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I went to Big Timber today to pick up my Sharps 1877 that they have been building for me. It came out exceptionally well...

That one gets a WOW!

Slobbering all over my tablet.

Need details.

DF

Thats a Dandy! need more Info! Why No set trigger?

Awesome!!!!!

Very nice. Im getting anxious for my 77, it's been 3 years. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

The original 1877 was made like this, to keep weight to the limit that was allowed to shoot competition. Double set triggers and the 1874 action were enough heavier, that the model 1877 was designed around external dimensions and weight.

Sweet!


ya!

GWB

Gorgeous rifle

I have thought about a 77 as well, though My thought is more like, put a 26-28" standard weight barrel on it, in a lighter caliber, like the .38-55 or .40-65, and wind up with a handy hunting rifle.

What barrel? Chambering? wood grade?

In my book, the finest commercial gun makers in the US.

Own one and hope to visit their factory in the near future. That will be an expensive stop if they happen to have anything sitting in their racks.

Now get out and shoot it.

The rifle weighs 11 pounds 9 ounces. It isn't light, but was never meant to be. These rifles were developed for competition matches and they did put an upper limit of weight on them, so you won't see light 77 rifles. They made less than 100 of them originally. The wood is 3X extra fancy American Walnut. It isn't easy to find that kind of figure in American Walnut...

Shrap,
I have a question.

Is that Shiloh's Extra Fancy or Presentation grade wood?

When you order fancy wood like that on a Shiloh ( and oay like $500 +++ extra for it ) do you simply get what they select or do they have a selection of stocks or blanks you can pick from?

When the wood came in, Kirk called me and I went to the factory and picked the blank. Basically, Kirk already had the blanks graded and it was easy to see this was what I wanted...

Very Nice

I think if anything, Shiloh is conservative on their wood grading. I ordered Extra Fancy on my .45-90 and it's jaw-dropping, don't know how one would upgrade it to make "presentation".

A beautiful rifle!

That's a stunner!

that barrel would sure work for a easylift jack handle.
all joking aside that is one fine piece of art in one of the finest cartridges ever.

Beautiful. What 1minute said, "the finest commercial gunmaker in the US".

I have a #1 Sporter I ordered with standard wood...goodness, 25 years ago? If what is on that rifle is standard wood I shudder to think how good their others are.