Any recommended importers for Pedersoli? I've heard Cabela's is and thought that I could get a specific Sharps from them. I contacted them on-line and the person I talked with said that what they have in stock are the only models they carry. I would like to find a company that I can order a specific model from Pedersoli.

Thanks,
Richard

You might also check out Dixie Gun Works (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

They carry a few different Pedersoli Sharps Models.

An interesting thing I noticed the other day as I was browsing the DGW site is that they have a bunch of Pedersoli Sharps models available for sale minus the barrels  

Anybody have any idea why they would be doing that? I can only speculate so I won't start any unfounded rumours  
Steve

I've owned Shiloh and smithed Pedersoli; the Pedersoli wood-to-metal fit is worse and their barrel flat polishing is worse but the accuracy is at least equal to anythng else and the Pedersoli action is far superior to the Shiloh or any other IMO.
JMO, Joe

My Atlas did just fine on a Sharps-contour GM cut-rifled bbl on a Pedersoli 1874 for a nationally-notorious shooter. I don't recall the thread pitch but it definitely wasn't metric, seems like it was close to original size IIRC.
Regards, Joe

The Pedersoli has an additional screw in the bottom of the tang that controls the tension of the DST kicker spring. This additional control is a great help in the initial setup of the triggers and their tension, allowing the front trigger to act in its intended fashion instead of being overpowered by the main kicker spring. A very simple change with good results, unlike several other changes I've encountered in other Italian arms. The original Sharps, Winchesters and most others of that age didn't have such an adjustment, rather they depended upon grinding the nose of the spring to obtain the desired tension.

In addition, the Pedersoli hammer was dimensioned so as to be stopped in its downward travel by the top of the sideplate as well as the action and the bridle plate. Actually, the example I smithed appeared to be designed & dimensioned to leave a small space under the hammer nose, about 0.010"-0.015", between the hammer nose and the fully-depressed firing pin butt. I like this very much since IMO it gives more protection against firing pin battering and breakage, a very common and very aggravating problem with almost all sidehammer Sharps. I substituted a somewhat daintier-appearing hammer for my friend the owner and was careful to maintain the clearance.

The action lines and corners were all sharp and clean, unlike the Pedersoli octagon barrel 'flats', and altogether the action was fully as visually attractive as my Shiloh and had IMO a slightly superior design and execution. Too bad the Italian barrel polishers always round all the corners, otherwise these rifles would soon put some of the other makers out of business.

I used a GM cut-rifled octagon tube in the original Sharps contour with breech tulip and it made up into an extremely attractive rifle, actually better-looking IMO than my Shiloh. There's an old saying that one swallow (@ Capistrano, BG) doesn't make a summer but this particular Pedersoli 'swallow' was enough to make me a believer.
Regards, Joe