Mule Deer With An Original Buffalo Sharps

[Shrapnel]

I’ve had this gun for quite awhile and spent time and money trying to get it to shoot paper patch bullets. After giving up on that, I have some 40 caliber bullets I shoot in my 40-65’s and tried those.

Holy $hit, I could shoot gophers with it. I wanted to kill a deer with it this fall and got a nice mule deer buck at about 120 yards…

[samsi]

Fun stuff, 40-70?

[Shrapnel]

Fun stuff, 40-70?

40-90 bottleneck

[samsi]

Very cool, you come up with the neatest guns.

[Wiresguy]

You're having way too much fun! And I'm feeling a slight twinge of envy. Nice rifle and great shooting!

[Paladin]

Excellent, I am impressed

[Grizz]

Beautiful rifle and spot, and deer. Thanks for the images.

[marlinman93]

Nice shooting! Great to still take a neat old single shot out to hunt with!

[LeverGunner]

Awesome, both times. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations.

[GunnyMack]

Fantastic old iron and buck !!

[Griff]

What bullet did you use?

[Pat C]

Nice buck and what a piece of Iron that is .

[6pt-sika]

Very nice ! Do you by chance have an original 1877 ? We have an Axtell 1877 in 45-90 at the shop I’m finding quite Intresting . But I’ve told myself nothing new that I need brass and dies I don’t already have .

[stretch]

Nice buck - nice gun - fantastic combination!

WOW!

-Stretch

[Ysabel Kid]

Very cool!

Gophers? Isn't that like shooting an individual enemy combatant with a 16" (battleship) gun?

[Scott Tschirhart]

Very nice!

[Shrapnel]

Nice buck and what a piece of Iron that is .

It was shipped to Bozeman in 1877 to J.G. DOW, a banker that fronted for Walter Cooper who was in financial straits with Sharps. Then it ended up in Miles City and rebarreled by A.D. McAusland.

I am shooting 265 grain grease groove bullets with exceptional accuracy…

[.45colt]

Good for You ! Thanks for the post.

[Bill in Oregon]

Great thread and well done, Shrapnel. Of all the Sharps cartridges, the .40-90 SBN has fascinated me the most.

[Twodot]

I am shooting 265 grain grease groove bullets with exceptional accuracy…

for some, seeing is believing
better post that picture of the gopher
..

[wvfarrier]

Thats awesome

[Pisgah]

Mule deer with a rifle? Heck, I'd've shot him, too!

Congratulations.