Shooting a Custom Sharps 1874
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- This particular rifle doesn't get taken to the range very often but, since it was out, I decided I wanted to try the peep sight and not the Buck Horn sight. I was shocked at how bad my grouping was when using the peep sight on day one. But wait.... There were reasons. Days two and three were spot on. This video goes into what I think is happening. There two likely reasons which I go into. Note: Quigley makes it look so easy. I'm using smokeless powder in this one of a kind 45-90 Sharps 1874.
Well my friend I found a company in the USA that do sell the 45-110 in Bertram brass made in Australia and not from 45-90 brass....so I made myself a Christmas gift and bought ''The Matthew Quigley Down Under rifle'' and it was on special so could'nt resist !!! Expect to receive it next week...can't wait ...am like a child right now !!
The machine work and finish of this rifle is absolutely stunning.These are the only words I could come up with but even stunning is an understatement.
Absolutely love you rifle! I have a Pedersolli 1874 and it is, bar none, the most accurate rifle I've
ever owned. I shoot black powder and smokeless and with mine, I've had the best results with Black.
I will say this, and I found out the hard way, when your done shooting jacketed rounds make totally sure that there is zero copper fouling left in the barrel. I had only put 10 Honady Leverevolution rounds through her, and my cast load accuracy went to hell in a handbasket!. After reading for days, I came across a blog post referring to the issue. So, off I went, and cleaned that barrel of even a dust fleck. and low and behold.....Sub MOA at 150 yards with cast! Hope that helps. Also, best cast bullets I've found are Montana Bullet Works.... Truly match grade.
I think I can diagnose - I have a Browning Hi-Power that did exactly this.
It would hit the target - I suppose - but the bullets were all over the place; 8 - 10" groupings at twenty yards, even I'm not that bad. What clued me in was when one of the shots keyholed - I realised the Browning's barrel had too long a twist, it was not stabilising the bullets. The only way to spin the bullets faster, is to push them faster; so I added literally, 0.1 grain of powder to the load - and the Browning started shooting like a champ; it's one of the more accurate handguns I have.
The indicator for you is that the Sharps is very accurate with lighter bullets, clearly it stabilises them without problems. So the good (?) news is that if you add a bit more powder and push those 525-gr's faster, they'll spin faster so they may stabilise and shoot just fine. The bad news (from somebody with a 460 Weatherby) is that the faster you push bullets that big, the harder the gun is going to kick you in return. "Thou Shalt Not Win"...
Y Knott or, and that is more likely in bp rifles, its all about bullet diameter, as it was in every bp ctg rifle I ever owned. 0.001 inch could make all the difference,
@@ikwer111 My rolling block would only shoot modern jacket bullets at 300 grains . I switched to black and my 500 grainers shot great . I can't be certain but I am thinking smokeless is to hard on the cast bullet base . The grease cookie protecting the base and cushions the initial start
Owning one of these rifles is on my bucketlist.
You can also hit a bucket with this rifle. ;)
You've done a great job with presenting and you seem really pleasant, you've earned yourself a new subscriber!
That there rifle is a work of art, so beautiful!
No the one Tom Seleck used for shooting was a normal 45110 Sharps. The aluminum prop gun was only used in the stunts and when they through the rifle around in the dirt.
The filming company received two real 45110's from Shiloh Sharps Rifle Company in Big Timber, Montana.
One was given to Mr. Seleck after finishing the movie. He gave that rifle to the NRA for auction to benifit 2nd ammendment causes and it brought a huge sum of money.
I am 85..I could not afford one of these things way back then, but can now..To late..If you want one, get it somehow, when you are young..
Just a thought! I shoot my Shiloh "Old Reliable" Made in the late 1970's every week at my black powder range. At first, with my cast lead bullets, I had a bad group like your first one. Then one of the members realized I was using a cast bullet that had a diameter of about .461/.462; Made from an older "Brooks" mold that are typically used on the older Trapdoor rifles. Then, we measured my rifle barrel & discovered its diameter at approx: .457/.458. After re-casting some proper size bullets, my groups shrunk down considerably. At first, I could not believe that .003/.004 would make a difference, But it did!! You might find that your group size differences stem from perhaps the same problem I had-Just A Thought!! Good luck & Nice video.
Good detective work Jeff, that's what it takes.
