Pedersoli Country Hunter
Davide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l. · Rifle · In Production
Also known as: Country Hunter, Country Hunter S236, Country Hunter S237
Overview
The Pedersoli Country Hunter is a modern muzzleloading rifle made by Davide Pedersoli in Italy, styled after a generic nineteenth-century half-stock sporting gun and aimed at newcomers to black-powder shooting. Described by the maker as short, simple and manageable, it has a .50 caliber octagonal barrel roughly 720 mm long with six-groove rifling and a 1:34 inch twist suited to the patched round ball, a walnut half-stock, brass trigger guard, color case-hardened lock, a blade front sight and an adjustable rear sight. It is loaded from the muzzle with black powder and a patched ball and is offered in both flintlock (S236) and percussion (S237) ignition versions as an inexpensive entry into muzzleloader hunting and target shooting.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2800 g (98.8 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1120 mm (44.09") |
| Barrel Length | 720 mm (28.35") |
| Action Type | Muzzleloader |
| Firing Mechanism | Percussion |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Muzzle Velocity | 550 m/s (1804 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 1710 J (1261 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 90 m (98 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 860 mm (33.86") |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .50 Caliber Ball · primary — also known as 12.7mm round ball, .50 caliber patched round ball
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Muzzle Loaded
- Features: Octagonal Barrel, Half Stock, Color Case Hardened Lock, Brass Trigger Guard, Blade Front Sight, Adjustable Rear Sight, Single Trigger
Variants
- Pedersoli Country Hunter (Flintlock, S236) - Ignition System
- Pedersoli Country Hunter (Percussion, S237) - Ignition System
Service history
Operators
- Muzzleloader hunters and entry-level black-powder shooters
Production
Current-production reproduction rifle; exact production totals not published.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Designer: Davide Pedersoli & Co.
Notes
Sold as the flintlock model S236 and the percussion model S237. Quoted weight is roughly 2.7-2.8 kg depending on ignition version. Barrel length is listed as 720 mm (about 28 3/8 inches) and overall length as 1120 mm.
Background
Pedersoli markets the Country Hunter as the ideal first muzzleloader for shooters who want an inexpensive, no-frills way to try the sport, deliberately keeping the design plain and manageable rather than recreating any single historical pattern.