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Pedersoli Rolling Block 45-70 with a 30" barrel and a vernier rear sigght
I'll send a picture when I get the rifle.
I'll send a picture when I get the rifle.
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I can’t see the picture
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Like I said above, I'll post a picture when I get the rifle. I tried to C&P ne of the pictures from gunbroker but they didn't take. Sorry about that.
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Seems to have worked. (keeping my fingers crossed)
That is a very good looking rifle. I like the half round half octagon barrel.
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Thank you!!
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Thank you!!
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Going to go to my FFL in Winfield on either Tuesday or Wednesday and pick up the rifle and some 45-70 ammo.
Looking forward to getting it.
Looking forward to getting it.
Looking forward to seeing it!!
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Are you going to shoot mainly smokeless or blackpowder loads?
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Smokeless factory loads for a little while until I get set up to reload then mild-to-moderate smokeless loads thereafter.
I'm even toying with the idea of doing a buffalo hunt one of these days.
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I reload black powder in my Sharps replica. Its an interesting process, but a whole new ball game from using smokeless.
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First impression: HEAVY!!! Fit and finish are excellent and the trigger pull is good. The trigger pull was slightly surprising since I had the impression from a few youtube videos that some of them are quite bad, being both rough and heavy.
From one of those youtube videos I gather that these rifles are not intended for off-hand shooting but are meant primarily to be fired from a rest, and I believe it as this sucker weighs almost twelve pounds.
A few challenges lay ahead for me. One is figuring out how to use the vernier rear sight, as the aperture is very small and the adjustments are a mystery to me. There is also a barrel-mounted rear sight, and that should not be a problem as that is the type of rifle sight that I am accustomed to using.
As for ammunition, I am going to have to handload for it. Factory 45-70 goes for over $2.50 a round, and that is way too much. When I picked the rifle up, I also got three boxes of Hornady, and that should do for a while.
I look forward to meeting these challenges, and will keep the good folks on this forum informed.
From one of those youtube videos I gather that these rifles are not intended for off-hand shooting but are meant primarily to be fired from a rest, and I believe it as this sucker weighs almost twelve pounds.
A few challenges lay ahead for me. One is figuring out how to use the vernier rear sight, as the aperture is very small and the adjustments are a mystery to me. There is also a barrel-mounted rear sight, and that should not be a problem as that is the type of rifle sight that I am accustomed to using.
As for ammunition, I am going to have to handload for it. Factory 45-70 goes for over $2.50 a round, and that is way too much. When I picked the rifle up, I also got three boxes of Hornady, and that should do for a while.
I look forward to meeting these challenges, and will keep the good folks on this forum informed.
I am looking forward to pictures!
https://tmtpages.com/Ballistics_Ver-4_Help/hlp_vernier_sight.htm
https://khall6548.wixsite.com/quigleyshootingassoc/vernier-sights
You might want to touch up on your trigonometry.
https://khall6548.wixsite.com/quigleyshootingassoc/vernier-sights
You might want to touch up on your trigonometry.
