40/50 BN

[bobw]

Yup Dean, they are awkward but well worth it. Got a couple hundred loaded for the 1000 guess I am ready other than packing. bobw

[taylorz1]

Good looking son, rifle, bullets and rounds. I really like the 40-50sbn. If anyone is interested I can take some close ups of the original loaded rounds I have. They look like a swaged round nose bullet. I am looking to see if I can find a single loaded round in poor condition that I wouldn't feel bad about pulling. I have access to x-ray equipment too and may just take a shot of one for measurement purposes. When I get around to it I can get chamber casts off of a couple original remington rolling blocks in 40-50 and an original 74 sharps in 40-50 but it will take me a while as the guns live far from me these days. I have cast an original remington 44-77, 40-70 and 40-50sbn and the chambers all look like scaled models of each other with the same looking shoulder, lead taper etc. Look forward to the glory shots I am sure will come when hunting season comes around Stephen. Best,

Zack

[Stephen Borud]

bob , use a 3/4 in patch , and wrap a thousand of them then they wont feel so foreign to your fingers , your big bullets will feel like laying a sheet on a culvert after a bunch of the 40s .

That's funny!

Hahahaha

[Stephen Borud]

Bob,

Kaleb will start his paper patch career this year and be able to hunt big game next year with the 40/50. I am going to have him carry the 40 this fall while were walking the prairie for antelope. Hopefully we will see a rabbit he can make meat on.

Thanks

[Stephen Borud]

Good looking son, rifle, bullets and rounds. I really like the 40-50sbn. If anyone is interested I can take some close ups of the original loaded rounds I have. They look like a swaged round nose bullet. I am looking to see if I can find a single loaded round in poor condition that I wouldn't feel bad about pulling. I have access to x-ray equipment too and may just take a shot of one for measurement purposes. When I get around to it I can get chamber casts off of a couple original remington rolling blocks in 40-50 and an original 74 sharps in 40-50 but it will take me a while as the guns live far from me these days. I have cast an original remington 44-77, 40-70 and 40-50sbn and the chambers all look like scaled models of each other with the same looking shoulder, lead taper etc. Look forward to the glory shots I am sure will come when hunting season comes around Stephen. Best,

Zack

Taylor I have a couple originals but would love to see yours. X ray round would be awesome to see. Any pictures or dimensions would be great info for all of us.

Thanks

[Marathonman]

Bob,

Kaleb will start his paper patch career this year and be able to hunt big game next year with the 40/50. I am going to have him carry the 40 this fall while were walking the prairie for antelope. Hopefully we will see a rabbit he can make meat on.

Thanks

I started all three of my kids out that way. Two of the three hunted big game for a season or two. None of them have hunted at all since they were teenagers and all are over 30 now.

Stephen it will likely be a challenge to you and your wife to keep them close later but you have a great start so far. Keep being involved with their lives as they develop, we can't imagine what they'll face in the future.

[Stephen Borud]

We sure will Dan. We will keep hunting and fishing, eating our wild meat and hopefully they will put meat in the freezer for us someday.

Stephen

[Stephen Borud]

I will have 49 rounds loaded tomorrow morning for a bit of shooting with my family.

Stephen

[DAVE ROELLE]

Now that looks like a good time waiting for a place to happen

I'll be working on some 45-70's in trimmed 45-110 cases tomorrow------also have another PP mold on the way----a 448 BACO money bullet a friend wanted to part with, Hopefully i can get things to tighten up a bit.

Ya'll have a great shoot Sir

Dave

[J.B.]

Now that looks like a lot of fun right there !

[Stephen Borud]

My lovely tore the steel up. We shot off hand at 50 yards at a friends place this afternoon. Interesting shooting with all our boys. After a couple shots she had it figured out.

Stephen

[DAVE ROELLE]

Won't be long she'll need a new target

Dave

[Stephen Borud]

Kaleb smacked the steel on his first shot. The rifles a bit heavy for him but he will grow into it.

[Stephen Borud]

We shot 27 rounds without wiping or blowing down the barrel. It was 92 degrees with lite winds and I'm sure the humidity was under 20%. From shot one to the 27th each round slid in without a hitch. I need to get my wife shooting out to 150 yards with it so she is ready for deer season this fall. I will post a picture of a bullet I shot into a sand bank. It mushroomed very well and retained it's base. The paper I found from the patch was cut in long pieces. It shoots as well as any Sharps I own, I'm very impressed with this little round.

Stephen

[J.B.]

Looking good Stephen... ..Trouble is now you've got me thinking " light 40/50 bn for field work.. mmm ? " ... very tempting ... He'll grow into that rifle in no time ...and have a lot of fun on the way.