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1874 sharps

Ben Lamb said:
Hey baby, you looking for me?

Shiloh Sharps in 40-90 SS straight & a Hilux Wllm Malcom 6x scope.

386 grains of lead at a blistering 1600 fps. It'll do donkey. It'll do.

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That's a great looking setup. I'm torn over putting a scope on it. I really like the look of the period correct looking scopes but may see how well I can shoot with open sights. Are you shooting BP or smokeless?
 
Bigjay73 said:
That's a great looking setup. I'm torn over putting a scope on it. I really like the look of the period correct looking scopes but may see how well I can shoot with open sights. Are you shooting BP or smokeless?
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Both. If you gow the smokeless, take your worst pillow and defloof all of the dacron out of it and use it for case filler.

I prefer the black powder though. Especially when the kids bring out their ported lapuas.

Can't shoot what you can't see through a cloud of fffg.
 
Dan O said:
That#3 looks like what you want. The sights alone are probably over $500.00 in value. The wood looks like an upgrade to semi-fancy and a shotgun butt is good for prone shooting.
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It does but I think I need to hold a few before taking the plunge. I'm sure that one would be fine, I'm probably over thinking it
 
Bigjay73 said:
Looking into buying an 1874 Sharps. I plan on picking up an elk rifle tag next year, and the thought of using a single shot, open sight rifle in a big slow dumb caliber has piqued my interest. What's a good option/ brand for someone wanting one for what few more rifle hunts I have in me, and a lot of shooting at the range? There's a lot of options out there, not sure what's what. Budget isn't unlimited, but I have some leeway thanks to my ex wife's new husband/ alimony killer🤣🤣
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BrentD said:
You won't be disappointed. Never. But it takes a long time. That said, there are ways to cut to the head of the line, or go buy a used one. @Dan O will know how to jump to the head of the line. But get after it. You know how Mr. Newburg feels about waiting around "'til later".

I can help with the rear sight. There are a couple of considerations. You will actually need 2. A 1000 yds sight is not a good hunting sight, and vice versa.



Well, where are ya? We could probably find a match for you to drop in on. There's always a Shiloh around.
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The only Shiloh dealer I know of is Bill Goodman from Bozeman, Mt. his site is shiloh-ballard.com His site explains the process and you can get ahead of others as Bill does orders around 20 at a time so he usually has some spots available that should go into production in the near future. Check his web site out he also has a photo's of originals also.
 
I can only muddy the waters more at this point but if you find something close that needs a professional touch, Curt Hardcastle can work wonders on those older single shots. I had the pleasure of being in his shop once when he had the door open to one of his safes. I had to pinch myself more than once. I look through the gallery on his website on occasion and dream of ways of spending $$: http://hardcastlecustommachine.com/index.php/gallery/
 
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