"So the lever at the front of the receiver works the falling block?"
-- PVT

The "lever" on the right side of the receive is the pin that retains the block in place. Turn the lever, pull out it out, and then the block drops out for cleaning.

As an aside, I shoot two .45-2.4" (erroneously AKA 45-90 Winchester) Shiloh-Sharps since 1987. If you are not going to load black powder, purchase a .45-70, which can be loaded to the .45-90 velocities in a Shloh-Sharps. If you load with black powder, utilizing FFFg black powder will increase/improve the .45-70 performance.

Last edited by Ray Newman; 06/20/15.
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