C Sharps 1874

[Mike]

C. Sharps Arms did some fast work adding that pewter nose cap to my rifle's forearm. I sent the forearm back to them and here's another picture, taken just 20 days later, showing the rifle "wearing" its new nose cap. Also, a close-up showing the rifle with an Accurate bullet mould for a heavy paper patched bullet. I should do more shooting with this Big .50...

[Gunner500]

Nice rifles Mike, I've heard from a few that the 50-70 is a fun and effective hunting cartridge, the 50-90 is indeed a hammer, i'll hunt this new rifle a bit this fall, nice job and surprisingly quick time on the pewter cap installation.

I casted another pile of 750gr grease groove bullets at 16 to 1 this morning while it was cool, if we can call 80 degrees with 72% humidity cool ; ]

[Gunner500]

I guess Shiloh would call that a #3. C. Sharps Arms lists it as a Hartford Sporting Rifle which I find to be a much more descriptive title. And that does look like a #2 Heavy barrel. Here's a picture of my "Hannah," a .44/77 with a #2 barrel. I have a twin to Hannah in .50/90. Actually, I've done more and better shooting with a .50/70 than I have with the .50/90, although I have taken deer and bear with the .50/90 but have never hunted with a .50/70... Maybe that can be fixed...

BTW, Thanks for the clarification on the model name Mike, I hadn't been over to C-Sharps website enough to know the differences, guess that makes my other 50-90 the same, is 'Hannah' a nickname for your 44-77?

[Mike]

Yes, "Hannah" was actually built somewhat following the lines of O.P. Hanna's .44 caliber Sharps, about a 15 pound rifle. So, my rifle is actually named after that old hunter. I didn't know until "Hannah" was already built that Hanna's .44 Sharps was a .44/90. That wouldn't have changed my mind, I really like the .44/77.

[Gunner500]

10-4, and that's a damn cool tribute Mike, I accidently named on of my Sharps rifles, down at the low water bridge, and at the conclusion of a very successful weekend of deer hunting, I was pulling my ice cold dressed deer from the running water creek when a guy that had hunted with us ask me how I shot completely through those deer, a couple I shot through lengthways.

I said, no big deal for "the weak sister" to shoot through deer at any angle, we all laughed and went on, to my surprise, the next year he asked is I brought the 'weak sister' I said of course, so now I guess my little Shiloh 45-70 has a nickname too.

[Mike]

That's cool, and a good name. I've named only a couple of my Sharps. My "little" .50/70 Sharps with a 26" half-round barrel is called The Camp Gun just because it's always there, in camp even if it is never used.

[Gunner500]

LOL on the 'Camp Gun', that will work, the name "Thunderstruck" comes to mind when I think of my 45-110 bull barreled rifle, that 530gr paper patch slug with a 280" meplat at 1400 fps is a hard and fast killer Sir.

[Gunner500]

We need pics of course. Sounds like fun! I had a roller in .50-70 and it was a hoot to shoot. I need to get an 1874 in a .50-90 to try out. Maybe a Rough Rider with a 28 inch standard 1/2 round barrel should make around a 10 lb gun

BTW pacecars, a 10 pound, fast [22 twist] 50-90 shooting 700+ grain bullets will be a handful Sir, getting a 36 twist and running 473's may not be so bad, iirc my other 50 weighs either 11 or 11.5lbs, it is indeed not a whole lot of fun from the bench, after 50 rounds firing at Rdncks steel I was in dire need of one gallon of liquid Advil and an ice truck ; ]

[Mike]

We need pics of course. Sounds like fun! I had a roller in .50-70 and it was a hoot to shoot. I need to get an 1874 in a .50-90 to try out. Maybe a Rough Rider with a 28 inch standard 1/2 round barrel should make around a 10 lb gun

BTW pacecars, a 10 pound, fast [22 twist] 50-90 shooting 700+ grain bullets will be a handful Sir, getting a 36 twist and running 473's may not be so bad, iirc my other 50 weighs either 11 or 11.5lbs, it is indeed not a whole lot of fun from the bench, after 50 rounds firing at Rdncks steel I was in dire need of one gallon of liquid Advil and an ice truck ; ]

Paceecars, Get that 10 pound Sharps in .50/70 and it will be your favorite. Shoot sharp, Mike

[Mike]

Here's a picture of my "Camp Gun," a 10 pound Hartford by C. Sharps Arms with a 26" half-round barrel. This little critter is some doin's! Shoot sharp, Mike