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CLB! The Sharps I have is the carbine model. The reason I purchased the carbine and not the longer model so popular with hunters, is so that I could carry the carbine on a horse, and because of weight issues when hunting for long periods of time. I can only imagine the accuracy a longer barrel would give on one of these guns. I am currently shooting out of the sharps a bullet made by pedrosolli, forgive me if I spelled that wrong, the bullet is called “Cast Sharps Bullet” and can be found on a web site called “DixieGunWorks”. This particular bullet was actually designed for the pedrosoli sharps.
The bullet is a cone with grooves for greasing up or using to put glue in when making paper bullets, grains of the bullet 475 and diameter is 544. 1 out of 50 in a bag of 100 is imperfect and not proper for use, check them before loading in gun if you are planning on long range shots some have just a little more lead on one side of the bullet then the other this creates huge accuracy problems when shooting,:banghead: because weight ratio is imperfect. They sell a mold on that web site to, same company and everything, get it when it comes back in stock and make your own perfect bullets. When you load properly and make a perfect bullet you will have no trouble whacking coyotes at 500 + yards, and I mean whacking because you can hear that huge bullet hit them, and I am very serious about that believe me.
Maybe just a lucky shot who knows. After 500 if that you can barley see with the human eye, the sights are good in eye relief though. “My sharps is IAB” and yes there is a difference in chamber diameter and rate of twist in both companies’ sharps.
IAB Sharps is tapered round 1.225" at breech to 13/16" at muzzle, button rifling .006" deep, 1-48" twist, 7 lands measure .540" and 7 grooves measure .552".
Pedrosolli Sharps is tapered round 1.250" at breech to .830" at muzzle, cut rifling .010" deep, 1-48" twist, 7 lands measure .520" and 7 grooves measure .540"
There is some what of a change in both companies as you can see. My barrel is 22 “and 39 overall. This size is perfect for me giving superb accuracy while still maintaining a small appearance and perfect balance. On the right side is a saddle ring which is great for me, it also has nifty flip up sights for increments of up to 800 yards.
About that shooting stance it is so great and I kind of made it up as I went. I sat on my carpet and began trying every method that I could. That position is what I came up with for this rifle. I works so good I know use it on all my guns that match the needed length to do the position. The stance is believed also derived from a man that was what I think is called “The Great Creedmoor Match” not sure if that is what it is called. It was a great match in the 1870’s when America was challenged by another country. I’m not sure but I think it was Ireland. Any ways America won of course, although the only reason we won was because one on there team shot the wrong target “IRISH”
giving the US enough points to win. Of course rifles used in the match were Sharps and other customs.
The Irish were using a neat looking muzzleloader. That is actually sold for quite a price on Dixie Gun Works. Anyways one of the Americans used a similar position as mine if not the same exact thing, im not sure I have to read the article again that was published in a Black Powder annual Magazine.
The only problems with the stance is that you have to lay in a fashion that gets your back all dirty, when in the field. You also have to have good eyes to look at your sights. Your neck can also cramp up after 30 seconds in the position. When firing the Sharps which by the way has an enormous kick to it not to mention no rubber but plate “BUT A METAL ONE” this can really heart your shoulder, hold it tight to you. Also don’t cock the gun until you are in the position and ready to fire, this is because your leg passes your barrel a few times wile getting in position. Hope that answers the question, good shootin!
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