SXS 12 GA. Muzzleloader

[loose noose]

Well I did it again, went ahead and ordered from Dixie a side by side 12 ga. muzzleloading shotgun. Supposedly it's made by Pedersoli, in the kit form. cost was $695.00 where as Cabella's cost is right around $1100.00, go figure. I had a double about 15-20 years ago and used it to shoot dove. Ya should have seen the look on my Lab's face when I touched it off for the first time. He never seen so much smoke before and couldn't see where it went down at first. He finally got the hang of it. I sold that gun a few years back, and I'm sorry I did. I'm planning on going on a Chukar hunt next fall, and will probably take it along, as my new Lab is about 8 years old, and getting a little gray around the muzzle, I'll bet he'll enjoy it as much s me.

 

[swathdiver]

Which one did you get? They offer quite a few variations now, including those back action locks.

I'd love an Old English Maple but my budget isn't even close to my wallet!

 

[loose noose]

swathdiver, No it's nothing fancy just European Walnut, made by Pedersoli in Italy. My other one that I sold was a copy of a high dollar English double, and it had circassion walnut, and engraving on it, I believe it to be a Wm. Moore copy. I had a guy offer me $1000.00 for it and like an idiot I sold it to him. Lord only knows what happened to it since then, as the fella moved to another State. Fact is I thought he was kidding until he came up with 10 crisp $100.00 bills. BTW at the time I was shooting trap with it up in Kingman, AZ. This one only cost a fraction of the other ones I've seen around here, hopefully I'll be able to spruce it up a bit.

 

[swathdiver]

Enjoy and do post some photos if you don't mind!

 

[BHP FAN]

Sweet!I have a sixteen, and a twelve, and I have shot black powder in them, but they both take shells.

 

[Jefferson Herb]

sxs

I have 20 and 10 ped percs.I prefer 20 as it is lighter;but also use an Elsie
12 sxs hammerless w/stub twist made about 1895. lots of fun.
I like bird hunting w/them,

 

[loose noose]

Jefferson, I also had a hammerless LC Smith made just after the turn of the Century in 12 ga. I traded it in for an original 1873 Winchester in 44-40, still have it as a matter of fact. The '73 was made in 1885 I believe. I started having a problem with the lock on the Elsie so that is basically why I traded it off.

 

[wap41]

sxs

I have several antique sxs shotguns that I wanted to shoot so I had some drop in breech plugs made for them and now shoot them as muzzle loaders without worring about the pressures on the damascus barrels.

 

[loose noose]

Wap 41, why didn't you just reload BP cartridges, I used one with sawed off barrels with the damascus twist barrels that I shot with BP in CAS for years, never had a problem with it. It had exposed hammers and was made in Germany by some unknown company.

 

[wap41]

I don't reload shotshells and I already had a few percussion shotguns so I had all the makings.