my wife has a 45 Capp lock
made in 1974 that looks just like it. i done a trigger job on it, she shoots with us men that have custom rifles and gives us a run for our money. here is a couple of shots she shot offhand at 50yds,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1974 was/is very different from now. Yes the old stuff really was better.I think everyone was making quality in 1974.
To make anything else would have meant ruin for any somewhat fledgling Spanish or Italian gun company.
There were real craftsman and skilled workers back then.
Now we have CNC machinery to spit parts out lightning fast, but no skilled craftsman to tweak the final product to perfection.
Close is good enough, as people are standing in line to throw money at substandard products.
1974 was/is very different from now. Yes the old stuff was better.my wife has a 45 Capp lockView attachment 238976 made in 1974 that looks just like it. i done a trigger job on it, she shoots with us men that have custom rifles and gives us a run for our money. here is a couple of shots she shot offhand at 50yds,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yours's has set triggers. The modern version has a single trigger that can be very heavy in pull. Like it is with everything, the older the better!I have a Pedersoli Kentucky in .50 cal. I bought it about 15 years ago and it's well put together and has a nice looking walnut stock. It also has double set triggers. The very first shot I took with it I hit a clay pigeon at 50 yards. I like it well enough and have 3 other Pedersoli guns that I think are good quality and shoot well. My favorite is the 1861 Springfield. It looks the part and shoots great.
That’s about the same vintage as my Pedersoli Pennsylvania .50 flint. The build quality was definitely better in those times and before.I have a Pedersoli Flintlock Kentucky in .50 cal. I bought it about 15 years ago and it's well put together and has a nice looking walnut stock. It also has double set triggers. The very first shot I took with it I hit a clay pigeon at 50 yards. I like it well enough and have 3 other Pedersoli guns that I think are good quality and shoot well. My favorite is the 1861 Springfield. It looks the part and shoots great.
Yes, it has set triggers and it's a little heavy but crisp. I have no complaints about it at all.Yours's has set triggers. The modern version has a single trigger that can be very heavy in pull. Like it is with everything, the older the better!
Sour grapes.A mass produced copy of something that never was.
I truly like mine even though it has a Covid Period finish. Trigger could be better but that can be sorted out. I stripped the "finish" from the stock and re did it and it looks much, much better than factory. I also browned and coned the barrel and it resulted in a really nice looking gun. Look up my thread of when I did all of this to see the transformation. All of this said, unless it is an English Trade Gun, my next gun will have dbl set triggers.Let me know your thoughts on this new
Ped Kentucky, very nice fitting, finish you would expect.
A little “ beefy” , heavy to me compared to the other Kentucky’s I have.
Send me your thoughts opinions
Don’t forget the class this is in…
Thats most long guns out there.A mass produced copy of something that never was.
I beg to differ. It doesn't take a lot of looking to find period rifles of similar design. The photo attached are two I found on an auction site. Both are percussion with shorter "long rifle barrels" ~37" and ~34" close to the Pedersoli 35" one is .45 and the other .52.A mass produced copy of something that never was.
The Peder Kentuck I have seems to have elements of both of those. Besides, only person that should care is me and I really like mine.I beg to differ. It doesn't take a lot of looking to find period rifles of similar design. The photo attached are two I found on an auction site. Both are percussion with shorter "long rifle barrels" ~37" and ~34" close to the Pedersoli 35" one is .45 and the other .52.
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