Yep….Tempted myself one time to many at the LGS and under the influence of my wife it came home with me.
Pedersoli Trapdoor Carbine
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Oh man! I want one sooo bad. That is beautiful. Congratulations!!
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Officers'Wife
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Beautiful.
That flavor of rifle reminds me of my much beloved Grandfather that had one and made impossible shots with it. One of my uncle's friends made the comment he shot the thing like it was a mortar and he wouldn't be surprised if he could drop a bullet down someone's chimney. Thank you for a pleasant memory Targa. I hope the day comes you have a few of your own associated with the weapon.
That flavor of rifle reminds me of my much beloved Grandfather that had one and made impossible shots with it. One of my uncle's friends made the comment he shot the thing like it was a mortar and he wouldn't be surprised if he could drop a bullet down someone's chimney. Thank you for a pleasant memory Targa. I hope the day comes you have a few of your own associated with the weapon.
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The ghost of George Armstrong Custer says that is a beautiful rifle ..... but you might want something with a tad more firepower if you ever go up against the Plains Indian Nations!!!! 
Looks like a nice gun.
Looks like a nice gun.
Beautiful reproduction carbine. Getting ready for the Indian Wars?
Have you ever owned any black powder cartridge firearms? If not make sure you familiarize yourself with what loads are acceptable, typically real or BP substitutes. Personally I NEVER use smokeless powder rounds even though they are sold for these style rifles, the pressures are way too high and will ultimately damage your rifle making it dangerous to fire.
I have the 1873 Sharps in 45-70 government.
BTW, good luck finding ammo for it. I've looked everywhere over the last year, no luck.
Have no fear. Reloading 45-70 blackpowder cartridges is about as satisfying as shooting them. Pure Zen.
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I will run black powder loads through it as well as smokeless with loads from the Trapdoor section of my loading manuals. As for ammo availability, I cast all of my bullets and reload for everything.
Been looking for brass and 45-70 reloading kits.......... Out of stock, out of stock, out of stock..........
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I took a look for brass and you aren't kidding, it’s a tough find. Fortunately, I bought components for everything I had intended to reload for before all of this silliness came to light. And no, not because I am so insightful that I predicted all of today’s nonsense like so many want to brag about. Nope, my “insightfulness” was simply coincidence due to me looking for any reason I could find to cast and reload bullets..
I always try to buy a some brass every few months or so. I haven't found squat in months save for 25 cases in March locally.
Good thing I have a goodly supply for when I eventually lose some or other.
Now if I could only find some 45-120 brass at a good price.
Good thing I have a goodly supply for when I eventually lose some or other.
Now if I could only find some 45-120 brass at a good price.
Nice rifle. I have an older Uberti version and it is fun to shoot with the "carbine load" of 55gr 2f over a 405gr hb soft lead bullet.
tark
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Lot of misinformation here. Starting with that pic of a percussion Sharps. I assume the "1873" was a typo error since there is no such animal as an "1873 " Sharps.
There are a number of smokless powder loads, listed in various manuals, that are perfectly safe in an original Trapdoor in good condition. Certainly safe in a modern reproduction. All have pressure levels below what the original B/P loads generated. Their pressures are not "way too high" and they won't damage the rifle in the slightest. I have heard, and read, that firing jacketed bullets in an original trapdoor is a bad idea because of the soft barrel steels ( Iron? ) used in their construction. Don't know if that is true or not, but shooting jacketed in a modern reproduction would not be a problem.
The year was a typo, it's an 1874 Sharps carbine in 45-70 (metallic cartridge not a percussion) and yes there is such an animal. The rule of thumb I learned eons ago is never use smokeless powder in black powder firearms, obviously I was mistaken concerning the reproduction cartridge firearms. My apologies.
The picture I posted was from Google Images, here's mine:
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We all goof up from time to time.
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