Are C Sharpes of the same quality as Shiloh Sharps? Would B1 be appropriate for bear and deer withinn 150 yards? Would plain sights work for those purposes? http://www.csharpsarms.com/pdf/rifle_list.pdf
C Sharpes
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C Sharps are of excellent quality, the question is more one of do you want an 1865 model gun? I don't believe the gun was ever in commercial production and does not have the classic look of the 1874 model. As to caliber, remember that a black powder cartridge more or less punches a hole in an animal rather than expands rapidly with lots of tissue damage. Shot placement is much more important that with say a .308 or 30-06. In terms of range, that is a question of your shooting ability or your time and desire to develop the same as well as probably requiring a laser range finder (binoculars) for accurate range estimation. Black powder cartridges are accurate but have much lower velocities than modern bullets and a more rainbow trajectory.
cheers mooncoon
cheers mooncoon
Go with Shiloh Sharps.
The C Sharps co. has a bad rep for customer service, very bad.
Shiloh is very good at supporting it's customers.
These big lead bullets do expand, but the idea here is penetration.
They will out penetrate almost anything.
I shot a buffalo through the heart with my 45-90 and it was dead when it hit the ground.
The entrance hole was about 1/2", but the exit wound was about 2".
I know people on the Shiloh forums who have gone on African safaris and after the outfitters see what these rifles do to game, they place orders.
I am not kidding, these rifles are amazing.
I own three of them.
A 45=90- a 40-90 and a 45-110.
Here's a pic of the latter two and some knives I made to accompay them on hunts.
The C Sharps co. has a bad rep for customer service, very bad.
Shiloh is very good at supporting it's customers.
These big lead bullets do expand, but the idea here is penetration.
They will out penetrate almost anything.
I shot a buffalo through the heart with my 45-90 and it was dead when it hit the ground.
The entrance hole was about 1/2", but the exit wound was about 2".
I know people on the Shiloh forums who have gone on African safaris and after the outfitters see what these rifles do to game, they place orders.
I am not kidding, these rifles are amazing.
I own three of them.
A 45=90- a 40-90 and a 45-110.
Here's a pic of the latter two and some knives I made to accompay them on hunts.
Lucky man
Wow those are fantastic. I have ordered 4 shilohs. 40/65, two 45/70s and one 45/110 but who knows when Illl get them. I should have one 45/70 in two weeks, hopefully.Go with Shiloh Sharps.
The C Sharps co. has a bad rep for customer service, very bad.
Shiloh is very good at supporting it's customers.
These big lead bullets do expand, but the idea here is penetration.
They will out penetrate almost anything.
I shot a buffalo through the heart with my 45-90 and it was dead when it hit the ground.
The entrance hole was about 1/2", but the exit wound was about 2".
I know people on the Shiloh forums who have gone on African safaris and after the outfitters see what these rifles do to game, they place orders.
I am not kidding, these rifles are amazing.
I own three of them.
A 45=90- a 40-90 and a 45-110.
Here's a pic of the latter two and some knives I made to accompay them on hunts.
That bottom rifle is a 45-110, and the top one is a 40-90.
The 45-110 has every option but engraving, and I may mount a 23" MVA scope on it.
I do have a bit of a problem though.
Which one to take my Elk with, the 40-90 or the 45-110?
The 45-110 has every option but engraving, and I may mount a 23" MVA scope on it.
I do have a bit of a problem though.
Which one to take my Elk with, the 40-90 or the 45-110?
I have a long scope on one of my rolling blocks; it is a sort of mixed blessing. You cannot quickly or easily adjust for elevation; you have to sight the scope in for say 200 yards and then know how much to aim over or under. It looks nice and is handy for accurate sighting when working up a load but I think a good tang sight would be more useful for hunting
cheers mooncoon
cheers mooncoon
The light is a killer.
Thats why I'm looking at a scope.
If you don't have good light with aperture sights forget it.
I had to pass on a buff once because the front aperture disappeared as soon as it was on the buff.
A V rear sight is no good for me either, I can't see the V.
With a scope and say a 45-110 or my 40-90 you could hairline shoot to 200 yards which is about it for these rifles anyway.
Both of those rifles are set up for a scope, but only the 45-110 has the blocks factory installed.
Most aperatures are somewhere between too small and on the small side. I have several aperatures for my sight and use one suited to the amount of light available, although I only use it for target shooting and occasional silhouette. In the case of the scopes I have not looked through mine in poor light but small lenses combined with fine cross hairs probably do not work particularly well in mediocre to poor light.
cheers mooncoon
cheers mooncoon
