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Very nicely done Ron! I have a Pedersoli 58 cal cap lock double rifle that I would like to shorten the barrels the same way, and re-regulate them for my loads and replace the sights with something better. Your cape gun looks to be far better ballanced with the 26" barrels.

Unlike the cape gun regulation is more involved with a double rifle. Both barrels have to be regulated so that both barrels shoot side by side on a double rifle, while the cape gun the rifle barrel should be regulated to shoot to the middle of a pattern from the shot barrel then the iron sights cut to point of aim for the rifle barrel only. That is easier, because the shot barrele only need to shoot a pattern of about 3o" at 35 yds.

I collect double rifles and cape guns, mostly cartridge rifles, and only a couple of the muzzleloaders. Cape guns are real hunting rifles for all of north America. I have a H. Berella side lock, exposed hammer cape gun that is chambered for 8X57JR on the right barrel, and 16 ga shotgun on the left barrel. The rifle prints a 196 gr soft point bullet right on top of the front sight at 100 yds, and the shot barrel patterns No 7 1/2 shot in a dence 30" pattern at 35 yds. Tha same shot barrel will print a Brenneke 16 ga slug right beside the rifle bullet at 100 yds.

This cape gun didn't start out that way though! When I got the gun it was chambered for the short 16 ga , and was choked for double tight full choke. You had to let blue quail get out to about 50 yds before the pattern was big enough to hit them consistantly. I opened the choke up to modified, and lengthened the chamber to use 2 3/4" 16 ga shot shells. The cape gun is now a real muledeer, elk, moose, and black bear gun with the rifle side, and the shot barrel is fine for pass shooting on doves, quail, pheasent, and shoots the Brenneke slugs like a rifle.

I have a V. Haffner side lock exposed hammer cape gun that is a 20 ga on the left barrel, and a "58 Berdan carbine" rifle on the right barrel. I mqake cases from 577NE cases, and shoot lubed hollow based lead cast bullets in this one, as it is a black powder gun, with Damaskus barrels. the shot side is a great dove gun, and the rifle is quite accurate out to about 100 yds, and has accounted for several Muledeer, and one black bear in New Mexico. These things are fun, and like you, I have used both of them for calling coyotes and bob cats as well.

Congratulations on you fine coyote and your job on the cape gun! Very nicely done sir!

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