I have not fired it yet. But the trigger pull on both barrels is smooth, and equal. I need to get some cleaning supplies for it before I fire it.

I didn't log in for my last review, so I don't think I can edit it. I was able to get some fffg real black powder and if I start my load with 10 grains of that and tap it into the breach really well it pretty much resolves the misfires despite the hammer misalignment. I'm pretty sure the pyrodex just doesn't work well with this patent breach, so if you can't get real black powder keep that in mind. I tried hotshot nipples also, but they were crushed after one shot and I threw them out and went back to the stock. I might try musket nipples. I wanted to report back hopefully to help someone else.

I would have pushed this to 5 stars, but had an alignment issue with the barrel wedge and it ended up tearing out the metal stud and ripping the wood up pretty good. I was able to fix this with some wood glue and after grinding the wedge down a bit on a sharpening stone it seems ok for now. Definitely can't give this 5 stars because of the price and issues with the hammer and wedge alignment. I still recommend picking one up regardless, but probably only if you're able to get real powder.

This is an amazing looking firearm, but the hammers aren't lined up with the nipples properly and it's nearly impossible to get to fire even with magnum primers. I had a little luck by pulling out the nipples and priming with some FFF, but still only shoots about half the time if I'm lucky. Otherwise, it just won't fire at all. I would've looked into a replacement, but these are just about impossible to find, so I guess I'll be for display. I looked online and heard some complaints about the Patent Breech being fussy, but nothing like the misfires I'm seeing. I tried some hotshot nipples and the problem was even worse. I also have the Pedersoli 10 gauge and it's much more reliable and has the same breech;, nipples, and the mechanism appears identical, so the misalignment of the hammers seems to be the only explanation I can think of. I'm not sure how common this is and things like this can happen with even the best brands, but just be aware before buying as I suspect a replacement would be impossible. If it would fire, it would be an easy 5/5.