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Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double?
      21/02/22 04:50 AM

Regulation is the major problem with Pedosoli Kodiaks. I have talked to several former owners who had 50s and 54s that would not regulate. They were using round balls. They were fairly disgusted with their rifles.

When the rifles were initially imported, some gun scribes claimed that the duel sights were intended to be used, one with each barrel. The rifle I bought had tandem sights which practically precluded using a sight for each barrel. Can you imagine dropping the front sight and raising the rear sight while hunting?

Luckily my Kodiak was fairly regulated with conicals. I only shot round balls a couple of times and don't remember how well it shot with RBs.

I wrote to Pedosoli to get replacement nipples and asked about the two sights. I was told the dual sights were for different ranges. It would have made more sense and frankly looked better to have used traditional express sights.

I read that Pedosoli claimed it would reregulate a gun that was not regulate. However, one article stated that the returned rife was still not regulated.

I sold my Pedosoli because I found a very nice looking Barnes (London) 64 cal (uses a .62 RB) percussion double rifle that was significantly nicer looking than the Kodiak. The Barnes shoots nice groups at 75 yds, using round balls pushed by 3 drams of 2F.

From my experience with my Kodiak and talking to others that had these rifles, some of the Kodiaks are good, very stout hunting rifles. However, regulation and accuracy with the intended loads is a potential problem. Perhaps it would be best to shoot a Kodiak before buying.

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RB

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* Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem 18/02/22 10:22 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   18/02/22 10:34 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem   18/02/22 11:23 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   18/02/22 11:50 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem   18/02/22 03:15 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? NitroXAdministrator   18/02/22 11:27 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? Longknife   19/02/22 01:28 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem   19/02/22 11:16 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   19/02/22 01:06 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem   19/02/22 03:55 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   20/02/22 03:37 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 85lc   20/02/22 10:57 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   20/02/22 11:47 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 85lc   21/02/22 04:50 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   21/02/22 06:52 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? NitroXAdministrator   19/02/22 08:01 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 260rem   19/02/22 09:36 PM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 85lc   19/02/22 03:35 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? Ripp   20/02/22 02:31 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? DarylSModerator   19/02/22 07:14 AM
. * * Re: Taking apart a Pedersoli double? 85lc   19/02/22 09:26 AM
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