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Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« on: December 29, 2011, 09:18:40 AM »
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2011, 09:31:11 AM »
Better get you another firing pin on order, you keep dropping that breechblock without putting the hammer to halfcock you're going to bend or break the point off .
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2011, 09:37:45 AM »
First time I've ever shot it.  Thanks for the tip.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2011, 09:40:26 AM »
No problem. A bent/broken firing pin can make you tear your hair out trying to figure out hows come accuracy went byebye....
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2011, 09:46:03 AM »
I notice it doesn't dent the primer very deeply.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2011, 03:49:06 PM »
I just hate it when my target does that!!!
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 03:54:09 PM »
I had a clothes pin on the bottom but it was still blowing around quite a bit.  I managed a 3" group and with my eyes that ain't bad.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 05:19:27 PM »
Good shooting Swampy!
Also good advice from Ranch 13!
How long have you had your Sharps carbine?
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2012, 02:12:07 AM »
I bought it about 3 weeks ago.  I'm use to shooting my Ruger #3 and my Handi Rifles so I didn't know about cocking the hammer before opening.  I bought the rifle second hand so there was no manual.  I'd like to get a Shiloh Sharps Business Rifle one day.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2012, 07:48:42 AM »
The Shiloh`s are nice rifles and pricey!
I have been leaning towards the C.Sharps highwall in 45-70!
That said I still would not turn down a good price on a used Sharps carbine in good shape!!
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2012, 08:01:12 AM »
I only paid $650.00 for this one and I got most of that selling things that I didn't have anything invested in.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2012, 10:30:13 AM »
my two sharps rifles,a CD little sharps in 44-40 and a pedersolie target in 45-70 and love them both. eastbank.
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2012, 10:52:44 AM »
I wonder what it would take to put a tang sight on mine?
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Re: Shooting my .45-70 1874 Sharps Carbine
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2012, 12:34:08 AM »
your rifle should be tapped for one, my pedersolie 74 sharps was. all i had to do was mount it, i have the long range staff on mine. you may want a shorter staff for hunting. my little sharps came with a hunting short staffed tang sight. eastbank.
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