A Beautiful Rifle!!! Every Firearm prefers a certain type bullet and load, with this it will shoot better than it should, every Rifle is different in what it works best with, you find the proper load and bullet by experimentation and Experience in firing each Rifle until it's a part of your body. I had a old .22 with a slightly bent barrel, because I shot it all the time, I could get a average score of 48 out of 50 on target every time I shot it. Other people couldn't even hit the target because it was off almost a inch at 50 feet, 4 inches at 100 yard's, I knew where it shot at and corrected without thinking about it. I could outshoot target rifles will that old cheap Rifle with open sights and often did. Its more about how well you know your Rifle than how expensive it is.
Ahhhhhhh , Tom was not shooting an "Aluminum" rifle. He in fact was shooting a Shiloh Sharps which he went to Montana to learn how to shoot.
From what I have read they had an aluminum replica made, and it was used in some scenes like when it was thrown around and treated badly. Would not want to do that with the real rifle.
@@marvinrayweast There was an aluminum barrel that was used for long "hold" shots. But this was not a barrel that would shoot an actual .45 2-7/8" Cartridge. Just for show.
I have a Quigley rifle in .45-120 and can shoot it off hand just fine cause I am a big ol' SoB. Selleck was a big ol' SoB too and am sure he shot his just fine.
Tom Selleck also learned ( for the movie) to shoot the rifle with Hank Williams Jr. at his ranch, to learn the proper way to handle and shoot said black powder rifle, all the way out to over 950 yards at Hanks steel buffalo.
My 11 year old son recently saw Quigley Down Under and decided he wants a Sharps rifle. I have a Chiappa Sharps .50-70 carbine but he wants the long barrel Sharps, Vernier sights and all. I would like to bring him somewhere and have him hold one of those, see how he would like having to carry a 11 pound rifle around. I live here in the northeast where our shots are at best 100 yards, maybe 200 in a field but that's rare. The Sharps are beautiful guns, especially those from Shiloh, maybe someday I will get one if I could ever afford it.
I used to have a pair from Dixie gun works way back in early 70’s. This rifle is way above normal.
I have a Pedersoli Sharps in 45-70 that I just got recently, can't wait to try it out, hope it works as well as your rifle does
Did you try it? I'm currently working on getting one myself. Just gotta find the right one
@@331Grabber So nice to hear from you, yes I've tried it out, lots of recoil but unbelievably accurate as well
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Thanks for the reply. Where did you buy it? I was really wanting the sporter model with the 30" octagon barrel.
@@331Grabber My brother got it from Rock Island auctions, I got it from him, it's made by Pedersoli but says Cimmaron firearms Fredericksburg TX, I waited 43 years for one of these, was well worth the wait, thanks for your reply !!
@@331Grabber Mine has a 34" bbl on it as well
Thee most beautiful rifle I have seen.
I have been debating to get one of these but I wouldn't go with 45-70 but 45-110 if i was going to invest in such an expensive rifle. Thanks for the video.
I hope you got a Shiloh or C Sharps, not a Pedersoli second class rifle.
I hate the set trigger and forget smokeless modern loads . One thing I did that helped a whole lot was I shortened the metal tab on the front globe and drilled a hole in it so it wasn't so shaded . Buy Paul Mathew's books , they are cheap so buy all of them . 2 f goex , weighed to a tenth of a grain . "Yes it does matter " pour the powder threw a drop tube of at least 2 foot tall . " My drop tube is the handle to a golf club " then compress the powder with a powder compression die . "My compression die is a 38 special drilled and tapped with a fine thread bolt ." Turn the bolt down by chucking it in a hand drill and hold sand paper against it ." Use a card wad , "I use a wax coated bear coaster" Then your grease cookie , " I use aunt O'Dells home made lye soap " . Your 500 grain slug . Taper crimp with a 45 acp sizing die . Can't give amounts or measurements because every rifle and brass case is different , because of that keep detailed notes on every single detail . For example . my rolling block likes pistol primers . But this is a start for any black powder cartridge . The more time you put on the loading bench the more accurate your shooting will be , . The black powder cartridge will shoot just like a modern rifle . But there are a million variables . That is what makes it so much fun . Oh 1 more thing . A chronograph is as important as the seating die , You are shooting blind with out it
Beatiful rifle handle by the right person
A very beautiful rifle!
As a fellow Quigley fan and a Sharps owner, I wholeheartedly agree with you on the rifle's weight and doubleset hair trigger. I had my choice when investing in my Taylor's Sharps. Mine is 45-120
FYI ....a Taylor & Co. Sharps is a Pedersoli Sharps...a Cimmaron Sharps is a Pedersoli Sharps....A Chiappa Sharps is a Pedersoli Sharps. Is it necessary to name the retailer when the question everyone wants to know is "Who is the manufacturer ?"
