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Re: Petersoli Little Betsy - What Do You Think?

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Steve, I have a full-sized Pedersoli Sharps and they are a very well-made rifle with a first-class barrel. I'll bet that little cutie would shoot very nicely.
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Re: Petersoli Little Betsy - What Do You Think?

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As of my last count, I had about a dozen .22s- What's another 357?!
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Re: Petersoli Little Betsy - What Do You Think?

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The "Baby Sharps", like its big brother is more accurately described as a falling block single shot, rather than a lever-action... Not that most on here don't appreciate a quality single-shot. Perdersolis have a good reputation. I believe that the only limiting factor in making that a true 400 yard target rifle is the cartridge. While my Rossis are capable of 300 or maybe even 400 yards, the conditions better be just right. Errant wind puffs will tend to put shots all over the place with the bullet weights available in a .357. I have a Browning 1885 in 45 Colt, and even the heavier weights get pushed around in breezes.

But, with all that aside, its a pleasant little plinker, as I'm sure that Baby Sharps will be. And... dog-gone-it, pushing the envelope on what's feasible is half the fun of plinkin' with 'em!

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Re: Petersoli Little Betsy - What Do You Think?

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That looks fun but a bit pricey :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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I almost bought the Lyman version in .22 Hornet a few months ago at a show They owner and I couldn't come to an agreement on a price and I left without it. It was a very pretty rifle and the fit and finish was fantastic. Probably should have bought it, still looking for a .22 Hornet.

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Re: Petersoli Little Betsy - What Do You Think?

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I've seen very few tang sights that wont fold either direction? And none that only folded forward. What sight maker makes the sight you saw that only folded forward???
Tang sights will almost all touch the wood when folded back. It's easy to protect the wood with a sleeve over the staff when folded. I had my wife sew sme up from thick felt and keep them on all my singles when I'm not shooting them.
As for the "little Sharps" you're looking at in .357 caliber, they feel odd to me. Not a full sized rifle, and feel like a youngster's gun when I shouldered and fired one a friend bought. His is a .38-55 and seems to shoot OK, but even that mild caliber has more recoil than a full sized Pedersoli in the same caliber.
Then there's the shorter, lighter barrel that doesn't seem to be quite as accurate as a big heavy barrel. The shorter sighting radius also makes iron sights less efficient, so you're giving away some things that a full sized 1874 replica will have, and paying the same or more.
Of course having another .357 rifle means you can share brass and dies. But likely the two will each have a different bullet and load preference for best accuracy, so there's not much more benefit to sharing calibers than the brass and dies. I personally enjoy having another new caliber to play with, and would go a different caliber than I already had just for that reason.
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