Paper patch bullets 45-110 sharps quigley rifle

Unless you are going to swage them from lead wire, pure lead is a pain to cast. The selected walnut stock and forend, with german silver cap, are checkered and oil finished. The best place ive found for getting started with the. Available with 26, 28 or 30 tapered octagon barrel, double set triggers, drilled and tapped for optional tang. Generally more accurate and cleaner than the original factory loads. If youre looking for a longrange rifle that is just as straight shooting and handsome as matthews rifle, then look no further. My heart wants to reload black powder paper patch rounds but my brain say grease groove smokeless.

Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Click to enlarge the tom selleck picture and you can see the white paper patched bullets seated in the 45 110 cartridges of his gun belt. The real tom selleck quigley down under shiloh sharps 45. I am picking up a pendersoli dixon sharps 1874 with a 6x scope on it next weekend. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110 by tom ball. Not only am i using a video, but will provide you with a bit of history on the shiloh sharps company. It shoots a 535gr ppbs paper patch bullets with 115125gr of 1. In fact, there were at least three different designs of 550 grain bullet available. Pedersoli q down under 1874 sharps sporting rifle 34 45110 45x2. Jamison brass back in business, making brass and loaded. The bore is in excellent condition but dimensions are on. Quigley 45110 shiloh sharps 1874 for sale gunsamerica.

This was a device which held a stack of pelleted primers and flipped one over the nipple each time the trigger was pulled and the hammer fellmaking it much easier to. My 45100 i use for 1k yard matches uses 105gr of 1. I was totally disapointed with my first attempt at pp bullets. My 21year old son eric and i drew cow elk tags as our second choice in our favorite hunt unit in the bighorn basin of wyoming. So far the rifle enjoys these bullets as they shoot great. This data is not for use in antique guns originally built for black powder. The military sharps rifle was a falling block rifle used during and after the american civil war in multiple variations.

I was all excited to shoot this new sharps 1874 sporting rifle chambered for the 45110. The rifle is an 1878 long range sharps rifle in 45100. With all hollow base sharps patch bullets, and particularly the prettiest type of allthe 550 grain factory. Shiloh sharps sporter 45110 w scope stay safe and healthy. I live fairly close to big timber, mt and i worked in the big timber area a couple years ago. At the very bottom of this article i will provide you with info on how you can personally buy one of these iconic rifles. I like using loads with reloader 7 it seems to do well in the 4570. I have seen some video on some shooters and what they are shooting is absolutely brutal. Shiloh also offers a complete line of hunting and competition sights, custom cases, paper patching kits for assembling paper patched bullets, cross sticks, even. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. There has been a lot of mystery concerning the 45110 sharps cartridge.

Quigley sharps rifle tom selleck plays matthew quigley. By 1881 the sharps rifle company, like the buffalo, was gone. Here we have the real tom selleck quigley down under shiloh sharps 45110 cal. Cartridges for cowboy action shooting sports, hunting, longrange rifle competition. Tenx cowboy ammo 45110 sharps 535 grain spitzer flat. Shiloh offers a full line of sharps rifles such as the creedmore target rifle with a 32 halfoctagon barrel at 10 lbs. Pedersoli 1874 sharps black powder cartridge rifle for sale. When he finds out that the rancher actually wants him to shoot the local native people aborigines, quigley. Click to enlarge the tom selleck picture and you can see the white paperpatched bullets. I would like to shoot one but not own one, they really kick. Components are much more readily available than for any of the other esoteric cartridges, and loading data is.

This longrange shooter is massive, weighing in at lbs. Since quigley was shooting paper patched bullets, it is conceivable the stock on his rifle was left over from percussion days. The gun is marked 45 2 110 sharps, but a chamber cast show that the gun is chambered for 4580 in a 2 110 case. Quigley down under internet movie firearms database.

Along with being able to use a standard percussion cap, the sharps had a fairly unusual pellet primer feed. The paper patch bullet is from montana precision swaging and it has a. Sharps 45110 paper patch buffalo rifle bullseye at 410 yards. I am fighting with a 4570 right now that has a chamber about 2. I am currently working with an original sharps bridgport rifle trying to work up an accurate load. If you order a shiloh quigley, you can only get it in. Trigger double set triggers stock straight stock, checkered with patch box. Matthew quigley tom selleck uses a shiloh sharps 1874 long range rifle with a 34 barrel 4s longer than a standard 30 barrel converted to fire a. So far the best accuracy has come with a 500 grain paper patch bullet wrapped with 2 turns of buffalo arms patching paper. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Uberti introduced this rifle not to long after the quigley movie came out. Excellent condition, fully decked out, double set triggers, octagon barrel, creedmore rear sight has spirit level front sight with a varitey of. You wont find agreement on what chamberings were found in the sharps as we have already pointed out. My 21year old son eric and i drew cow elk tags as our second choice in.

