Remember I was pondering about what rifle or carbine to get? Well, here are the real difficulties. I was very interested in the Enfield, but the replicas are not rifled with progressive twist, as they were in the originals, so they won't be as reliable as you hear in the accounts from the War For Southern Independance.
I am looking at a Sharps percussion carbine in .54 caliber, and IAB seems to make a decent model.
On their website, they carry "brass shells" for percussion carbines in .50 and .54 calibers. Aren't they supposed to use paper cartridges only, or am I missing some things here?
If I am getting this correctly, the breechblock, when it is closed, should "shear away" the back of the paper cartridge, thus opening the flame channel?
Do they actually use brass casings for the percussion carbines, because evidently, these casings have a tiny hole in the rear that is supposed to align with the flash channel and the musket cap?
The Sharps seem to be a really good hunting gun, and for target shooting as well.
I am looking at a Sharps percussion carbine in .54 caliber, and IAB seems to make a decent model.
On their website, they carry "brass shells" for percussion carbines in .50 and .54 calibers. Aren't they supposed to use paper cartridges only, or am I missing some things here?
If I am getting this correctly, the breechblock, when it is closed, should "shear away" the back of the paper cartridge, thus opening the flame channel?
Do they actually use brass casings for the percussion carbines, because evidently, these casings have a tiny hole in the rear that is supposed to align with the flash channel and the musket cap?
The Sharps seem to be a really good hunting gun, and for target shooting as well.