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Thread: Pedersoli High Wall...opinions

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    Boolit Master Bad Ass Wallace's Avatar
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    I bought it directly from Graeme Forbes (Forbes Wholesale) then had it shipped to my local dealer. With the $AU now over parity, they are really much cheaper than when I bought mine.
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    This thread is a bit dated but I thought I'd add my 2 cents worth anyway. Might help someone? I bought a Pedersoli 1885 highwall (45-70) from Buffalo arms. It was imported by Taylor's. Out of the box; fit was a 5 on a scale on 1 to 10. Finish was thick and the checkering was full of it. Looked like a bad True-oil job. I had numerous misfires the first time I took it top the range. I spoke to Lee Shaver several times and eventually sent the action to him to re-work and supply new springs. Still misfires continued. A second hammer fall would detonate the cartridge but the process provided no confidence in the rifle. After talking at length to Lee we decided that pre-loading the hammer spring by putting something under the static end, might do the job. That did help considerably and I shot several matches with it but the confidence factor was always looming so I sold it.

    To make a long story short; It was not up with pedersoli's best work. i have one of their Sharps rifles and have won several matches with it. Fit and finish are excellent as is accuracy.

    The 1885's I'd stay away from. Better as fence posts than rifles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rldarmstr View Post
    Still misfires continued. A second hammer fall would detonate the cartridge.
    Have you tried using Federal Large Pistol primers? Because they are a softer cup, ignition is very fast and positive. My group size almost halved and I use them in all my BPCR rifles including the 59/90!
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    Have you measured firing pin protrusion through the face of the breech block? I like around .050" protrusion to reliably strike primers. Some guns will work with as little as .040", but not all. I'd also be checking to ensure the firing pin travels freely in the block. Any resistance will hinder a good strike.

    Oops! Old post revived, so likely this info wont apply to the OP's gun today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marlinman93 View Post
    Oops! Old post revived, so likely this info wont apply to the OP's gun today.
    Actually the post you are referencing is new and is dated 7-6-2018 so it's quite relevant, besides that's good info anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad *** Wallace View Post
    Have you tried using Federal Large Pistol primers? Because they are a softer cup, ignition is very fast and positive. My group size almost halved and I use them in all my BPCR rifles including the 59/90!
    how did you come about trying the pistol powder and did you have to start over on load development?

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    Quote Originally Posted by barnabus View Post
    how did you come about trying the pistol powder and did you have to start over on load development?
    I think you have a typo. you wrote powder and maybe meant to type primer?
    You can substitute one primer for another loading BP and not have to start over for pressure reasons like you would with smokeless powder. Often a change in primers from a hot primer to a mild primer like pistol primers can help the accuracy of an already good BP load. I like Rem 2-1/2, Fed LP regular and match. In rifle primers, try CCI-200 and if you have a thick wallet, CCI-BR-II.
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BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
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