Well the Pennsylvania arrived yesterday. I had every intention of shooting it immediately but ran into a minor problem. I cleaned it good and the ramrod wouldn't come out of the thimbles. I decided to figure that out before testing it. It took longer than I thought. I ended up having to completely dissasemble the rifle. I tried first just loosening the lock screw and tang screw. That didn't work. I removed the lock and the barrel. The retainer spring for the ramrod is held by the front screw of the lock. It was bent wrong and wouldn't allow the ramrod to be removed. After 4 attempts I got it to where it had enough tension to hold the ramrod but still come out. I put everything back together and called it a night.
This morning I went out early before the wind got to bad and tried to sight it in. I took 15 loads of 70 gr 3f t7 and 10 loads 80 gr 3f t7.. 490 hornady ball and .015 pillow ticking patch . I only shot at 25 yards. It took about 6 shots to get it close to the 10 bull. The rear sight had to be adjusted all the way up. I was tempted to file the front sight instead but it is made to look like brass, so I resisted. I may need to replace the rear sight with a higher one. By about the 12th shot I had 3 shots touching in the 10 bull( remember only 25 yards). The one thing that I need to figure out is the line of sight. The only way to get lined up accurately was to put my cheek way down on the stock. Needless to say I have a bruised cheek bone . I got hit at least 6 or 7 times right on the cheek bone. I think a higher rear sight might solve that painful dilemma. At 25 yards thoughthe last 3 shots were one jagged hole. If my cheek hadn't been hurting I would have moved on back to 50 yards and finally a 100. But I decided to wait a day or two and ponder this . Overall it shot real well,it looks real nice but it didn't make a Traditions fan out of me. I do like it though.