Yes, it is necessary. The only Real Sharps are Shiloh and C. Sharps, not the other Italian clones.
Beautiful rifle you have, by the way.
that is great looking rifle!!
First you rap the 8 inch around the stand. Then you shoot the stand! That was awesome. I have a Pedersoli Sharps on the way, I have no idea how to use the vernier tang sight. Me thinks I’m going to look like a dork! Enjoyed your video.
45-90 gov. amazing power man wow!!!!
I have a Pedersoli/ Sharps replica. It also will not shoot the heavier bullets very well. Hard-cast 350 grain bullets pushed to about 1200fps is the sweet spot for the rifle.
those drop in's @5:30ish are amazing!!!!!
Last comment... promise. Read: "Sharps Rifle The gun that shaped American Destiny", and "Sharps Firearms" by Frank Sellers. Only then will you deserve the title you claim as Sharps 1874......... I have been shooting these guns for 40+ years and reading all of the available data. Sharps, Shiloh Sharps and C Sharps are building or have built the finest long range guns ever imagined by the human race.
I build muzzleloaders. Some have set triggers. I have a hawken I built. You can use the set triggers without cocking the rifle. It's extremely sensitive.
Interesting! What a beautiful weapon.
With a Replica Rifle like the Sharps 1874... a good friend of mine has a Shilo Sharps Long Range Express Chambered in 50-110 that I've squeezed several shots out of and he tends to use 400-550 grain rounds with about 85-95 grains of powder to keep the muzzle velocity between 1185-1200 ft/s if you go any faster (use more powder) with a larger bullet they tend to all go all over the place in my experience
A great video. I am surprised ( and disappointed)you did face any of the ever dangerous Watermelon family with this gun. lol Maybe if that had been done 140? years ago- Those dangerous Watermelons types would not be a problem today.
My Pedersoli rifle, 45-70, shoots just fine with cowboy loads at 100 yards. Your lead bullets must be off center and wandering.
Or improperly sized as discussed elsewhere.
Buffalo Bore loads pattern about 6 inches lower at 100 yards. My shoulder hurts just from the memory. There should be a muzzle brake.
Just saw this and had to tell you That i Rely Enjoyed Your Video Kudo's.
I am new to the Sharps shooting. I inhereted a 45-90, and since then I've purchased a 45-70, 45-110 and 45-120, (all with 34" barrels. Shooting them are a lot of fun, however I must admit that trying to find brass can be challanging. for the 110, the only place I can order it from is Bertram in Australia, and to date the cost of the brass is $150.00 for a box of 20. Another Issue is trying to find smokeless powder for any the Sharps rifles. I have checked online, big sporting goods conglomerates. And "Hole in the wall" ammo / reloading stores. Any assistance with this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Just wondering, If your using nitro powder did the jacketed bullet work better due to the faster charge ? Have you tried a black powder charge with the heavier lead bullet.? Iv tried a 405 grn home cast lead bullet tumble lubed in Alox with 12grns of unique in my Pedersoli and that worked out well but my 45/90 just seems to prefer a heavy bullet with a stout load of black powder. Would be great to have the land to shoot on like you do in America but here in England we are restricted to approved ranges. At least we can still shoot though.
It's just that I am a fan of the Quigley rifle and it's a 45-110 !!!
I had every intention to do just what you said because of Quigley. But if you dig into the details the 110 is made from a 90 so the manufacturing process thins out the brass wall and they don’t last as long. The guy who built my rifle talked me out of the 110. And in the end most people drool over the rifle and not the case length. When you show someone a 45-90 it’s quite impressive. Good luck with your choice. Either will give you a great rifle.😀
Dang! Didn't anyone else notice a tumbling bullet flying over your mic area at just around 9:30 to 9:32?
Yup Rooster ' I did hear it ! Went back to hear it again but couldn't find it ? Didn't really try that hard but thanks to you time-stamping it I did.
Makes ya wonder who , and why , someone would have fired a round that close to a fellow shooter ? That's pretty damn scary !
@ 10:32 as well, lead in the air close by!!
Furthest I have shot mine so far is 500 yards. Best I have done is an 11" group at that range. I need to shoot more.
Excellent video! Oh What a Beautiful rifle that is I would love to have that
He should have adjusted the double set trigger. My Shiloh is very temperament about the load. It takes lots of shooting to get the paper patched cartridges right. When it is, the accuracy is unbelievable. .
