40-50 sbn

[powderburner]

   
Lucinda gave me this the other day when I went to see her ,
just fire forming cases shows it is going to be a real good shooter,and easy on powder bullets and the shoulder, it dont replace the 2&7/8 but it is a nice parlor gun. pp only.

[Lumpy Grits]

GAVE YOU
Gary

[Kurt]

Dean,

I think you ought to give it to me; it has a blemish in the forearm you won't like

[bobw]

looks neat your mid range plinking rifle ? Tight chamber a no greaser deal? load specifics? bobw

[J.B.]

I noticed that blemish as well Kurt. Maybe we could flip a coin for it

...Nice pick up Dean. Be interested in how she goes. Almost went with the 40/50 when I bought my sons rifle. Keep us posted.

[Kurt]

JB you would loose cause I use a double headed coin and I call heads.

[Ironramrod]

Sorry guys, but you all are outta of the loop here. Powderburner already said he would send it to some ol' rock shooter in sodbuster country for another decent ration of smoked slough sharks.

Regards

[powderburner]

it aint a blemish it is an id knot. the load is powder dropped to half way up the neck, compressed down to the base.a 30 wad / grease cookie 30 wad and for now a 285 gn patched bullet with a vellum wrap. This load needs no tooling to reload .the fired case is tight to the bullet with this combo, Rinse load and shoot ,, with barrel sights I got on out to 600 with 3 rounds per target . next run is on paper. maybe even hang some tang sights on it. its exactly what I was wanting. I am starting with Einsford 2f

[Stephen Borud]

Nice deal Dean. 1/18 twist too?

[Kurt]

That's a nice looking rifle Dean. Is that a light 1/2 barrel? it looks like it should balance well.

I have enough mad money tucked away and been thinking about getting a Carbine before Kirk discontinues them in a .50-70 or another .44-77.
Yeh; I know I said no more Sharps but I just can't help myself.