Cabela's Blue Ridge Rifle/Pedersoli Frontier Rifle?

[Norseman]

Whats the deal on these rifles?  For example, is the Cabelas Blue Ridge exactly the same as the Pedersoli Frontier Rifle?  Are they accurate?  Also most importantly for me as I would like to extend my love of muzzleloading to a flintlock rifle, are the flint versions good sparkers or crapola?  
    I also noticed they are 1/48 twist, and would like to know from any one with "actual experience" with these rifles, how accurate is shooting a round ball in either the .50 cal or .45 with the 1/48" twist, and are they worth the effort?  I like the Southern style Poor Boy, but custom rifles are a bit out of my reach  concerning the bucks...monetary bucks that is!  Thumbs up or down and why?   :wink:

[lonewolf7396]

A buddie of mine that just purchase the cabelas blue ridge in 54 cal, flinter that they had on closeout ,I think the price was $459.00 had nothing bad to say about the gun,he also said it spark well and did shoot excellent.Yes they are made by the same company Pedersoli
I here if they are a shooter out of the box then you should have no problem other wise if they have problem seem the problems will be there .
I also had a buddie of mine purchase the A@H mountain rifle in a flinter seems he having problems with that gun from day one,hay they look sharp in the pictures,I my self have had excellent results with both my t/c flinter ,a few upgrades and it seem to fire every time.
I use black english flints ,improve the vent liner ,and use a lyman frizzen.
I would look into a used t/c flinter that in good shape and save some bucks,I thought in purchasing the cabelas blue ridge but there no need in keeping so many flinters , I  can only shoot one at a time.I do favor my 54 renegade flinter ,was thinking in selleng my 50 cal. flinter but I do like the way it shoots

[D.E.C]

AS FAR AS I KNOW THE CABELAS AND DIXIE ARE THE SAME. I HAVE A CABELAS BLUE RIDGE IN .36CAL. FLINT AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD ONE IN A .45CAL PERC. AND IT WAS A REAL TACK DRIVER, THEN, LIKE A FOOL, I SOLD IT. THE FLINT USES A 7/8 FLINT. I USE ENGLISH FLINT FROM TRACK OF THE WOLF. HAVENT DONE ANYTHING TO THE VENT LINER SINCE THE GUN SEEMS TO HAVE RELIABLE IGNITION. THE SMALL CALIBER BORE DOES FOUL A LOT.

[Norseman]

I noticed that the Pedersoli twist rates are 1/48.  I realize this is a compromise twist... but, I was perusing the Track of the Wolf catalog (I should say drooling),  and noticed the Colerain custom barrels use 1/48 twist for the .45 cal barrels and as the cal goes up in diameter the twist slows.
    So, would the Pedersoli Frontier Rifle in .45 be capable of downing a average size deer, and anyone with more info on the Frontier Rifle have any inputs on accuracy, quality assurance and actual field experience with this rifle?
    I am very interested in the possibilities of the .45 cal for target accuracy/hunting even though I currently use a .54.  I am trying to find a Southern Mountain Rifle style, without dumping a load of cash into a custom rifle if possible.  Other wise my wife will dump a load of buckshot into me...LOL  

[D.E.C]

NORSEMAN,  IVE GOT A .50CAL KENTUCKY BY PEDERSOLI AND IT HAS A 1" AND 48" TWIST AND SEEMS TO SHOOT WELL. 11/2" GROUPS AT 100YDS. FROM A REST. MY GPR. HAS A 1"AND60" TWIST AND GROUPS A LITTLE BETTER BUT NOT MUCH. AS FOR A .45 TAKING AN AVERAGE SIZE DEER THERE WAS A LONG DISCUSSION A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THIS THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FIND. THE GENERAL OPINION SEEMED TO BE THAT A .45 COULD BE USED AT CLOSE RANGE BUT A LARGER BALL WOULD WORK BETTER.

[xnmr53]

No offense, D.E.C., but look over at the left side of your keyboard and press the key labeled "Caps Lock". It's much easier on tired old eyes like mine.  :grin:

[D.E.C]

Is what that is? Youre lucky to get this much computer skill out of me.