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I'm getting 'livened up' here on the bench, been filing the front sight in on my 50-90 Sharps, those 680 gr grease groove bullets over 105 gr 3F at 1340 fps buck a bit too.
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The prettiest (ugliest?) purple shoulder I ever had came from firing 3 rounds from my .50-90 CSA Hunters Carbine in shirtsleeves. That carbine butt leaves a mark! It got a lace on pad soon after and I use my PAST shield also for any bench sessions.
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LOL, agreed, my 50-90 is a shotgun butt and it's bad enough as is, have an '86 in 50-110 WCF with the crescent butt, that sombitch plain hurts. I believe the 130 lb rawbone cowhands of the 1800's were built a bit different than the 250 lb bacon cornbread rednecks of today, those damn skinny butts don't fit.
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I keep reading were a crescent butt is supposed to go outboard of the shoulder joint, but damn, it hurts there too! I had a .405 with one, it wasn't pleasant.
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Yes, have tried that too, and yes, it don't fit either, those old rawbones were tougher than us, they had to be.
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0 viewing , while I've been getting the tar kicked outta me benching that 50-90, c'mon holy black users, youinz aint stoved up and iced in are ya?
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Hopefully here in about two weeks you're gonna find out that the 50-90 ain't what it's cracked up to be. Be sure you bring your 45-70 and your Hawken.
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Iz be ready Boss.
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0 viewing , while I've been getting the tar kicked outta me benching that 50-90, c'mon holy black users, youinz aint stoved up and iced in are ya? They're all out ridin' their buffalo.
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BWAAHAHAHAHAHA
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0 viewing , while I've been getting the tar kicked outta me benching that 50-90, c'mon holy black users, youinz aint stoved up and iced in are ya? Never really understood more black powder. The 50-70 will completely penetrate a full grown buffalo, all a 50-90 will do is hit the ground harder on the other side...
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My 50 is a rebored 45-120 that had a rung chamber, never gave any though to the 50-70 when I was looking for ways to salvage the rifle, may send it off to Sharps to have a nice 30" barrel in 40-65 installed when I get through playing with the 50.
680 gr grease groove bullets at 1340 do pretty well in the wind out to 200 yards so far and smack the holy hell out of the gong.
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Further, I was under the impression the 50 needed weight and speed to make them penetrate.
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Raton, 2002
Shot that beat up old Roller in .50-90 that Gullo's killed chit all over the planet with,.....he spotted for me. Shaver was spotting, too.
PRONE offa' sticks,....with it's original barrel sights,..
Never saw 300 M. pigs go down so violently.
Don't remember the recoil being all that feisty, with no more than a common Past shoulder pad.
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That's good to hear Cross.
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There's a LOT less of me for those bigger guns to kick around,... I've spotted for some stout fella, and feel that they probably get kicked harder than smaller framed, lighter guys. 1340 with that weight is pretty warm. Have you tried that big bullet with a coupla' hundred FPS knocked off the top ?
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A 50/90 ten shot group from 1000 yards shooting 710 gr. bullets: 72"x72" w/44" black & 20" Ten ring. by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr It's a 98 out of 100. Would have been 100 if I had made a wind correction but I was just checking for vertical spread! I've never thought the recoil was bad!
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There's a LOT less of me for those bigger guns to kick around,... I've spotted for some stout fella, and feel that they probably get kicked harder than smaller framed, lighter guys. 1340 with that weight is pretty warm. Have you tried that big bullet with a coupla' hundred FPS knocked off the top ?
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Agreed on the 'mass soak' Cross, no Sir, I haven't ran my 50 at lower speeds, been using 3F for a cleaner burn, shoots very well, have a couple bullets strikes 2"s apart on my 200 yard gong, still slowly filing the front blade to get the right bullet strike height, I like the bullet to land 5/6 inches high on top of the front sight at all ranges, lets me hold on brisket as not to cover the animal with my sight.
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Damn good shooting there Rick!
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