Shiloh Sharps
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Shiloh Sharps
A guy has this for sale where I live but man I wish he hadn t put the tacks on it .The stock is fancy grade ,has a pewter tip and is in 45/70 but for me the tacks kill it.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
That is Fugly. Shame to ruin such a beautiful rifle that way. Some might find it good looking, but not to me.
Don't know what it costs to replace the wood, but if you want it, I would deduct the cost of replacing the wood, from the price. Plus a inconvenience factor of shipping the gun back and waiting on it to be fixed.
Except for the tacks, great looking piece of wood
Don't know what it costs to replace the wood, but if you want it, I would deduct the cost of replacing the wood, from the price. Plus a inconvenience factor of shipping the gun back and waiting on it to be fixed.
Except for the tacks, great looking piece of wood
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
It s ok I guess to do that thing to a rifle your going to keep forever but if you decide to sell it your going to take a big hit in the resale price unless you get lucky and find a person who likes it as much as you did
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
OUCH! Those are such fine rifles, I hate to see that someone did that.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
What comes to mind is
Why Bubba why
Or
A guide on how to cut your resale value by half
Why Bubba why
Or
A guide on how to cut your resale value by half
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Somebody running a sale on furniture tacks?
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I'd buy it, but at a big discount. Tacks on an original that was owned by an American Indian is kind of cool but not on a new one. Maybe a prop company for Hollyweird would pay well for it.
Re: Shiloh Sharps
Start at $1,400 and deduct $50 for every tack...
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Oh come on now... you know you want it... you really wanted to be an indian as kid when you and your pals played cowboys & indians as kids! Now
you came dress up in buckskins and have the perfect rifle!
you came dress up in buckskins and have the perfect rifle!
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Well it might suit me as if I was to buy it my wife would probably scalp me
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
WOW, hard to believe what some folks think makes something better! Those tacks on the top of that stock look like they might cause a bit of discomfort.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Interesting, but the person that did that, did not understand or does not know how a Sharps operates. The buyer/owner will never be able to drop the lever and block out of the receiver. The tacks on the forearm will not allow the lever pin to rotate forward and then pull-out for general cleaning and repair.
Plus tacks in the wrist near the hammer plate will shortly cause a nice split in the thin wrist section.
I would like to see the tacks on the other side of the rifle stocks.
Plus tacks in the wrist near the hammer plate will shortly cause a nice split in the thin wrist section.
I would like to see the tacks on the other side of the rifle stocks.
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Plus.. the presentation is kind of tacky, Really? A brindle longhorn side... should've used a buffalo cape as a backdrop!
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
That's exactly what I was thinking! That would hurt to shoot.horsesoldier03 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:17 pm WOW, hard to believe what some folks think makes something better! Those tacks on the top of that stock look like they might cause a bit of discomfort.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Only a woman would do that.....one of them craft people gone wild...............I might just have to puke.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Wait till you guys see stage two .
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
“Interesting, but the person that did that, did not understand or does not know how a Sharps operates. The buyer/owner will never be able to drop the lever and block out of the receiver. The tacks on the forearm will not allow the lever pin to rotate forward and then pull-out for general cleaning and repair.”
--BlackRiverSmith
Or, the owner could just remove the forearm by removing the two screws holding the forearm in place, then turning and removing the lever pin.
I do this on my Sharps rifles as I keep the lever spring in tight adjustment/tension. I find that by loosening the spring it is easier to remove and replace the lever pin when removing/installing the block, then tightening up the screw holding the lever spring under tension.
--BlackRiverSmith
Or, the owner could just remove the forearm by removing the two screws holding the forearm in place, then turning and removing the lever pin.
I do this on my Sharps rifles as I keep the lever spring in tight adjustment/tension. I find that by loosening the spring it is easier to remove and replace the lever pin when removing/installing the block, then tightening up the screw holding the lever spring under tension.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Granted, doing that to a gun in that condition seems like a crime. That said, having grown up with family lore that I had American Indian blood in me (doubtful now given my family research and genetics), the motif does speak to me. I would have just done it with a reproduction that wasn't in the best of shape... and certainly not an original.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
It is possible the tack holes could be steamed closed with a damp cloth and a hot iron.
However, I suspect the idiot predrilled the holes. They are too perfectly aligned.
However, I suspect the idiot predrilled the holes. They are too perfectly aligned.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
The biggest problem with buying this Sharps is that the price I would offer the present owner would probably offend him as in his ad for the Sharps he seems very proud of it doesn t see it for the eyesore that in my eyes it is.It might be possibly fixed like was suggested by steaming the holes shut but one would have to be very careful not to further damaging the stock removing the tacks
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
Perfect example of why some people should not be allowed to own nice guns, and tools.
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Re: Shiloh Sharps
just wipe it down with COMPOUND W and you should be good to go in a couple days.
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