Psst,hey buddy wanna see some pictures?

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:42 pm

My C Sharps 1875 came in this afternoon, unfortunately much to late for me to make the 42 mile(one way) trip to town and get back in time shoot it. So these pics will have to do for now.
Yeeehaaww.

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Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:43 pm

Fantastic!! Love the stock!! Good luck with it!! Art

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:45 pm

Very nice!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:46 pm

Congrats. I wish you luck with that beautiful rifle. looking forward to your posts once you get it to the range

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:48 pm

The lovely and talented MS Shorty told me tonite after I said something about I think this gun is gonna improove my scores, "Well even if your scores don't get better, you'll look good tryin

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Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:48 pm

Must be the season for Sharps!!! Cool!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:51 pm

VERY good looking rifle. Love that wood!

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:55 pm

Griff these pictures don't even do it justice. The extra money for the fancy wood was well worth it.

Ram Hammer · Post by **Ram Hammer** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:59 am

Great looking rifle. Congratulations. What size hole is in the front? Is that a long range sight on the tang? With that sight it looks like you might be getting ready to shoot 1,000 yard matches or the Billy Dixon mathc. Good luck.

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:39 am

It's 45-70.
Yes that's their deluxe longrange vernier. It only has 14 minutes windage, but if I find it's not enough I can always take the soule sight from my other rifle and be good to go. As long as that staff is I can't help but think it should reach a mile with no problem. On my other rifle 1000 yds was achieved most of the time at 1.9-2.0 , and that's just about the middle of this one.

The long range buffalo and creedmore type matches are what I get a charge out of. When you go to shooting those long range targets it just flat gets addictive.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:52 am

Beautiful Sharps You have there! Once you hold one of them and look over the fit and finish and feel how smooth the action is, There's no doubt they are worth the price. Congrats!

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:37 am

Don,

Nice rifle, I like it.

Will you be shooting black powder out of it?

Joe

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:01 pm

Wow, a few of us seem to be getting nice Christmas presents for ourselves this year! B-U-T-Full rifle, Don!

-Tutt

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:03 pm

Smokeeater thanks, yes the feel of one of these rifles is like nothing that comes off a regular production line.

Thanks Joe, yes its main diet will be blackpowder, most likely Goex cartridge or Express, and I'm hoping that the thing likes the RCBS bullet as well as other rifles we've run it thru.

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:05 pm

Thanks Tutt maybe we'll run into oneanother on the shooting circuit sometime.

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:56 pm

Gotta love that wood!

Humbly,
bogie

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:39 pm

Anytime a Brother gets a Sharps, it's time to celebrate-Skoal

LeverBob

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:22 pm

Just in time for Christmas!

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:23 pm

Man, that's nice! I love the flame in the stock.

I wouldn't mind finding one of those under the
tree Tuesday morning. If it shoots as good as
it looks, you'll have a keeper!

Please keep us all posted!

-Stretch

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:40 pm

Well not much to go on, but from the first 10 of the recommended break in shots fired at 35 yds off hand ,

waiting for the blizzard to let up enough to see the target , I think this thing is gonna be a shooter.

OD* · Post by OD* » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:30 am

Found it!

Beautiful rifle, Ranch, congratulations!

Old Time Hunter · Post by **Old Time Hunter** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:37 am

Nice rifle Ranch! Are you going to try some .459 sized HB 20-1's ? Supposed to be the cat's meow for longer BP cartridge stuff.

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:37 am

Thanks OD she's a looker alright, and I think going to shoot just as good as it looks

Oth I'll be shooting the RCBS 530 gr rnd nose, or the lyman postell, so far it looks like .459 is going to be the size. It did shoot terrible close to moa the other day, but it wasn't a reall good test. The temp was 17 and the wind was about 10 mph from about 80 degrees to the left. Sort of a neat trick to try and shoot tight groups , when the damp wiping patches are froze together.

I like the RCBS bullet better than the lyman, it carries more lube , and shoots very well, but we'll have to leave the final say up to the rifle.

Psst,hey buddy wanna see some pictures?

Psst,hey buddy wanna see some pictures?

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