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I put this up in the Classifieds, but thought I'd put here as well.

I've got the itch to get into black powder cartridge rifles, and would like to see if anyone has a Shiloh Sharps rifle they no longer need. I would consider others as well, C Sharps, Axtel, Pedersoli. Cash might work if mandatory, but I have a number of guns I'd trade towards the right rifle. Let me know what you have.

NIB Rem Etronx 22-250
NIB Ruger Alaskan 416 Ruger
NIB Ruger Alaskan 375 Ruger
250-3000 Savage take-down with period Zeiss
Rifles Inc Strata in 7mm RUM
308 Steyr SSG
NIB Mossberg 935 Black Synthetic 12ga
Pre-war JP Sauer Mauser in 8x60J
Custom 21" barreled Model 70 30-06, 1/2" MOA

I'm still waiting for my first Sharps to arrive and can only offer my best wishes, prayers, and condolences. That "itch" is about to become a life-consuming addiction.

Ed

Ed, I hear you. What was the build time on your Sharps?

Jon

Jon, Don't forget to look at the "in stock" line up at C. Sharps Arms. www.csharpsarms.com

Mike, there was a nice 28" Saddle gun in 45-70 with shotgun butt at Shiloh, but it sold today. I'll check C Sharps, but it looks like they make more 1875s than anything else, and I don't like that style.

Hey, I don't care for the 1875 either but a fine '74 or a Highwall does catch my eye. What did you think of that Bridgeport Business Rifle? That's a .45/70 with a shotgun butt.

Yes, they're nice....good hunting rifle.

Saw that, but a 26" light barrel wasn't what I was looking for. Good price, though :-(

Ohhhh, anudder victim C'mon Biebs, the Darkside beckons! Seriously though, do you have a preference as to caliber?? The big guns(45/90,45/110,50/90,44/90) have an appetite for powder that is pure glutttony. Their appetite for lead ain't much less but I consider it to be worth it on both counts. Do what Too-Many-Letters did and go with the 45/90(2.4"). Great cartridge and hits hard!!! Keep your eyes open. You could have one materialize when you least expect it.

ahh that is tempting...though the stock is too long for me...should be a nice light hammer

ET, the temptation for a big boomer is certainly drawing me. I'm primarily an African hunter, so 577 NE, 505 Gibbs, 500 NE and 458 Lott are my usual toyz. I don't think the biggest of the BPCR rifles would be an issue, although certainly not for an afternoon of 40-50 rounds. I'll probably wind up with a 45-70 for general shooting, and a big boy to scratch that itch :-)

well, then you are the perfect guinea pig candidate for this rifle:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=416592561

imagine what you can do with a .50-140...

Tex, you've got me pegged! Yes, saw that one....nice wood!

After reading your post, I was going to suggest anything in a 50-140, but TnC beat me to it. And, yes, I have shot a 50-140 once . . . only once .

Wimps, all of you! :-)

Jon, I cheated. I called Bill Goodman and bought one that he had pre-ordered. Current Shiloh wait is about 18 months.

BTW, E.T. is mistaken, I have a .45-70 (2 1/10") coming, not the 2.4".

Ed

Here's a good outfit in .45/70, from GunBroker.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=417475598

[quote=Otter]After reading your post, I was going to suggest anything in a 50-140, but TnC beat me to it. And, yes, I have shot a 50-140 once . . . only once . [/quote ]

WTF 50-140's are cheap to shoot, brass runs $3-$4.00 ea( lasts forever) primers cost the same, bullets about the same weight same cost, only get 45 to 46 rds to the pound but jeez, that is about all you can handle in a day of fun anyway.. You can hear the steel ring at 800 yds with your muffs on don't even need the remote radio and hey if you miss you can see that too not allways with those 40 cal & less whiner outfits. Got several thousand rounds thru mine. Only residual problems are behavior patterns that make you hang out with guys on the campfire..... Magnum Man