Does anyone have any experience with the above? Hows the fit/finish? Which caliber should I get, .50 or the big boy .72, I've never owned a BP gun of any sort, but have wanted a double forever and probably will never be able to afford a cartridge double so this could be my answer. How about power for the 50/72 (i.e. bullet weight, velocity) It'll just be a toy I don't hunt, how about accuracy? Thanks!

If you are talking about a Kodiak they are real darn heavy, but would be fun to shoot. I read a post here in the past about people having problem with the locks not being made out of good material and not standing up and having to rework the barrel tang to withstand the recoil. If you do a search on the forum you can find a lot more information.

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Originally posted by Nframe:
Does anyone have any experience with the above? Hows the fit/finish? Which caliber should I get, .50 or the big boy .72, I've never owned a BP gun of any sort, but have wanted a double forever and probably will never be able to afford a cartridge double so this could be my answer. How about power for the 50/72 (i.e. bullet weight, velocity) It'll just be a toy I don't hunt, how about accuracy? Thanks!

The Pedersoli Kodiaks are well-made guns. The trick to getting them to prform well is to develop powder charge weight that is appropriate for the projectile you use to get the two barrels to shoot as close to the same point of aim as you can. This takes experimentation.

This is four shots @ 100 yards with a .54, R - L, R -L, with the .535 RB, a 0.10 patch, and 85 grains of Swiss FFg - about the fourth load I tested, starting at 70 grains. Mine has 1/66" twist; the other calibers have a 1/48 twist, except for the .72, which is rifled to shoot round balls.

If the barrels shoot wide, you have to increase the powder charge to get the barrel time down. If thjey crossfire, you have to reduce the powder charge in order to increase barrel time. I changed my powder charge in 5-grain increments, 70 to 75, 75 to 80, 80 to 85. At 85 I decided it was shooting pretty close for a double at 100 yards.