Pedersoli Muzzle loading rifles

[Bradley]

Pedersoli makes the 1860 volunteer rifle as well as the Whitworth. Both, I think, fire a 0.451 projectile. Anyone know how the accuracy of these two compare given the substantial difference in bullets?

[NSB]

If they’re both .451”, what’s the “substantial difference”? Guess I don’t understand the question.

[rmark]

Whitworths were commonly shot using round bullets, the hexagonal ones less so. I suspect the two rifles are equally accurate with the right loads.

[Bradley]

The two bullet molds Pedersoli sells for these two are very different. The whitworth mold is six sided. The Volunteer is quite a bit different.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

The two are quite different, the hexagon sided one won't fit the volunteer but the 0.451 will slide on the top of the flats. My rifle is an early production with "Rigby" square form rifling while the latter rifles were made with "Henry" rifling to reduce fouling from the black powder.

I bought mine as a set with factory boolit mould and push through sizer die serial numbered to the rifle. From the bench, it will shoot 2 MOA every day so long as you clean often.

https://i.imgur.com/NGxgFnp.jpg

[Nobade]

The two are quite different, the hexagon sided one won't fit the volunteer but the 0.451 will slide on the top of the flats. My rifle is an early production with "Rigby" square form rifling while the latter rifles were made with "Henry" rifling to reduce fouling from the black powder.

I bought mine as a set with factory boolit mould and push through sizer die serial numbered to the rifle. From the bench, it will shoot 2 MOA every day so long as you clean often.

https://i.imgur.com/NGxgFnp.jpg

As always I am envious of your gun collection.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

As always I am envious of your gun collection.

Now I'm retired and live on a farm, I can shoot almost every day without paying range fees. There are very few rifles that don't get a work out every month.

Latest project is to polish the brass trimmings on my Pedersoli 50cal. Kentucky flinter. Pedersoli does make good rifles, I have 10 of them.

https://i.imgur.com/SY6JH8G.jpg

[Nobade]

Nice!

[Bradley]

BUT does anyone know what the accuracy difference is between these two rifles?

[indian joe]

BUT does anyone know what the accuracy difference is between these two rifles?

With proper loading they both accurate enough I doubt you be able to pick it - would suggest the volunteer unless you specially want to persist with the hexagonal rifling of the whitworth - that is a system that did not endure - whitworth did not build a better mousetrap.

[toot]

Nice toys!!

[fgd135]

Pedersoli recommends the Volunteer for shorter range shooting, and the Whitworth for longer ranges, if that gives any hint as to their possible accuracy differences.
I did notice that the Volunteer includes a Pedersoli Vernier sight, which is a nice touch; I shoot a Parker Hale Volunteer and found that my accuracy improved tremendously when I installed a Vernier rear sight. Pedersoli doesn't apparently include one on the WW, but if you get a WW I heartily recommend that you install a Vernier and a tunnel front site.
Did you find all the related videos about these Pedersoli rifles?
https://youtu.be/K3-kXi7lqxs?t=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRHmHj_S9Go
https://youtu.be/K7A7auT1Fr8?t=4

[Bradley]

With proper loading they both accurate enough I doubt you be able to pick it - would suggest the volunteer unless you specially want to persist with the hexagonal rifling of the whitworth - that is a system that did not endure - whitworth did not build a better mousetrap.

That was very useful. THANK YOU!