Pedersoli rifle from down under sharps rifles 45120, 34. I am impressed with the way you shipped the bullets all bullets in individual holes. If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it. Shiloh sharps at shot show blast from the past daily. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. Same as rifle in quigley down under movie now made by armi chiappa. Pedersoli q down under 1874 sharps sporting rifle 34 45110 45x2 78 sharps. The cartridges shown in the photo left to right above rifle are. This data is intended for use modern, newly manufactured guns rated for smokeless powder. A large amount of ammunition was loaded for the 4570400. Previously available only through select world class collection dealers, it is now available through all uberti dealers the deluxe sharps has aagrade checkered walnut and comes with a.

There were three sharps 1874 rifles made for quigley downunder qdu by. It features a color cased butt plate, receiver, hammer, lever. Sharps 45 110 paper patch buffalo rifle bullseye at 410 yards. It all ends well as quigley uses his rifle to kill virtually all of marsdens. This 45110 sharps aka 45 2 78 sharps ammo is currently manufactured smokeless rifle ammunition for 45110 sharps aka 45 2 78 sharps chambered rifles. Sharps rifle that you like, look for the save for later button. Designed after the sharps rifle, this specialedition sharps q down under rifles originates from the transformation of a cavalry model and sports a patch box. The gun still has good rifling and very little pitting, but it will not shoot any of the lead cowboy loads. Quigley down under shiloh rifle forums shiloh sharps. Just put a 4570 sharps at the top of my gun want list. Sharps 45110 paper patch buffalo rifle bullseye at 410.

Heres a spitting image reproduction of the famed sharps rifle made famous in the classic western film quigley down under. Made from the highest quality components available. It has double set triggers, and is fitted with a ladderelevated vernier peep sight and a globe front sight. Anyone on here shoot buffalo rifles, sharps,rem, high wall ect. Click it to have our site remember the way you like to shoot. The 45110 stands for 45 caliber and 110 grains of black powder. Walt is a first time black powder cartridge rifle shooter and hits a 10 inch bullseye at 410 yards shooting a c. I have a 4570 sharps rifle and just recently received my order of 500 grain spire point bullets. I have some questions on the pedersoli as well as the caliber. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on. The heritage style of the shiloh sharps rifles harkens back to another era, when the west was still wild, and gifted smiths crafted rifles with pride, skill, and true artistry.

Cimarrons rifle down under, replica emulates quigleys movie sharps in detail. Due to a couple of shoulder surgeries, i think i would be a little concerned with shooting a. The 45110 sharps cartridge was produced along with a rifle and it was. One was later sent back to have a lighter aluminum barrel attached for the clubbing seen. The patch is what the rifling cut and it would strip off the bullet a few feet from the muzzle. This model 1874 sharps arrived in the collection in 1975 and really had no history attached to it other than being an old gun from a donor in montana. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110. Additionally, brents advice about one of the elliptical nose bullets for longer range target work is likely very good, as he has done a fair amount of this type of. Maybe sharps re did it to 45 2 78 and then meecham re cut it to 45120. I started with paper patched bullets and advice from kenny, and a few others got me started information from guys like dean becker, kurt, and rick mulhern helped a lot for instance. Discussion in rifle country started by bigjim, oct 23, 2004.

Have local club that shoots 300,400,and 600 matches looks like a fun match. This sharps rifle model comes originally from the transformation of a cavalry model of which it keeps the patchbox and the saddle ring. Sharps 45110 paper patch chamber buffalo rifle using blackpowder. Muzzleloading bullets paper patch bullets swaged bullets. The brass is properly headstamped when available primed. Rifle company shiloh is the maker of the original quigley down. To satisfy the request of our customers and shooters, some years ago, we started a project for the production of one of the most famous rifles of the american civil war era. The 1878 had the strongest action of any of the sharps rifles, and was designed by hugo borchardtbetter known for designing the first successfull semiauto pistol the predecessor to the luger. It is a myth that paper patch bullets need to be pure lead. Safe and effective for use in first generation guns.

I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on the bullet. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Isnt a paper patch bullet what one would use in an 1863. In the 1870s, paper patch bullets were available from sharps as hard as 1.