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Thank You High Noon.

Dan, Bagwell read me many accounts of the Sandy Hook shoots, iirc some were in excess of 3600 yards.

I look at questioning the penetration capabilities of the Sharps rifles when impact velocities drop to 750-800 fps like the 230gr full metal jacket 45 ACP load except with over twice, and sometimes even over three times the bullet weight, as in 730-750gr 50 cal, no one ever asked twice if a 230gr ball load would shoot through, they were probably to busy sticking their thumbs in the leaking holes ; ]

Just Wanted to Re Visit this Wonderful Specimen, and Give it it's Due!!!

HS58, you know, today over in zone 13 Arkansas happens to be the very last day of modern gun season, i should get my work done, throw that old rifle in the truck and go try to fill that last buck tag i have, i know where a monster lives and what creek bottom he travels, man that would be fun to drill him with 516gr of paper patched lead from that old rifle, Thanks for the compliments Sir.

BTW, Saint Bagwell cut the patches for this rifle too.

Gunner,
You've gotta do it!

Enjoy the Moment good Sir!

Bagwell, would be Proud!

Believe i should Sir, buck or not, it'd be a great last day, light rain has moved out for several days, a nice stroll through the creek bottom this afternoon would be great.

Have a modern 45-90, but have to agree that is really cool.

gunner500 rig, looking for a buck:

Great Combo!

Can't beat it!

Hey Gunner,
I bet Bill has a smile ear to ear on his face right about now to see you down grade to a girly caliber LOL. Fine looker for sure.

Hey I replied and sent you PM's after FlyboyFlem got ahold of me. I don't log on here to often to see the PM envelope blinking.

Kurt

Many Thanks again Sir Ron, man it was a hell of a hunt, saw three mama's, two with yearlings, that spot of land is a tad over 800 acres, the winding creek bottom will provide miles of hunting walking it out east/west, it was a great day, was planning an over the should pic to say goodbye to the creek bottom and clearcut for the year, but as luck would have it i caught movement at last light, sit there unable to take a pic but studying the movement through bino, i had the wind so no one got educated, waited a bit, then hit a trail out to the road, it was great carrying that old original Sharps, dont think i added anything to it's character with new hunting bumps or bruises to its wood or metal ; ]

Sir Tony, Thanks, that's a 6 inch octagon barreled 500 Linebaugh revolver hanging on that pine tree with the old Sharps, it needed to be bloodied as well, was going to use it on a pig if one got close.

LOL Kurt, Saint Bagwell loved the 45 2-7/8ths, 516gr paper patch at 1378 fps is a great load in the old rifle, man it shoots good for a weapon being invoiced and sold in 1877, i gotcha on the contact, it was about the 40 cal 5/7 degree leade reamer, i'm going to go ahead and try to run paper patch in this 40 2-5/8ths SBN with full chamber length RMC brass when it gets here, it's the most hateful, cantankerous, moody chambering i've ever fooled with, that heifer best shape up quick or i'll send it to JES and have him run a 50-2.5" sharps drill bit from stem to stern on that hateful hag!

You trying to shoot greasers in that 40 2 5/8"? Patch to bore diam only on those gunner if it sill has the original chamber


Mb

Hello MB, no greasers yet, i patch up to 0.400 inch, the rifle wears the original 45 degree chamber, hoping with my full length RMC brass i can cover that valley in front of the chamber with brass and let all the fouling blow down the barrel, no match shooter here, only hunting, so cant wipe between shots.

Been shooting Starline converted 45-2.6 time a guy gets it ready to go it's about .005" short. I have to squeeze the fl sized cases necks down with a 40 S & W tungsten carbide sizer die for the initial fire form. But after that their good to go. It's an original style tight chamber won't take greasers. 93 grains of Fg old E card wad ,grease cookie, another card wad and the ppb all you have to do then is blow into the chamber 4-5 breaths after each shot for about 5 shots then need to wipe. Last year after the Q was done at the end of the day I ran 2 doz rds thru it on the 400 yard target, just blow tubed the whole way thru....mb

Sir Jerry,
I'm glad that you got to take that pair out for a Walk. You deserve it, as does the old Sharps, and the 500 Linebaugh.
I'm sure that old Creek bottom was happy to see you also. I know it would have been great to Bloody that 500,
a bit, but as you know, just getting out for that walk is some of the best Medicine we can get!
Glad to see that your keeping your powder dry.

Sir Ron,
Love the Pic, thanks for posting!

Sir Tony

Thanks for that MB, i have a case and a half of old Goex 1F to use in this rifle, have read over and over 1F is the powder, it does foul a lot softer than the 1F Swiss i've used, man i long for the days of KIK powder, 1F KIK would perfect with this cartridge.

You bet Sir Tony, a fine, fine afternoon it was, on the bright side, i still have a few months to shoot an eating size pig with either before the weather warms to much.

Yeah gunner I hear you. For as little as I shoot my 50-140 anymore I have enough Kik Fg to see me through. GOEX Cartridge grade and Express were also good in the big gun...mb

10-4 MB, agreed, speaking of 50-140, lord i hope that thing has a shotgun butt ; ]

And three Mercury recoil reducers in the buttstock

Yeah it's got the shotgun butt , only has a standard weight 34" barrel though 10# 3oz. It don't wear you out carrying it only when you shoot it....mb

LOL Kurt!

MB, yes sir, i have similar, an 11 pound 50-90, 750gr flat nosed greasers at 1375 fps over 120gr Old Eynsford 2F is quit enough ; ] that damn thing plain train wrecks deer, done a bangup job on Eland and Sable too.