c-sharp

[wgr]

any c-sharps owners here

[Don McDowell]

Yes there are a few

[wgr]

like to hear from you guys ill have one here this month. 45-70

[Don McDowell]

.458-.459 diameter bullets grease groove or bore diameter and under patched bullets, 70 grs of goex 2f, or 65 grs of schuetzen 2f. Remington cases.
I followed the break in procedure with mine, not sure it was all that necessary, but it didn't hurt anything.

[PanaDP]

I've got a Hartford style military buttstock 45 2.4" w/ a 30" heavy octagon. Still have the barrel and blade sights on it right now.

[405]

Got one, an 1874, 32" hvy bbl in 45 2 7/8. The most accurate BPCR I have. Outshoots the Shiloh 45-70 by a smidge.

[NickSS]

Well I have an 1874 hunters carbine in 50-70, three 1875 models in 38-56 and 45-70 and two 1885 high walls in 38-55 and 40-65 all by C Sharps. All shoot extremely well and are among my favorite rifles. I got my first one in 1993 and my last one in 2007. Come to think of it its time for another now what cal do I want????

[wgr]

well i got the hartford model in 45-70 28in barrel. will use is for hunting. shotgun buttstock. ill try both lube and pp boolits see what works. rthinks for sharing bill

[Boz330]

2 here an 85 in 40-65 and a 38-55 in the 75 both shoot better than me for sure.

Bob

[41wyom]

I have one Model 74. Bought in 2009 chambered in .40-65 Win. In late 2010 I sent it back to be rechambered in .40-70 SS. Have a Baldwin front and a Hoke rear sight. 30" bbl., slight curve to the buttstock. REALLY enjoy shooting it (BP only). Took a bit longer (than the .40-65) to get a good load developed in the .40-70 but once I did it's been a blast. Deficiency? I have to drive 280-miles to get onto a 500-meter range but the times that I do, this rifle gives me lots of enjoyment. And John at the factory (owner?) has always been helpful and pleasant to work with.

Tom

[Gunlaker]

I've got a few of them. 1874's and 1885's. They shoot well and I really like them. The wood grades are nice but not quite as nice as what you'll find on the Shiloh Sharps rifles.

I found that John was not bad to deal with at all, but Pete has improved customer service He generally gets back to you pretty quickly on any questions.

I just got another 1885 the other day. It's a .38 caliber and will be chambered with a .38-55 for the Starline long brass once I get the dimensions sorted out. My next one, if there is a next one, will be a .32-40

Chris.

[Don Purcell]

Yep, got 2 of them. A 45-2 7/8 and a 45- 2 6/10. The 45 2 7/8 will chop a hole at 100 yards with a full load of 1F and 560 grain paperpatch. The 2 6/10 hasn't been worked with much but shows great promise.

[Seth Hawkins]

I have a C. Sharps 1875 in .45-70 with a 30" hvy bbl with mid-range tang & front globe.

My most accurate load to date:

W-W brass
CCI BR-2 primers
Swiss 1.5Fg powder, 70.0 grains, weighed, dropped thu a 24" tube
0.460" Circlefly overpowder card wad, very lightly compressed by bullet when seated
Lyman 457677 bullet, seated out as far as my chamber will allow (I made a chamber cast from Cerrosafe to determine chamber dimensions), pan lubed with SPG, sized "as cast", cast from 1:40, weighs in @ 495 gr.

Depending on the air temp and relative humidity, I can get up to 5 rounds thru the gun before needing to use the blow tube or wipe the bore. I've got a buddy with a Pedersoli who tried this load, and it shoots just as accurately for him as it does for me - around MOA.



Caveat - I haven't shot this round past 200 yds.

[kodiak1]

3 of them
74 in 45-70 32" of heavy pipe.
40-90 BN. 30" of heavy pipe.
40-70 SS. 30 " of heavy pipe.

All three shoot great. Wouldn't get rid of either of them as they look, feel and handle really nice.

Ken.

[MT Chambers]

I have an '85 in 45/70 and a 50/90 in a '74, and both are great guns, very accurate and i would recommend them to all. I always believed that their use of Badger barrels gave them the accuracy edge over all others, Badger has changed hands and don't supply BPCR barrels anymore, so I don't know where that leaves C. Sharps for barrels.

[bigted]

those c-sharps must be camera shy huh? if it aint in a photo...it dont count!!!

[Don McDowell]

In action at the Quigley.

[TXGunNut]

Now we're talking, Don! Any more?

[MT Chambers]

Some of us senior folks have absolutely no idea how to post pictures on the confuser.

[wgr]

guys sure makes me eager to get mine home.thinks for all the replies bill