Quite a process using paper patch method!! I’ve never done it !!
I’m giving it some serious thought !!
Fine looking rifle!! I’m giving serious thought to one and I really like the model you have!!
Norman Mallory I'll repeat, do not use jacketed bullets. They will eventually harm the bore, no matter what the experts say. These rifles are designed for lead bullets, so best use them. Get a paper patch kit and instructions from either C. Sharps or Shiloh and learn how to make them. I found in my Shiloh the paper patch with pure lead and 50% cotton paper were significantly more accurate then the grease grove bullets. Others say the contrary with their Sharps. Do a lot of experimentation. Then book a buffalo hunt.
@@normanbraslow7902 Thank you!!
great old design .with all them rest's Mr Magoo could shoot it like a pro.
Sorry, one more. Thank you for posting and continue to shoot. If you really want to learn what these guns are capable of doing, shoot black powder and lead bullets. 600-800 yards no problem.
I have 2 1874 sharps and a Repo browning high wall . My first Sharps is a Dixie gun works gun don't know who made it, Its in 45-70 and it shoots 500 G lead bullets very well. But my
Pedersoli made Sharps is like yours the lead 500 G bullets will not group But it will stack the 300 G & 405 G jacked bullets. I reamed it out to 45-90 and killed a bull Elk at 250 yards with a 405 G jacket bullet and at that range it shot all the way through him and kicked up dirt on the hill behind him. the Uberti made High wall in 45-70 also has to shoot jacket bullets it will not group lead either.
Did anyone hear the ricochet fly buy from his first shot?
Do not use jacket slugs. Only use cast lead. For grease grooved slugs, about 1:20 tin. For paper patched, pure lead.
Well there is a company who those those brass !!!! But they are turned brass !!! Do you know if this is as good as drawn brass ??
Yep, you'd have a considerable difference in the flight characteristics of the Hornady 325s and the lead 535s, different weights, flight speed, ballistic coefficient (something like a .28 with the Hornadies, but the spire point 535s should be around .36, which on first blush would be better...). I've got the Cimmaron 1874 Pride of the Plains (PotP), which I've been running 405gr bullets through, but I'm going to a spire point 500gr, which should fly better than the 405s due to the BC. You're (probably) not going to be able to hit the same spot with the 325 and the 535 (without a sight adjustment), too many differences. I'm trying to figure out why the groups would be so much different (maybe stabilization, but I didn't see keyholing) - flinching?
Nice video. I have a 32" barrel Long Range Express Winchester high Wall replica from Uberti. I've asked around, and been advised not to shoot jacketed bullets in it, even though it IS proofed for nitro. You seem to get good results with your 325gr jacketed bullets, which are not available here in UK, BTW, but a number of other 300gr bullets are. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank you for video.
The Shiloh double set trigger is no problem at all. Set the tension properly, that's it. But don't use it hunting, it's not safe. It is true that my Shiloh 45/110 is temperamental, and likes certain loadings only.
I have the Pedersoli Sharps long range. 45/90 with a 34" barrel. I use a Postell bullet cast from wheel weights and lubed with 50/50 bees wax/tallow with 70 grns of black powder and at 50 yds it will group at about 3". Im sure it would be better if my eyes where better. :-). Lovely gun / round but not for the faint hearted.!!
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Well there is a company who does those brass !!!! But they are turned brass !!! Do you know if this is as good as drawn brass ??
Lovely rifle. I thought 400gr lead was the normal for 45/70, your 500+ grain bullets may not be fully stabilised. Have you investigated the twist rate of the firearm and the correct diameter of the cast bullets to engage the lands ? Or if you just wanna have fun some shorter, cast 400 grainers may be the go instead of those expensive hornady ftx !
Drop has nothing to do with terrible groups use BP and set your boolit out further to engage rifling .You got nice gun but need more range time .The set trigger works fine ,if not to your liking buy a Mossburg /H+R.My C Sharps 1874 45 shoots paper patched elliptical 535 gr with better groups (6-8 inch) @700yds
Really nice rifle. I wonder what the twist rate is? I'm getting ready to put together a 63 sharps with 2 barrels. 54 paper and 45-70 barrels. Thanks for the videos.
Your lead bulet staking a wide rotation that what your bulet holes are arranged on a circular manner and the reason for is the tip of the bulet ,they are not made quite cemetrical
No....velocity is too low
Thanks for this info !!!! Appreciate !!
