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Pedersoli seems to be quoting something on the order of 3 month lead time to ship to dealers these days. Yes, covid has been tough on them, but they are really trying to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and get going again, just like the rest of us. BTW if you want a quality shooter, the...

Corn meal for me in the Remington 1858, both original and Pedersoli reproduction. These are loaded with target loads for MLAIC competition, so less than 20grains of black powder. The compressibility is an important factor for me as it gives me the ability to apply a consistent seating pressure.

Yet another update which I hope Carleton Underhammer owners will find helpful... My pistol has been plagued by failures to get that first shot ignited, resulting in several "Did Not Start" notes against my name at matches. Ugh, frustrating! The issue with the pistol is that its flame path from...

If shooting target loads, I mean true target loads, drop the powder charge considerably, down to something like 15-20gr FFFg Goex or similar. Add corn meal on top of the powder in sufficient quantity to get the ball seating just sub-flush with the face of the cylinder. Use a spatula or putty...

A couple of thoughts... The real question is what is your son going to use that rifle to do - poke holes in targets, or harvest live game? Once that question is definitively answered, the rest will follow. As an example... For my youngsters I loaded a .50 Hawken with 20gr FFg Goex under a .490...

It really depends on what type of competitive shooting you want to do. If you want to shoot international-style MLAIC-sanctioned matches, you need to shoot originals or faithful reproductions of muzzle-loading revolvers. I shoot an original 1858 and a Pedersoli Target reproduction. The latter...

I use a cheap Spanish-made .50 Hawken rifle, think it might have been marketed by Traditions. It is deadly accurate with a .490 ball and ticking patch over 70gr FFg Goex. Groups tightened slightly by going to FFFg. Results on deer are uniform and as described by others. Flat slab of lead...

Range Report This evening I had a bit of spare time so headed off to the range. Snapped two caps, loaded the first shot as with all previous shots, put another standard CCI #11 cap on the nipple and brought the pistol on target... BOOM! Another 26 shots followed. Zero failures to fire...

With respect to loading the pistol with powder and slapping it, the pistol is being loaded while standing vertically in a loading stand. The flash hole into the drum is at the very bottom of the powder chamber so some powder should be making it into the drum every time, but perhaps not. The...

Articap - thanks for pointing that out. I've looked at it and I'm beginning to think this drum is something like a breach plug - removable, with special tools and processes. A good amount of torque applied to a 14mm wrench on the drum produced no results so this may not be a service-removeable...

I should have mentioned that I've also tried CCI Magnum #11 caps with no improvement in ignition results. I've also poured 3F powder into the drum and once was able to make it fire that way. My most recent attempt in that regard failed to produce fire. I checked the nipple and I can see...

Hi Folks, New to the board, but have been lurking for quite some time. I've recently purchased a Pedersoli Carleton Underhammer pistol in .36cal. Have been having a devil of a time to get it to fire. It's unlike any other muzzleloader I've ever fired. The load is Goex 3F, have tried...