, solid and mostly reliable providing you have a new and sharp flint. Flints don't last very long, but are easily replaced.

When I got the gun, I found that the sight picture was set so that the front sight appeared at the very bottom of the rear sight cleft. Didn't like that picture, so I made a new front sight that brought the tops of the 2 sights into alignment. The garage manufactured sight works fine.

The fit and finish of the gun are very good.

I am a bit worried about the availability of replacement parts, but haven't had to face that issue yet.

I got the gun for a quarter of the normal retail price, so I'm happy with it despite the breech shortcomings. I'm only an average to below average marksman, but at a rendezvous that was held 2 weeks ago, I nearly cleaned a pistol course with it. Missed the last 2 targets because of hang fires.

My overall reaction is that Pedersoli produces quality firearms, and providing that the price is right, and the breech is a normal plug arrangement, wouldn't hesitate to purchase another one
Lisle George

 

[Newtire]

Here's one from a guy who seems to be on the level. Still haven't shot the .50 I picked up from a pawn shop.

https://tinyurl.com/yatrkove