some new toys

[luc2121]

heres a couple new toys i just picked up, i emailed friday and received my antique status letters on monday. the 1863 shaarps is in 50-70 goverment and the high wall is in 40-90 straight sharps. if anyone has some old loading manuals could they look to see if theres anything for the 40-90 straight sharps please. havent found much yet for it thanks

 

[Sharps '63]

'63 Sharps

luc2121

Congratulations on your recent acquisitions!

How many grooves does the '63 have? That will tell you if it was relined or uses the original barrel.

 

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

There both beautiful rifles, but that high wall looks mint? Congrads on your finds!

 

[bellero]

I love both rifles but the wood on the highwall is stunning.

 

[luc2121]

for the age of them the're both in great shaape, not sure if its 3 or 5 grove rifling on the sharps, they are beeing shipped out of the us to me

 

[cyclone]

Lovely pieces....

 

[Boolitcaster]

There is a fellow doing a load workup for a 45-90 on Castboolits.com
Look under the heading for Blackpowder Cartridge Guns.

 

[sail32]

Try " Shooting Buffalo Rifles of the Old West ", by Mike Venturino. It has a section on the .40-70 straight ( 2 1/2 inch ), and the .40-90 Bottleneck ( 2 5/8 inch ).
Track usually has copies. It’s a good book if you are going to shoot the old Sharps cartridges.

 

[lefaucheux]

very well preserved, what a beauties!

 

[Goldenlakepete]

In Cartridges of the World the load given for the .40-90 Sharps Straight is 30 grs of 4198 with a 370 gr bullet. MV = 1400 fps.

 

[luc2121]

The only load I had found was the one from cartridges of the world, can't seem to find much on the 40-90 straight sharps

 

[leverboy]

Oh I like that Sharps very much! Couldn't go far wrong with a case full of FFg could you?

 

[loki_81]

Holy crap , I love the wood on that Highwall.