If you read Pedroli's advertising, the "Old English" shotgun is 6.83 pounds, has lighter barrels and a maple stock, with a "patch-box" and architectured extended trigger guard tang.
I have corresponded with Pedersoli extensively, and have received some detailed information via email about specs. The LOP, D@C, D@H, choke have all been expressed in mm's. The weight has been expressed in pounds and kilograms. Even the trigger pulls were provided. The recommended load - stamped on the barrel is 72 grains powder/ 1 1/8th ounce shot.
These were out of stock from every retailer I could find in the USA for the past several months. Two importers were also out of stock. Several shipments have arrived, both to the distributors and the retailers. But something is wrong.....
I've asked Dixie and Midway to literally weigh an Old English model for me as a prospective buyer. Dixie said the one they opened weighs 7 pound 4 ounces. I forgot to ask what load was marked on the barrels, but referring to their website, Dixie says 72 grain, 1 1/8 ounce shot. Midway responded that theirs weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces. Midways says the barrel is marked 89 grains, 1 1/4 ounce shot. I asked them to make sure it's an Old English model and they are certain.
I've called another retailer but did not get an answer and only corresponded by email. They did not say whether they literally took it out of the box and weighed it, but their response was 7 pound 4.5 ounces (so you'd think that's actual weight). I asked for the recommended load - they too said 89 grains, and 1 1/4 ounce shot.
Our own forum brother "New Hampshire" posted that he just bought an Old English from Midway (Dec 23, 2023) and it weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces on his scale.
I forwarded this information to Pedersoli and they responded that weight can vary slightly, but an Old English model - unloaded, should not exceed 6 pound 15 ounces, with an range of 6 pounds 11 ounces to 6 pounds 13 ounces being most common. They have 72 grains 1 1/8 ounce as the suggested load.
What is going on here? I am interested in the Old English with an under 7-pound weight. Almost every retailer has a no return policy, so I am not willing to take a chance for $2000 and get a 7 pound 5 ounce gun. How do some retailers have this model with 89 grains, 1 1/4 ounce shot on the barrels when Pedersoli says this isn't so?
Frustrating! This is fishy to say the least? Anyone have insight?
I have corresponded with Pedersoli extensively, and have received some detailed information via email about specs. The LOP, D@C, D@H, choke have all been expressed in mm's. The weight has been expressed in pounds and kilograms. Even the trigger pulls were provided. The recommended load - stamped on the barrel is 72 grains powder/ 1 1/8th ounce shot.
These were out of stock from every retailer I could find in the USA for the past several months. Two importers were also out of stock. Several shipments have arrived, both to the distributors and the retailers. But something is wrong.....
I've asked Dixie and Midway to literally weigh an Old English model for me as a prospective buyer. Dixie said the one they opened weighs 7 pound 4 ounces. I forgot to ask what load was marked on the barrels, but referring to their website, Dixie says 72 grain, 1 1/8 ounce shot. Midway responded that theirs weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces. Midways says the barrel is marked 89 grains, 1 1/4 ounce shot. I asked them to make sure it's an Old English model and they are certain.
I've called another retailer but did not get an answer and only corresponded by email. They did not say whether they literally took it out of the box and weighed it, but their response was 7 pound 4.5 ounces (so you'd think that's actual weight). I asked for the recommended load - they too said 89 grains, and 1 1/4 ounce shot.
Our own forum brother "New Hampshire" posted that he just bought an Old English from Midway (Dec 23, 2023) and it weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces on his scale.
I forwarded this information to Pedersoli and they responded that weight can vary slightly, but an Old English model - unloaded, should not exceed 6 pound 15 ounces, with an range of 6 pounds 11 ounces to 6 pounds 13 ounces being most common. They have 72 grains 1 1/8 ounce as the suggested load.
What is going on here? I am interested in the Old English with an under 7-pound weight. Almost every retailer has a no return policy, so I am not willing to take a chance for $2000 and get a 7 pound 5 ounce gun. How do some retailers have this model with 89 grains, 1 1/4 ounce shot on the barrels when Pedersoli says this isn't so?
Frustrating! This is fishy to say the least? Anyone have insight?
