Patched Round Ball in the Pedersoli Baker Cavalry Shotgun
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In this video, we try out some patched round balls through the Pedersoli Baker Cavalry Shotgun.
I'll be using some .600" cast lead balls, a .020" patch, and 60 grains of Goex 2F blackpowder.
I really like the gun, and think it would be fun but, the $1500 price tag kill it for me. If it was around 6 to 7 hundred I'd probably buy one.
I bought this one used. The price tag was a lot closer to $700 than $1500!
@@johnzx6r looks like I need to find a used one.
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That little thing looks like loads of fun. Excellent video.
Thank you. It is a lot of fun - it's become one of my favorites!
Pretty accurate.
It really is better than I thought it would be. I thought that it would be a challenge just to hit the silhouette at that range!
I wonder how it would do with a modern slug in a shot cup
It would be a perfect gun for backpacking or as a bug out survival gun.
I agree!
Pretty accurate! Thanks for posting more on this shotgun. One day ill order one for sure
Thats a very nice gun. Love the videos. I have 12 gauge muzzloading shotgun with 28" barrels i use for hunting and man are they fun
Just picked up my Pietta 1860 snub! Looking forward to more black powder!
Nice! Can never have too many!
I received a reply back from pedersoli: Thank you for the inquiry.
The recommendation for using steel shot with chrome lined barrels is to put the steel shot into a plastic wad, we recommend it for our side by side ML shotguns.
I assume it is also valid for the shorter barrels of the Baker double barrels.
I would increase of a little bit the powder load of the lead shot;
1 oz # 7 shot with 25 grs. (increase up to 28 grains)of fffg.
and where permitted .614” round ball and .010” patch with 28 grs. of fffg.
Best regards,
Customer service
So, these barrels are chrome lined? And they do recommend FFFG powder (pistol pyrodex) over FFG (rifle pyrodex)?
That is very confusing. The barrels on mine are certainly not chrome-lined. Mine is an older one, though, so maybe the newer ones ARE chrome-lined - I just don't know.
The use of a modern shot cup in these will work - I've read of many people doing just that.
I've never tried it ,myself, but I suppose using 3F will work. Modern shotgun shells are loaded with faster burning pistol powders, so I don't see why they wouldn't work here as well (especially in the short barreled Baker). Probably will not get as high a velocity using 3F as you would using a heavier charge of 2F.
So damned COOL . . .
That's pretty darn good. I'm assuming your talking pedersoli's .600 rb mold. For my. 63 cal flintlock rifle I now have a. 615, and .620 mold for it. My biggest concern is how well the two barrels are regulated with each other. Yours shows a lot of hope.
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I don't have a mold for this, yet. I wanted to try it out first before I bought a mold. I'm using some cast balls that I bought from Track of the Wolf. Now that I know that it seems to work pretty well, I think I'll try to find a decent mold for it.
I was surprised that it was so well regulated at 20 yards. Next time I'll try it at 30 and 40 yards and see what happens.
What percussion caps do you use? Or are they musket caps? The nipples are bigger then that of the black powder revolvers.
The nipples are longer in length than they are on revolvers, but still the same diameter. I'm using CCI #11 caps on this.
In your video you say you're using goex black powder, but in your description, you say pyrodex 2f. Could you confirm which? If you're using goex, what do you recommend as a load for 2f pyrodex?
Thank you for pointing that out - I made a mistake when I wrote that description. I am using Goex 2F powder in this. If you have Pyrodex, you can start with the same load, about 60 grains, and it should work fine.
I heard that pedersoli 12ga coach gun also has 1 trigger for both hammers, and because of that trigger pull is abysmal(as in, super heavy).
What does the trigger pull feel on this one, when both hammers are cocked?
The trigger really isn't all that bad. I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but if I had to guess I'd say it is in the range of 7 pounds or so.
How long could this stay loaded and unused but ready for home defense before the powder must be replaced?
How do you unload it without firing it?
I've got a pedersoli 10ga shotgun with improved and cylinder bores. I wonder how it would shoot a patched round ball? I wonder what size of round ball I would need? Hmmm. Things to think about.
Probably could out of the cylinder bore. A .750 ball with a .020 patch should work.
@@johnzx6r that would be cool. My brother has a 75 cal round ball rifle. The next time we have our guns out I may try one of his round balls to see what size patch I would need. I don't know what size his round balls are so I will need to experiment.
Are you able to use steel birdshot out of this?
I haven't been able to find anything that says not to use it, but since these bores aren't chrome lined or anything, I think that using a lot of steel shot through it might scratch the bores after a while.
@@johnzx6r OK, no problem... yeah I couldn't either. Is there anything else beside lead I could shoot for birdshot that is safe for the barrel? Like bismuth or something?
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