Info about Sharps rifles

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there is also the plastic loading tube method
I use pure lead thats what woks in mine. Plus my 58 w/ hollow base minies
requires pure lead to expand the base. also only having pure lead keeps me from mixing things up.
for a mold I now use one made for me by Steve Brooks. you can find a link for him on the Shiloh sharps home page or do a search.
I have also used the NEI #383 it worked well.:banghead:
 
I'd post a pic, but I have no Sharps.

So the .45-2.etc" is basically the .45-90?

What's with the level on your front sight there?
 
thx997303.

Let's just say that the Sharps company called their calibers differently then say WCF (Winchester Center Fire)

The original Sharps rifle company never called its .45-2.4” a “45-90.” The Sharps .45-2.4” loading was 100 grains of powder & a 550 grain paper patched bullet.

The .45-90 originally was Winchester’s attempt for an express cartridge in the M1886 -- a 300 grain bullet w/ a 90 grain powder charge.

The front sight on my gun is a windage adjustable globe with about 15 different inserts. All have different uses, but I settled on using just 4 of them. The level dial is just that. The gun can be held in the same position when target shooting...

Giz
 
thx Have you decided parper or cart. If you go w/ paperand a .54 cal. let me
know and I will send you some of the diffrent bullets I use, to try before you buy a mold. All I would ask is when you get them send me a check to cover the cost of shipping,
One is from the nei mold the other from Brooks.
:banghead:
 
Shot mine today....

What a big pussycat...
Shot it with FFg and 500plus grain bullets and it was purely pleasurable. No pain, no shoulder rap ~ just a big shove and push... But boys, didn't everyone that came to see what I was shootin' drool over it...

Giz
 
Darn so many decisions. Well, let's see, what are my options?

Somebody list them for me so I can figure it out.
 
Not going to list options, only make one recommendation....

Buy a Pedersoli, in 45/70. Make sure it is a better quality one, as some of the ones that sell for $1000 dollars are not outfitted properly. Make sure it has the better grade Vernier rear sight with the adjustable eye cup ~ and a wind adjustable front sight, with the insert kit. Expect to pay about $1800....that will get you started with a pretty decent gun that can be had in short order.....go with a Quigley model with the extra grade of wood and fine checkering, expect to pay more....

The reason that I suggested the 45/70 is the availability of brass...and it is a good all around caliber...

If you want to shoot BPCR at 1000 yards then your going to want to step up to the bigger calibers...i.e. ~ 45/110


Giz...
 
63 or 59 54 cal paper. make order of preferance SHiloh, Pedersoli,
then anything else.
cart Guns Shiloh, C Sharps, Pedersoli, than anything else
 
I learned something very interesting today on my 45-70 Pedersoli Sharps...I've been shooting a Lyman 457125 bullet with mostly good results, but every now and then when the fouling builds up I have a really hard time chambering the cartridge. I tried seating the bullet back really far but it still has the problem. One of the guys at the match I was shooting in figured out what was going on - my rifle has a really tight bore, and the bullet nose is too big. Apparently this bullet is designed to ride the bore on the driving bands, and the nose of the bullet should be small enough that you can push it into the muzzle all the way to the first band. On mine it sticks before I even get to the ogive of the bullet, so it's REALLY tight.

This all came about because we were trying to figure out why I was having so much vertical stringing. I was shooting ok when it came to windage, but I'd have a few shots on target, then one way over the top, and then a few on target. Turns out the ones I have to force into the chamber are compressing the powder in the cartridge more, creating more pressure and more velocity.

So, looks like it's time to search for a new mold. Luckily the guy who figured it out is also the guy I borrowed the mold from that I'm currently using, so he's going to let me try another until we get it figured out. That's the great thing about this sport, you have experts who are willing to help out newbies like me and don't hold back their secrets.
 
alemonkey,

Thanks for sharing that info. Pays to read these threads, you learn so much from other members experiences....Will file that info away in the memory bank....

Giz
 
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