Got me a new shootin' iron yesterday

[Darren Haverstick]

I've been wanting a flintlock SxS smoothbore for probably as long as I've been shooting black powder. Having one custom made will be out of the question until my father dies and wills me the Haverstick Fortune. So I finally saved up my pennies and bought a Pedersoli from Dixie Gun Works. She was delivered yesterday and I scampered off to the woods as soon as I was able so I could break her in.

The gun is a 20 gauge with the left barrel having a modified choke and the right barrel being a cylinder bore. She is 44 1/4" long and weighs around 7 3/4 pounds. The barrels are browned and the furniture is polished steel. I bought the fancy model because, you know, I'm a gentleman. I think I'm gonna call her "Little Debbie" because she's short and sweet.

The ignition is great but she definitely needs some trigger work. The first time I had a bead on a squirrel, I thought I was going to have to use both hands to pull the trigger! Needless to say, that shot got pulled. The next squirrel, though, was not so lucky. If anyone knows how to adjust the triggers on one of these, I am all ears.

I hope to be able to take her to Mexico next year to shoot a Gould's in the head.

Darren

[KDubs]

Nice, I certainly like that.
 Kevin

[rollingb]

Niiiiice!!!!!!!!!!   

[Bigsmoke]

Lil Debbie is sure a looker.
As far as the triggers go, I imagine that honing the surfaces that touch between the triggers and the lock would be a good place to start.
There is just something about looking down the barrels of a double flinter that gets your juices flowing.
Happy hunting!!!
John

[BEAVERMAN]

Now that is a sexy SxS! 

[Butler Ford 40]

WOW!  That is one good looking gun!!!  You can tell which choke is which just by looking at the muzzle!!
May you and Little Debbie have a long and prosperous life together!   

[Hanshi]

Your choice of the fancy one was wise.  She's a beauty.
I had a Pedersoli percussion double 12 ga years ago.  Not nearly as nice as yours but fun to shoot and to look at.  You got quite a fine dbl gun, good hunting.

[Winter Hawk]

Wow, that is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!  And blooded already, way to go! 

I think polishing the internals of the lock and trigger group will go a long way towards easing the trigger pull.  It has for me at any rate.  There is an article in the latest Muzzle Blasts on just this subject.  Just remember that you are polishing, and not to take too much off.

~Kees~

[Bearhntr]

Very nice, Darren!  Hope you get the triggers the way you want.