'Nother plinker

[Razor]

1863 IAB Sharps... .54  ..110gr 2f...

Sorry about the poor photo..
The wife took off with the good camera...
Still working on a good load.
IAB rifle with a Pedersoli mould..two different critters
The mould is too small so I'm trying paper patching..
.548 groove and a .544 ? mould   
Guess I was shooting silhouettes..'cause my boolits wuz goin' thru the targit sideways... >:(

Razor

[Dryball]

Beaytiful rifle Razor, should do almost any thing you want to do....except for shooting against muzzleloaders at rendezvous of course.

[FrankG]

Cool ! I like Sharps rifles , be interesting to see how it performs when you get bugs worked out .

[n.h.schmidt]

Hi
I have a 54 Sharps carbine from the 70s. It was imported from Sile.
I have found that a TC Maxi Ball in 54 cal works great in my Sharps . I have shot 3" 100 yd groups using home cast 54Maxi Balls. I made paper cartridges that held the bullet and powder .The paper covered the bullet . Just a long tube with both ends tied. It doesn't sound like this would work but I'm here to tell you it does. The Maxi holds a vast amt. of lube in the grooves. If your lube works well for BP you may be able to shoot a great many shots with good accuracy . Wonder lube or Bore Butter can work well here. Good luck with what you are doing .These guns can be a lot of fun.
n.h.schmidt

[SwampHunter]

Once you get er sighted in I can see this rifle puttin the brakes on any Deer Type critters you come across. Pretty neat rifle.

Swamp

[Razor]

Thanks for the kind words fellers.
If I can get 3" at 100 yds , with my eyes, I'd be happy.
I haven't tried the Maxi-balls yet..gonna have to get some.

[bull frog]

Me like Sharps!

[Smokin_Gun]

Congrads on your Sharps!
Razor, are we somehow related? I went to buys 2 lbs. of Black Powder and 3 tins of CCI#11 caps...and they set um aside soI could could look around...always have some old andNew neet stuff there. Well I looked at some original M-1's and Carbines, Hammerpump Shotguns 1897 type, Lever actions and saved the favored for last...Precussion muzzle loaders...Penn. super target .45, they had them I/L guns...and low and behold this Sharps .54 paper cart. marked 1859 Armi Sport jumped up ito my hands $595 on the tag...I said self you came here to buy powder and caps. Well the dang thing yelled back to me and i aske the owner's son would he take $500 right now...Well he said yes to me and I walk around to the reloading area like Quigley himself. Heres a pic or two...




SG

[Roaring Bull]

nice stuff guys......wildbull will trip on this thread........he wants a Sharps too.



me too.

[Smokin_Gun]

Razor, where'd ya get them boolits? I'm lookin for some and/or a mold... diameter and weight if you please.

SG

[FrankG]

Knock it off all ready the want its are kickin me again  I got 45-110's but a paper cartridge breech loader is cool !

[Razor]

Boolits is some I made..
Pedersoli mould  ... 'near $100 
532 gr pure lead
nose = .463
top band = .527
mid band = .533
base band = .542
OAL = 1.062

Need a few ?? PM me your address....I'll send some fer you to try out..

[Smokin_Gun]

Thanks Razor cause I was lookin' at the Pedersoli mold and boolits but in the Dixie catalog the Barrel dimesions were differant  thn my Armi Sport Sharps .54...
My Lands and grooves are .535" X .550"  event the T/C maxi Balls are a .002" too small...may haveto try the Lee "Real" Bullet mold...and hog it out if need be. Ordered 100 original style boolits pointed like a .308" and the tie tail on the rear. About $33 for 50 I think it was @ Track of the Wolfe.
My friend Thumper sent me ten T/C molded bullets to try the 1st one went right through the barrel...the rest stopped at the Chamber but saw daylite all around it.

If you can get or do this yourself have the rings of the mold brought out to the desired dimension...then send me some boolits:O)

SG

[FrankG]

NEI makes moulds for them and paper patch too.

[Razor]

My barrel is .540 x .550 
I'm doing up some PP to try.. ::)
No wonder I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn..
Them boolits was just kinda rattlin' down the bore.