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I have a .45 Pedersoli Tryon rifle. On a 25yard range I use 35 grains fff. Hunting I use 60 grains fff

I have the opportunity to aquire one of the above. Is it another Pietta fantasy gun or did it really exist?

Good point. Are there any western movies out there that use period correct weapons?

That is the action of a Beaumont Adams, but it is similar to the Tranter

The cannons our ACW re-enactment group have are fired by .22 blanks and a hammer attached to a lanyard

J-Bar Yes, I am allowed to keep this at home in a gun safe, and yes I shoot it regularly at a local range. In the summer I take part in ACW and western re-enactment and fire blank charges in displays

1972 Uberti Navy sheriff

As a Brit living in the UK I would like to add some comments. Hunting: As we are a small country there is virtually no public land we can hunt on freely. All land in the UK is owned by someone. We can hunt on private land with the landowners permission, but only with shotguns. If we wish to...

That is one awesome weapon!

Pedersoli Tryon plains rifle .45 cal Western re-enactment Steak & mushroom pie

Missouri

Thank you Gary for that information, by the way in ACW re-enactment I play a bushwacker Mike

Can anyone tell me when gun blueing was introduced? As well as shooting on the range, I do western and ACW re-enactment and I would like my weapons to be period correct. I have a Uberti 1851 Navy and a Pedersoli Tryon plains rifle replica, based on a design from 1845. Would these models have...

Thanks for the vote of confidence in the weapon, I will look after it well!

Thanks Dawg, much obliged