mec
November 2, 2005, 08:44 AM
Guy bought this off of guns america or one of the other auction sites. Had it sent to me for preliminaries.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=30688&stc=1&d=1130938784
It is Italian Manufactured and made in 1977. The frizzen was unmarked on arrival and I don't believe it had been fired. The pictured group is at 25 yards and I shot it two-handed standing as the trigger pull must be about 20 pounds- two tough for me to do any precise one-handed shooting. The gun is nominally .44 but even the .433" balls are a close fit. Tightest .44 I've seen yet and the velocities are a bit higher than with my LePage. The patching cotton from Dixie gunworks is .008" and worked very well. No cuts, burns or blow-outs.
I tried an agate flint which was good for about six shots. An english flint worked much better.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=30688&stc=1&d=1130938784
It is Italian Manufactured and made in 1977. The frizzen was unmarked on arrival and I don't believe it had been fired. The pictured group is at 25 yards and I shot it two-handed standing as the trigger pull must be about 20 pounds- two tough for me to do any precise one-handed shooting. The gun is nominally .44 but even the .433" balls are a close fit. Tightest .44 I've seen yet and the velocities are a bit higher than with my LePage. The patching cotton from Dixie gunworks is .008" and worked very well. No cuts, burns or blow-outs.
I tried an agate flint which was good for about six shots. An english flint worked much better.