O ya, I hit your gong with a finger up and subscribed
Never hit the gongs again with the lead bullets due to copper jacket fouling in the rifling.
These guns do best with properly sized, and lubed lead bullets and black powder.
I have 'Quigley Down Under' on a DVD disc.
love to have one of those guns.
I just ordered the Hunter's carbine model in 45-70, Are you using smokeless or black powder in your and if smokeless any manufacturers to stay away from?
In my Sharps I use smokeless powder. I only use 5744
It could be the barrel twist just prefers the lighter round. Likely under stabilizing the heavier slugs
toms sharpes quigley the real weight one he used on the film not a lightweight ally version is in a museum bakersville i think
They used a lightweight aluminium barrel for the fighting scenes, where Tom Selleck was swinging it around like a club.
Did you have a stroke ?
Bakground: quiet
Passing car: "Sir, have you seen a white SUV, Ford 150?"
You: "Yeh, I believe it just went through"
Passing car: "Thank you!" (leaves)
Background: intensive shooting
You: "It's like a war zone out there!"
Passing car: quietly drives back behind the camera
Background: total silence...
Thanks that was very interesting what does a Sharps rifle cost, also the ammunition must be expensive too. Thanks for sharing. Brian
Brian Moll Here is a link that you many like. The price goes up a lot once you start customizing: csharpsarms.com/catalog-detail/47/Model-1874-Boss-Gun-Grade-I-Engraving.html
W tak egzotycznym dla was kraju jakim jest Polska Jest wielu posiadaczy sharpsa Nitro i CP:))Sam posiadam CP 45/90 z firmy Saguaro jest super.
Cost? Over $2,000, and months of waiting for a Shiloh, the best of the best.
@@normanbraslow7902W Polsce SHARPS SAGUARO COMPETITION .45SAG 3,25''
8 975,00 zł 2380$ ....saguaro-arms.com/pol_m_Bron-_Czarnoprochowa-kapiszonowa_SAGUARO-SHARPS-288.html ,,,,
I wonder what the velocities are? If the heavier bullet is in the transonic range it can throw it all over the place.
I never thought of that. I wonder if that is more prevalent in a heavier bullet.
forget the smokeless go black powder
After it’s set, would a drop actuate it? Seems very obvious, but something engineered to be this sensitive is serious engineering.
I recall from a previous video that you were sizing your cast bullets to .458". That is at least .001" too small and could account for at least a portion of your accuracy woes with the cast. Try .460".
I agree
Maybe. It depends on the rifle.
Great video what brand sights are you using?
I’m using the mid range sights that come standard with the rifle
Great looking rifle. Is that a Thompson barrel in the frame behind you? I'd like to hear that story!
It's on my channel. Please check it out
how can you miss when rifle is locked into position
Umm ... no, it's probably not a bullet 'weight' issue. It's likely a bullet 'size' (diameter) issue and/or a lubrication/powder charge issue. Shooting lead projectiles is a whole different thing, to shooting copper jacketed projectiles.
Where’s the smoke? What powder are you using?
Do you know what the rifle was proofed at? Pressure? Can it handle modern smokeless loads ? Is it as strong as a ruger number 1. It is a very beautiful rifle
the original sharps 45/70 changed from bp to smokeless for millitary use for reloading only use the american gvt loads not repeat not the ordinary 45/70 loads used for modern guns
I have a 1874 Billy Dixon sharps in 45-90 When I load my rounds I put news paper at bottom of the case 80 grs Swiss 1 1/2 ,veggie wad ,news paper , 535 gr postell when I first loaded for this rifle my first box the bullets would tumble I still don’t know the reason for that my rifle has a 1-18 twist
Your loading wrong...
Guessing about 200+ grains of bullet weight and bullet drop?!?!?! Lord help him. What is your load data?
Love these guns due to the history and mystique about. A lot of technique in being a good shot with one. What is the maximum effective range with one of these with the ammunition available at the time or closest to it ? Thanks.
was just out this past weekend shooting man silhouettes at 1000yd and open sights. Im not even half way up the staff with my 45-100
What loads were you using in those lighter weight rounds?
Ssbes porque le pusieron ese nombre ? Fue de tanto esperarla !!!
I always had really good luck what's the Lyman pointed bullet that come out right around 480 grains using goex cartridge powder.
The Quigley 45-110 is not aluminum. It is a real rifle in a musem.. look it up on youtube.
