'74 Sharps???

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alinwa

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I recently purchased a Sharps '74, an original action/buttstock which has been modified with a Badger barrel. It's not really collectible but still valuable to me for it's nice patina etc. It's in 40-64 so eminently shootable as-is but I want to fit a 45-120 bbl to it for shooting in large bore BP events and for show.

Anyone have any experience barreling these? Any special tooling required? Looks wicked easy.

tx

al
 
alinwa...........I have a C. Sharps Arms .45-2 7/8(.45-110). When I bought it some years ago from them,they supplied it with a Badger match grade barrel. I have been extremely saistisfied with the rifle's performance. The .45-120 was never a factory chambering. The .45-120 & the .50-120 were modified chamberings AFTER Sharps went out-of-business. The .45-2 7/8 & the .50-90 were the 2 largest Sharps proprietary cartridges. I suggest contacting either Shiloh Sharps or C. Sharps Arms in Big Timber,Montana. Good luck.
 
I have a new take off 45-120. It was on a Shiloh. If you are interested.
 
Why wouldn't you use the 535 grainer?

al, if you ever wimp out, I could maybe loan you my 250 grain collar button mold.

John
 
alinwa said:
I recently purchased a Sharps '74, an original action/buttstock which has been modified with a Badger barrel. It's not really collectible but still valuable to me for it's nice patina etc. It's in 40-64 so eminently shootable as-is but I want to fit a 45-120 bbl to it for shooting in large bore BP events and for show.

Anyone have any experience barreling these? Any special tooling required? Looks wicked easy.

tx

al
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Al those things come with detachment of retna's
 
OK OK, I hate recoil :)

Thanks for the warnings, I don't intend to shoot the big guy much, and if I do it'll be w/BP....it's just that these boomers are all about show. My 40-65 rounds really look funny on a cartridge belt! The gun is huge, the belt is fat and these little rounds just kinda' look like an afterthought.

Yup, I'm that weird

LOL

al
 
alinwa said:
OK OK, I hate recoil :)

Thanks for the warnings, I don't intend to shoot the big guy much, and if I do it'll be w/BP....it's just that these boomers are all about show. My 40-65 rounds really look funny on a cartridge belt! The gun is huge, the belt is fat and these little rounds just kinda' look like an afterthought.
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We all know who you're trying to be; no apologies necessary. But .45-110 will be the ticket. Scroll down about 2/3 when you get to the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quigley_Down_Under
 
The hat, shirt, scarf, boots, chaps, cartridge belt are going to set you back more than the cost of gun. Then add in a Buffalo hunt, license, tag taxidermist fees and butcher shop and you might have to part with a rifle. The positive side would be you be looking good when the guide takes the picture and you will have a pretty good supply of lean meat for the year.
 
Charles E said:
Why not a .50?
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I shoot a lot of 45

45's fit in standard cartridge belts, I can get a nice "Down Under" style belt for under 150.00 whereas a 50 belt is all custom. I'm not committing hugely to the effort but finding an original Sharps action kinda' dictates I gotta' do something to set it off for display since I live in a home where I can hang guns on the wall if I want.

And I want :)

Al
 
alinwa said:
BTW, I'm going more for a Billy Dixon feel than the whole Quigley look.
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Sorry to tell you this Al, but Billy Dixons famous shot was from a .50-90, so you really do want a .50 cal. if you want to follow his fame. Besides, a .45-120 is 4" long and looks kinda funny!

Mark
 
lngrng said:
Sorry to tell you this Al, but Billy Dixons famous shot was from a .50-90, so you really do want a .50 cal. if you want to follow his fame. Besides, a .45-120 is 4" long and looks kinda funny!

Mark
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Well yeahh but.... it was a borrowed rifle :)

I ordered 45-120 brass figgering if I don't like the look I'll trim it back, then set up the 45 barrel accordingly

doing completely bass-ackwards as per usual

al
 
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