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I believe you might be trying to say "Chapparal".

My pusher/rifle pimp called to say that mine arrived today. Hope I can get there before closing time.

I hope it meets your expectations, and you're happy with it.

BTW, with my full size Sharps 1874 it takes seven movements after firing to reload and prepare for the next shot.

1. Pull hammer to half cock
2. Drop lever and extract case
3. Reload
4. Close breech
5. Bring hammer to full cock
6. Reposition tang sight
7. Set trigger

Paul

I watched the show "Cowboys" a couple months ago and they were doing a piece on the copies of the little sharps and "Chiappa" is correct spelling. They told how the folks at the Little Sharps Co. had agreed to let them make the copies in Italy.

The folks from Big Sandy brought their guns to the gun show in Great Falls, MT for several years. Can't say if they still do since I moved away, but they were nice.

It sure is funny how we have been trying to scale down our rifles to make them lighter and lighter, but the Little Sharps is ridiculed because it is to small. I know, I know, it isn't historically accurate.

I think for that design, if I were into the Sharps rifles, I'd want one somewhere in the middle, the 1885 Low Wall was just right for me, easy to operate and fit well, but light enough. Just need more calibers.

Maybe some will find it to their liking, one often must handle one in person to see what fits them.

This same show had Tequila shooting a buffalo with a factory custom chambered 454 Casull Little Sharps. Anyone heard if they plan on offering the 454 as a normal chambering? I would have thought it may be too much cartridge for the Sharps? But it sure would be fun.

I hope so as well. I didn't get done with work soon enough to stop by, but tomorrow is another day. Hope to go shooting this weekend if it's not snowing/raining.

While I have not measured the length of pull on the rifle, it fits about like any other, certainly not short. Wood to metal fit and overall finish are good. The wood is a bit plain, but has a nice oil finish. There is no need to fold down the tang sight to load and unload the rifle when chambered for the 30-30. It balances quite nicely when held by the forearm, should be a nice carry gun. As was noted in the articles, and by those who have handled them, there is not a lot of finger room to activate the rear trigger. When the front trigger is set the pull is superb. I have not put the trigger scale to it as yet, but I would have to bet it's well under 2 lbs when set and crisp as any I've ever felt on any kind of sporting rifle.

I'm happy with it overall as for quality and will pray for good weather this weekend.