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Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« on: January 24, 2026, 04:11:28 PM »
Just ordered another and will chronicle the build here in this thread.

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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2026, 04:26:12 PM »
Rob, where did you order it from?
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2026, 04:32:49 PM »
Ordered from DGW - dixiegunworks.com - $1375 + shipping.

I'll add, this is the 2nd Pede Bess I've stuck together from their kit and there are some things to consider about its build that I will outline as the build commences.

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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2026, 07:49:38 AM »
Love to see photos as the build progresses.
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2026, 08:46:05 AM »
Just a few images from my first Pede 2nd Land Bess kit build.

In that build, there was some wood tear out in the stock near the wrist grip that I filled in with epoxy that I colored with stain.

As usual, I pull the breech plug to anti-seize the threads and enlarge the channel drilled into its face by the touch hole drilling - this is all Optional.

After some slight amount of rasping and sanding proud stock wood, filing down the gates on the metal furniture, no stain was applied, I just wiped on some coats of Tru-Oil.

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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2026, 10:49:46 AM »
Pretty gun Rob. Keep up the good work.
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2026, 11:19:41 AM »
That?s a beauty.
What is that tool you?re using?
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2026, 11:28:16 AM »
Quote from: Salty on January 25, 2026, 11:19:41 AM
That?s a beauty.
What is that tool you?re using?

That's a Rice barrel wrench for pulling out breech plugs.  Then end of the wrench gets fitted into a 3ft or so length of black pipe for leverage.

I also use a set of Rice octagonal vise clamps to best secure the bbl while working the plug wrench.

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Those two tools get lotsa use.
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2026, 11:50:33 AM »
it's good to know that such a tool is available although I hope that I never need to remove my breech plug.
Thanks
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Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2026, 12:20:20 PM »
Quote from: Salty on January 25, 2026, 11:50:33 AM
it's good to know that such a tool is available although I hope that I never need to remove my breech plug.
Thanks

There is no pressing need to pull a breech plug on any trad ML.  I do it because I can and it allows me to check how the touch hole liner was set into the bbl chamber interior and to anti-seize grease the plug threads for easy removal years from now or ... well ... who knows if it'll ever need pulling.  There'll never be a need to remove the plug on a Good and Proper built bbl, but these offshore trad ML bbls are a totally different story because most will have partially drilled breech plug faces and that resulting little channel can bugger up a good ignition unless it's opened up a bit.  In the last near dozen offshore ML guns I've worked on only ONE had a perfect flat face breech plug (1777 Saint musket), the rest all had their plug faces buggered.

I probably have a 1 in 12 chance that this forthcoming Pede Bess kit bbl will have a good breech plug ... but if not, I can fix it.
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