Mike OTDP
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I got tagged to do arms inspection at the World Championships last month, and had some observations that might be of interest. I'm primarily a pistol shooter myself, so my comments will be mostly on the pistols.
Repro revolver (matches "Mariette" and "Malson-R"): About 85% of the guns are Hege-Remingtons. Another 10% are Feinwerkbau "History #2" Rogers & Spencer repros. All other types combined might have made up 5% of the guns. It actually got a little boring...Hege, Hege, another Hege.
Original revolver (matches "Colt" and "Malson-O"): Remington, the occasional Rogers & Spencer. Nothing else.
Repro percussion pistol (match "Kuchenreuter-R"): The underhammers are dominating these days. Feinwerkbau's "History #1" is the most popular, but there are other makes, as well as the custom guns from smiths like Baumkircher and Dedinski. A few sidelock guns, but most shooters have gone underhammer.
Original percussion pistol (match "Kuchenreuter-O"): A grab bag of sidelock percussion target pistols. No maker dominates. Nice guns.
Repro flintlock pistol (match "Cominazzo-R"): The Hege-Manton is by far the most popular. Odd, considering that the gun has been out of production for about 10 years. A few Pedersoli LePages, a few custom guns. Very little else.
Original flintlock pistol (match "Cominazzo-O"): Flintlock duelling pistols. A real mix of makers. If I do this again, I'm bringing a camera. There are some gorgeous guns out there.
Repro matchlock pistol (match "Tanzutsu-R"): Another grab bag, with a fair number of custom guns.
As for rifles...the offhand rifles, other than the military arms, are very heavy. 15 lbs or more. And peep sights are standard, even on the flintlocks.
Shotguns? The Pedersoli offerings were fairly popular. It's really not my specialty.
Thought it might be of interest.
Repro revolver (matches "Mariette" and "Malson-R"): About 85% of the guns are Hege-Remingtons. Another 10% are Feinwerkbau "History #2" Rogers & Spencer repros. All other types combined might have made up 5% of the guns. It actually got a little boring...Hege, Hege, another Hege.
Original revolver (matches "Colt" and "Malson-O"): Remington, the occasional Rogers & Spencer. Nothing else.
Repro percussion pistol (match "Kuchenreuter-R"): The underhammers are dominating these days. Feinwerkbau's "History #1" is the most popular, but there are other makes, as well as the custom guns from smiths like Baumkircher and Dedinski. A few sidelock guns, but most shooters have gone underhammer.
Original percussion pistol (match "Kuchenreuter-O"): A grab bag of sidelock percussion target pistols. No maker dominates. Nice guns.
Repro flintlock pistol (match "Cominazzo-R"): The Hege-Manton is by far the most popular. Odd, considering that the gun has been out of production for about 10 years. A few Pedersoli LePages, a few custom guns. Very little else.
Original flintlock pistol (match "Cominazzo-O"): Flintlock duelling pistols. A real mix of makers. If I do this again, I'm bringing a camera. There are some gorgeous guns out there.
Repro matchlock pistol (match "Tanzutsu-R"): Another grab bag, with a fair number of custom guns.
As for rifles...the offhand rifles, other than the military arms, are very heavy. 15 lbs or more. And peep sights are standard, even on the flintlocks.
Shotguns? The Pedersoli offerings were fairly popular. It's really not my specialty.
Thought it might be of interest.