Buffalo rifle pic thread

[boxhead]

Too modern and wrong buffalo I suspect.

[sharps4590]

Nov 22, 2024 20:50:57 GMT -5 bushog said:

Nov 22, 2024 8:04:20 GMT -5 sharps4590 said:

Two of mine.  Top, Shiloh #1 Sporter in 40-70-2.5.  Bottom, Shiloh Montana Roughrider in 45-90-2.4.  Both have taken game and the bottom has yaken a BUNCH.


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Tell me about the brass for the 40-70?

I bought that rifle in the mid-1990's when we had a reasonably 'normal' life, before O'homo's 'new normal'.  BACO had 40-70 brass in stock that was re-drawn from 30-40 Krag brass.  I bought 100 cases and still have 50 that are yet to be loaded and fired.

A friend of mine bought a Ballard in 40-70 about 5 years ago and bought some new manufactured brass, by whom I don't remember other than it is drawn, not that machined crap.  Anyway, he sent me some to try and the first thing I learned was the re-drawn brass had a greater capacity....which makes sense.

[flattopdan]

Here’s my C. Sharps 50-90, 32” heavy barrel. It has a 1-26” twist and I shoot a 600 grain paper patched bullet using 90 to 100 grains of black powder.

[bearskinner]

Well to probably antagonize the folks at Shiloh Sharps, here’s a couple pics of the Stainless 1874, they never made. I’m a handgun hunter, only, except in Canada, where you must handicap yourself with a long gun. As I won’t own a modern bolt gun, I do enjoy playing with old buffeler’ guns and lever guns of any type. As for as single shots go, I like 1874’s , and 1885’s the best.

[cable]

Nov 23, 2024 8:42:47 GMT -5 flattopdan said:

Here’s my C. Sharps 50-90, 32” heavy barrel. It has a 1-26” twist and I shoot a 600 grain paper patched bullet using 90 to 100 grains of black powder.

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excellent! shades of Billy Dixon !

i have long wanted one like that !

[sharps4590]

Nov 23, 2024 8:42:47 GMT -5 flattopdan said:

Here’s my C. Sharps 50-90, 32” heavy barrel. It has a 1-26” twist and I shoot a 600 grain paper patched bullet using 90 to 100 grains of black powder.

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Sooooo....what have you hit with that rifleat 1538 yards?.........

[parallaxbill]

Planet Earth, for certain?😆

[flattopdan]

Nov 23, 2024 14:11:06 GMT -5 sharps4590 said:

Nov 23, 2024 8:42:47 GMT -5 flattopdan said:

Here’s my C. Sharps 50-90, 32” heavy barrel. It has a 1-26” twist and I shoot a 600 grain paper patched bullet using 90 to 100 grains of black powder.

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Sooooo....what have you hit with that rifleat 1538 yards?.........

Nothing at t 1538 yards unfortunately, furthest I’ve shot it at is 300 yards. It really puts the thump on steel. I recently found a range with 1200 yards available which I’ll likely end up joining to see how it will do.

Here’s one of my best groups at 200.

[sharps4590]

Yeah, that'll do!!!!

[zeus]

Nov 23, 2024 8:42:47 GMT -5 flattopdan said:

Here’s my C. Sharps 50-90, 32” heavy barrel. It has a 1-26” twist and I shoot a 600 grain paper patched bullet using 90 to 100 grains of black powder.

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Nice! Do you make all your own PP bullets? One day I’d like to try that. I have a couple heavy molds for my 50-90. I need to get a good picture of that rifle. Shiloh did a great job on that one for me.

[zeus]

Nov 23, 2024 17:05:55 GMT -5 flattopdan said:

Nov 23, 2024 14:11:06 GMT -5 sharps4590 said:

Sooooo....what have you hit with that rifleat 1538 yards?.........

Nothing at t 1538 yards unfortunately, furthest I’ve shot it at is 300 yards. It really puts the thump on steel. I recently found a range with 1200 yards available which I’ll likely end up joining to see how it will do.

Here’s one of my best groups at 200.

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Yeah, that will definitely do!! 😜

[zeus]

Here are some 45 and 50 bullets that Brooks made some molds for. The 45s are on the left, 50s on the right. 500 Gr Flatpoint and a 550 CM, 685 CM and 585 Flatpoint.

The HP is a 45 Flatpoint that he did in a HP that weighs in at 450 gr from 30:1