New to me 1859 Sharp new model

[Smokepole50]

I picked up a 1859 Sharps new Model from a cousin last week. I plan to shoot it some once I get some boolits and some tubes from Charlie Hahn. Are charlies tubes nitrated paper???

[Smokepole50]

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[doc1876]

I hear a lot of good things about them, but have never used them. Nitrated paper is not necessary, have used all kinds of paper, and it always goes away. Do a search in the advanced search. You should find a ton of '59 &'63 info.

[dromia]

I have just got a new Pedersoli 1859.

I am in the process of getting some of Mr Hahn's tubes sent over, he reckons that these new Pedersolis have just about got the gas seal sorted and is helping me with advice on some final fettling but reckons that for slow fire they are ready to go out of the box.

I used to shoot and original carbine complete with the Maynard primer feeder, I got it shooting very well but the pitting in the barrel meant that cleaning was a bit of chore, I sold it on secure in the knowledge that I would pick up a second hand repro, well ten years later I have had to spring for new one.

When shooting the original I found that multiple wraps of paper making a nice solid tube just fitting the chamber gave the best accuracy, I put this down to the rigidity of the close fitting tube holding the bullet well centred in the freebore/bore.

This is what I think Mr Hahn's tubes will give me also as they are a bit more robust than just a nitrated paper powder container.

Just waiting now for my Moose moulds to arrive so that I can cast some up and give Mr Hahn the tube length I need for my rifle.

[varsity07840]

I picked up a 1859 Sharps new Model from a cousin last week. I plan to shoot it some once I get some boolits and some tubes from Charlie Hahn. Are charlies tubes nitrated paper???

Charlie's tubes come in different lengths to accommodate the different chamber lengths out there. You should choose your bullet first. Put one as far as it will go into the chamber and measure from the back of the bullet to rear of the chamber just allowing for clearance to close the breech block. That 's your tube size. If you're using a ringtail bullet, add the height of the ringtail
base to your number. Has the carbine been fired recently? A word of caution if it hasn't. Originals
that have sat around unfired and or cleaned properly tend to leak because the gas seal system
has frozen up. If you send the carbine to. Charlie, he can deal with that, too.

[Smokepole50]

I know it has been at least 20 years since this carbine was fired, probably much longer. I have the breech block soaking now in Kroil to try and get the moving breech face plate to move again. If I can't get it moving I probably wont shoot it much and then hang it on the wall. I have no desire to damage such a collectible piece of history. The bore is cleaning up better that I thought it would. It has some pitting but the rifling is still quite good.