Three rifles were built for the movie. Select has one of them and your are right one is in a museum. But there was a third one and it was aluminum. (Ref the gun movie database). With the weight of the rifle there is no way all of the stunts could be done. Watch the movie and try to duplicate them with the real deal. No can do.
Here is the link www.shilohsharps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3813&start=60
See Eric's UA-cam video < ua-cam.com/video/A7tneYzIFQw/v-deo.html > He shows the Quigley aluminum barrel.
@@Sharps-im4lb this is true, but the vast majority of the filming was done with the real gun(s). The aluminum barreled gun was there for swinging and fight scenes. Tom Seleck fired that rifle a bunch of time in the movie with live ammo, Not saying he hit a damn thing but he did shoot it.
The aluminium barrel was only used for hand fighting scenes. The museum rifle belonged to Tom Selleck until he gave/loaned the rifle and the aluminium barrel to the museum
Saludos y salud a tu pueblo
isnt this the rifle that decimated the bufelllo in north america?
Actually no. They were Bison not Buffalo 🥴
Quite poor results. I shot a Tompson Contender 458 hand cannon peep sights and hit a railway line at 500 m. Knocked down every target. This was at an open day at sporting pistol shooters club.
The aluminum rifle in the movie was only used for stunt work. The rifle he fired was not aluminum.
Do you reload your 45-90 ??? If so do you put an aluminium gas check on your bullet ???
I do reload 45-90. I do not use gas checks. I use #2 lead which is almost as hard as Linotype lead. And since my loads are in the 1600 ft/sec range a gas check is not suggested in my reloading manual so I don’t use them. In fact the molds I make my bullets from do not have the indentation/relief for the gas check. Hope that helps dp
Great job, I have a Uberti 45 70 and just changed the front sight with a Lyman and put a 3-inch Pedersoli Credmore on it, it looks a bit challenging to get started. I want to shoot at 100 200 yards I am using 325 bullets smokeless, do you have a powder you like in smokeless or could you share a good load to start. This is a great review to get started thank you
I have a CZ .458 Lott that has a set trigger (not double triggers like the old-timey rifles). It is not at all pleasant to shoot that way; too sensitive for a hairy cartridge.
I am betting you have a faster twist in that barrel than you need for the really heavy bullets. Heavey bullets need a slow twist.. like maybe 1 in 40..
1:40 twist? I admire your interest in the classic Sharps rifle. I suspect you may want to do a little personal study on the application of rifle twist rates. Same concept of optimal twist rate applies for .45-70 as well as more common rifles like the AR which provides twist rates varying from 1:7 (ideal performance for 62 gr to 75 gr + bullets), 1:8 (55 gr to 62 gr bullets), 1:9 (bullets lighter than 55 gr). You may benefit from what you find. (New Sharps replicas provide a more optimal 1:16 or 1:18 twist rate [versus the original 1:20] in order to accommodate the heavier 500 gr + bullets. So it is actually the opposite of what you suggest.) Cheers.
Are you shooting 45-110 in your sharp rifle ???
I went with 45-90. The brass is cheaper. But if I ever wanted to modify the barrel I could move to 45-120. Oh, I was told that most of the winners of the 1000 yard contest were all 45-90
Was fortunate enough to be raised with nothing other than set trigger rifles. Single & double. Once you get used to them. You'll never go back. The aluminum barrel rifles from Quigley down under were used for the fight scenes. Not the famous shooting scene.
I wonder what the range was to the gongs? Can you divulge your handload with the 325 grain jacketed bullet?
Kent Williams the Lyman book has data for a 399 gr bullet. So I likely used the lightest load which is listed as 41 gr of 5744. I didn’t write it done. Sorry
It’s beautiful and it shoots good too
Just wondering why you would use smokeless powder in a firearm made for black powder?
Norm Botoshe I just don’t enjoy BP and since this rifle is built for either powder, I use smokeless. I even developed a smokeless load for my 1866 Gras.
Your gorgeous rifle will shoot those lead bullets just fine sir… just read some literature…. I do it… shoots 550 gr or 520… or 500… don’t matter… prints 1.5” groups at 100 yrds… 2.5 to 3” groups at 200…. I shoot 14” steel plates at 500 yrds… miss sometimes but not to bad… Tang sight no scope
You should've used the set trigger everytime!!! If not your sight picture can be off.
would paper patching the lead bullets help the accuracy? a slightly lighter lead bullet also.
calvin ehler, paper patch will increase accuracy if the bullet is pure lead, very soft.