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RE: Shiloh 1877 - Kurt - 08-06-2020
I like rifles with round barrels and a good straight grained wood. You could give someone a horizontal buttstroke if they get out of line without breaking the stock.
Checkering really sets it off.The 77 just feels better when you shoulder them, mine does anyway, the grip does not feel bulky like the 74's and the pistol grip is a little closer to the trigger. The single trigger makes it even better for reach with my short fingers.
RE: Shiloh 1877 - Randy Bohannon - 08-06-2020
Rethinking my soon to be built 77 , I bought a nice piece of English walnut from Cecil Fredy not knowing Shiloh charges an additional $460.00 to carve the stock. But if I spend $500.00 for their select wood no $460.00 carving charge and no choice, you get what they pick. So I think I will not spend 1$K on a $500 stock and go with their standard wood and add the checkering , seems to me money better spent.
Simply a lovely rifle Don ,it’s killing me the wait .
RE: Shiloh 1877 - Don McDowell - 08-06-2020
Randy these pictures just don’t do the rifle justice
The best part is it’s to heavy for the wife so I don’t have to worry about it moving to her side of the safe l
RE: Shiloh 1877 - J.B. - 08-06-2020
That is one nice piece of artillery Don ! Elegant to the max. I was so close to ordering one but finding out they weren't to be available in the large rimmed 44 bottlenecks
...slowed me a little. Kicking myself now... I could probably revisit a 45 2.4 or 2.6... just to have the pleasure of owning and shooting one of these. The inletting and fitting is amazing. Best of luck on its first outing. J.B.
RE: Shiloh 1877 - Don McDowell - 08-06-2020
JB the checkering is a work of art on its own
RE: Shiloh 1877 - parkergunz - 08-06-2020
Randy
From my experience, the Shiloh selection of extra fancy wood is quite nice. My daughter hand selected the wood for my 1877 build in May of 2018. Here's a pic, AAA finish.
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RE: Shiloh 1877 - Randy Bohannon - 08-06-2020
Is their a good selection of English Walnut ? I really wanted English Walnut on my 77
RE: Shiloh 1877 - parkergunz - 08-06-2020
(08-06-2020, 09:01 PM)Randy Bohannon Wrote: Is their a good selection of English Walnut ? I really wanted English Walnut on my 77
I was told, if my memory is correct, it was American Black Walnut from Missouri.
RE: Shiloh 1877 - august west - 08-08-2020
How common was English walnut on original rifles? It was all American black wasn't it? I know English was being used on bolt actions by the 20's and 30's.
RE: Shiloh 1877 - Randy Bohannon - 08-08-2020
The Shiloh English 1877 # 1 on their web site is done in English walnut, Shiloh offers it for all of their rifles “must be quoted “ I bought my wood from the same guy they get theirs from Cecil Fredy as I wanted to pick the wood. Traditional ? 3 out of 10 Shiloh’s are ‘Traditional’ vast majority are configured with options not available during Sharps hey dey, The Bryant’s have exceeded everything the original Co. ever did. The best Sharps rifles ever built by anyone at any time are Big Timber MT Bryant rifles.