Welcome to the TMA - the Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The TMA is always free to access: totally non-profit and therefore no nagging for your money, no sponsors means no endless array of ads to wade through, and no "membership fees" ever required. Brought to you by traditional muzzleloaders with decades of wisdom in weaponry, accoutrements, and along with 18th and 19th century history knowledge of those times during the birth our nation, the United States of America.
If you are a current TMA Contributing Member you MUST click HERE - IMPORTANT!


« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit number two  (Read 105 times)

Online Rob DiStefano

Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit number two
« on: February 01, 2026, 08:31:48 PM »
Kit box arrived yesterday and so the fun begins.

The box.
 [ Invalid Attachment ]

Pulled the lock and it needs a good cleaning.
 [ Invalid Attachment ]

The ramrod was wedged in SUPER TIGHT (this is Very common) and required using some 80 grit  abrasive paper on a short piece of dowel to deepen the stock channel, plus reaming out all 4 brass pipe holes.  Normal for offshore trad ML guns, iron finishing nails (.096" diameter) are used for stock pins.  Once pulled I threw them all away and use new nails, heads cut off, set in a hand drill and filed to about .094" diameter for ease of getting the pipes in and out during the setup work to get the ramrod to better function.
 [ Invalid Attachment ]

The pipes - they'll get filed and wire wheel cleaned up later on.
 [ Invalid Attachment ]

LOTS of rasping and sanding and scraping required!
 [ Invalid Attachment ]

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

The edge of the stock wood needs to be tapered in toward the bbl.
 [ Invalid Attachment ]
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »