{"id":129997,"date":"2020-06-14T00:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T04:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=129997"},"modified":"2020-06-14T00:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:17:04","slug":"tested-the-multi-purpose-howdah-alaskan-from-pedersoli-and-the-italian-firearms-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/tested-the-multi-purpose-howdah-alaskan-from-pedersoli-and-the-italian-firearms-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Tested: The Multi-Purpose Howdah Alaskan from Pedersoli and the Italian Firearms Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Truthfully, I wasn\u2019t really sure what to do with the Pedersoli Howdah Alaskan sent to me by the Italian Firearms Group<\/a>, the sole US importer of Pedersoli firearms (and several other Italian gun makers).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firearm certainly had a historical feel to it, and no wonder given that it\u2019s based on the Auto & Burglar pistol produced in the 1920s. It looked cool, too, and felt good in my hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what exactly, I\nasked myself, does one do with a Howdah Alaskan to justify the expense? Or, do\nwe just call it cool and fun, write the check and leave it at that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a good deal of\nshooting and some input from other shooters, I concluded that the Howdah\nAlaskan does have several uses, home defense being the top one. Truck gun. Survival\ngun. Snake gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, yes, the Howdah\nAlaskan is a cool looker and it is<\/em> a lot of fun to shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The Pedersoli Howdah Alaskan: cool-looking and<\/em> multi-functional. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Howdah is based on the flintlock Howdah pistols carried by hunters in Africa and India in the early 19th century. Fitted with two or four barrels, these muzzleloaders were used for close-in defense against dangerous game. A Howdah appears in the film, The Ghost and the Darkness,<\/em> and is carried by the Michael Douglas character, Charles Remington. (The movie is a fictionalized account of two Kenyan lions that attacked and killed workers building the Uganda-Mombasa Railway, East Africa, in 1898.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
Italian gunmaker Pedersoli builds historically-based firearms, like this Howdah 45\/410 Vintage pistol. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 1922, the Ithaca Gun Company introduced the\nIthaca Auto & Burglar, a side-by-side pistol clearly influenced by the\nHowdah flintlock. But instead of black powder, the Auto & Burglar used\n20-gauge shotshells. It also sported 10-inch double-barrels and was made to\nride in a car or truck in case of dangerous encounters with highwaymen (a very\nreal possibility in those days) or as a nightstand gun for home defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 1957, Italian gunmaker Davide Pedersoli specializes in making historically-based firearms and offers dueling pistols and revolvers, target and hunting rifles, and infantry muskets. Also included in the Pedersoli line up are some of the most icon firearms in American history, like the 1874 Sharps Silhouette rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
One of Pedersoli\u2019s most popular firearms, the 1874 Sharps Silhouette rifle. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Several years ago, Pedersoli introduced two versions of the Howdah and more recently added an Auto & Burglar version of the firearm with the Howdah Alaskan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The break-action\nHowdah Alaskan is chambered in 45 Colt, with lengthened chambers to handle\nthree-inch .410 shotshells, too. The pistol features twin barrels that are 10.25-inches\nlong and rifled, and twin triggers. The front trigger works the right barrel,\nthe rear the left.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Howdah Alaskan is hammerless, so it deploys\nfast with nothing to hang up, features extractors for quick unloading\/reloading,\nand sports a beaded ramp front sight and folding, rear leaf sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The sights on the Howdah Alaskan are nothing fancy, but they worked well for McCombie. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My range time with the\nHowdah Alaskan first had me determining the best way to aim and shoot the pistol:\nfrom the waist or actually held at eye level? Turned out, the eye-level approach\nworked very well, especially as the recoil in both the .410 and 45 Colt was\nvery manageable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
McCombie found that holding the Alaskan at eye level was quite effective.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Waist-level worked but was never as accurate as holding up the pistol so my eyes could get behind the sights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started my shooting with .410 shells, specifically Rio Ammunition\u2019s<\/a> Top Target 2 \u00be-inch shells with #6 and #7.5 shot, each carrying a half-ounce of their respective loads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I shot the Rio .410 shells at targets placed five, seven, and ten-yards away. Of course, the five-yard patterns were the tightest, but the seven yarders looked to be very effective on snakes and garden pests, too. Ten yards? The pellet placement was just too scattered to be really useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
Patterns with Rio Ammunition\u2019s Top Target .410 shells fired at, from Left to Right, 5 Yards, 7 Yards, and 10 Yards. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then, I switched to Winchester<\/a> Super X 3-inch .410 shells loaded with \u00be-ounces of #7.5 shot, shooting from the same distances. Same results as the Rio: yes on the five and seven-yard patterns for varmints, but not recommend for ten yards and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
Patterns with Winchester Super X .410 shells fired at, from Left to Right, 5 Yards, 7 Yards, and 10 Yards. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I was shooting for\nsnake killing info, I couldn\u2019t help but think of self-defense, especially in\nthe home\u2026and using the Alaskan loaded with .410 shells? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only as a last resort,\nI concluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one with a functioning\nbrain wants to get shot with a .410 in the face, including the mock zombies I\ntried out the Howdah Alaskan on. But would it stop or disable a thug bent on murder?\nA double tap of .410 would hurt like hell and could halt an attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
A .410 double tap will no doubt hurt and may disable\u2026but will it stop a thug bent on murder? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But if I kept a\nHowdah Alaskan for self-defense? I would load it with the fairly powerful but\noften neglected 45 Colt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my testing, I used Remington<\/a> Ammunition\u2019s Performance Wheelgun 45 Colt, firing a 250-grain round nose lead bullet. Launching out of the barrel at approximately 830 feet per second, this load generated 382-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Close range, that\u2019s a thug stopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
McCombie felt the 45 Colt option was the best load for the Howdah Alaskan in-home and self-defense scenarios. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Short-range accuracy\nwith the 45 Colt loads was pretty impressive, too. I had no problem pointing\ntwo shots at an inch or under, firing offhand at ten yards. More than once, I\nhad both shots touching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
At ten yards and firing offhand, the Howdah Alaskan was very accurate using Remington\u2019s Wheelgun 45 Colt load. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Howdah Alaskan also has another use I never would\u2019ve considered but for my friend Dylan Saunders. Saunders grew up in the Alaskan Bush, still lives there and is a hunter, outdoor writer, and all-around survivalist\u2014he has to be the latter, given where he lives.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saunders thought the\nHowdah would work great as a survival gun, the kind an Alaskan bush pilot would\ncarry during trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOften in small\nplanes up here, weight is calculated to the ounce, and you have to carefully\nchoose what is important enough to justify taking it,\u201d Saunders said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Howdah\nAlaskan, he added, someone could take small animals for food with .410 shells,\nwhile a 45 Colt loading could offer bear protection, especially if 45 Colt +P  loads were used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several ammunition makers offer 45 Colt +P loads including Buffalo Bore<\/a> and DoubleTap Ammunition<\/a>. These rounds drive the 45 Colt bullets at 1,000 to 1,200 fps and pack twice or more the energy of standard loads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, the Howdah\nAlaskan is rated for these +P 45 Colt loads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The front trigger on the Alaskan fires the right barrel, the rear trigger the left barrel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My Lyman Digital\nTrigger Pull Gauge measured the Howdah\u2019s front trigger at 1-pound, 14 ounces of\npull, the rear one at 1-pound, 10-ounces. Both snap off very cleanly, too. The\ntang safety is reset every time the Howdah is broken open for loading. The twin\nejectors offer up the spent shells and brass, though by no means do the empties\npop up or out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The Howdah Alaskan features double ejectors. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The downside of the\nHowdah Alaskan is the two-rounds it holds. That\u2019s not a lot of firepower for\nhome defense. Also, when the Alaskan gets relatively dirty, the pistol can be\nharder to break open and may require some real effort. Cleaning of the hinge area\nrequires disassembly of the Howdah, which is relatively easy to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The pistol disassembles easily for cleaning. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good news is the\nfederal government considers the Howdah Alaskan a handgun, so no tax stamp is\nrequired despite the short barrel, though these are pricey little guns with a\nsuggested retail of over $1,400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
The Howdah Alaskan\u2019s safety sits on the tang and sets itself into the \u201cSAFE\u201d position when the break-action pistol is loaded. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Italy, where the Howdah Alaskan is manufactured, was pretty much closed down for much of early 2020 thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, including Pedersoli. But the gunmaker is open and rolling out product now; the people at the Italian Firearms Group tell me Alaskan orders should take no longer than 90 days to be filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tested:
Bush gun, plinker, zombie hunter: the Howdah Alaskan has many potential roles! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Snake gun, truck gun, survival gun, anti-bear gun, and zombie killer. That\u2019s a lot of gun in a small package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPECIFICATIONS: Pedersoli\nHowdah Alaskan<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caliber: 45 Colt\/.410\nGauge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrels: 10.25,\u201d Hard\nChromed Steel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rifling: 6 Groove, RH\n1:48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Receiver: Hard\nChromed Steel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finish: Matte\nStainless<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Triggers: Double, Front\nfires Right Barrel, Rear the Left<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety: Tang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length: 16.5 in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight: 4lbs., 2 oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sights: Front Bead,\nRear Folding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stock: Walnut, with Black,\nRubberized Coating <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misc.: Double shell extractors\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSRP:  $1.425.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.italianfirearmsgroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information\u00a0visit Italian Firearms Group website<\/a>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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