Overall cartridge length

gizamo · Post by **gizamo** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:03 am

Trying to decide if I am getting this right. Is there a way to roll your own paper cartridge to correct length. Should I be figuring how far back to set my bullet and marking my paper tube for rolling to a exact length. Or just barely closing the tube off and letting the charge get cut closing the action with excessive waste of powder....

What do you all do...?

Giz

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snapcap14 · Post by **snapcap14** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:08 am

push a bullet in put a dowel or pencil in behind it mark the lenght mesure it. Cut your paper long enough so u can gule the bullet to it and close the end off. you do not want to be cutting the paper and losing powder. that is a no no.
If you get tired of rolling your own charlie Hahn makes a combustable tube that works great. are easy to load and glue to.
I use both his tubes and the roll your own.

gizamo · Post by **gizamo** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:18 pm

Thanks, I'll give it a try...

I shot the gun with my handloaded cartridges today. As I thought, to much waste. So I will try the new improved version next week

Set a red clay pidgeon in the bank at a 100 yards. One fouling and ranging shot. Made a few adustments and lady luck was on my side. The second shot drilled it. Did realize after several more shots that cleaning the breach is a necessary thing.

All and all a wonderful day with my third Sharps rifle...

Giz

snapcap14 · Post by **snapcap14** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:17 pm

is it hard to load or hard to open the breach.

gizamo · Post by **gizamo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:28 am

snapcap14 wrote:is it hard to load or hard to open the breach.

After 4 rounds, very hard to open the breach, and impossible to get it out of the gun without lots of cleaning and soaking...

Giz

snapcap14 · Post by **snapcap14** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:38 am

you can try using CMD extreme pressure Lube #3 can get it from McMasters. you can also if choose to live w/ having to spray the breach every few rounds. Most Sharps require the O-Ring mod. to cure the problem completly. I have owned 3 diffrent MFG 59-63s carbines(one IAB one armie sport I had done, the shiloh was done before I got it from a fellow skirmish who bought it new.) They all needed to have the O-ring done to get more than 5 rounds before they would start to freeze up. After the O-ring I can get well over 15 before I start to have any problems at all. (But I still carry a spray bottle to the line w/ me Just incase).

gizamo · Post by **gizamo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:53 pm

Mine is the most contradictary thing I have ever met. Its a sporter. While pretty to look at, she seems to be very picky about what I feed her. She handles like a dream and is fun to have around. But unlike others, she is very high maintenance and demanding. Seems like she is in control and not me...

Damn, my gun sounds a lot like Paris Hilton

snapcap14 · Post by **snapcap14** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:42 pm

gizamo wrote:Mine is the most contradictary thing I have ever met. Its a sporter. While pretty to look at, she seems to be very picky about what I feed her. She handles like a dream and is fun to have around. But unlike others, she is very high maintenance and demanding. Seems like she is in control and not me...

Damn, my gun sounds a lot like Paris Hilton

what make is she
make sure the bullet is well seated

gizamo · Post by **gizamo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:24 pm

snapcap,

Just kidding, I love that gun.....It shoots fine and is accurate as can be...

Pedersoli Sporter with the browned barrel....I already had an 59 and a Quigley in 45/90....so I am not new to Sharps style guns....

The Paris Hilton thing is true, though

giz

WV SCROUNGER · Post by **WV SCROUNGER** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:50 pm

Hey Giz....get some of the silver aint-seize grease at your local auto store.
I bought a 3 oz tube at Advance auto for $3.80. Put this grease on the sides of your block and under the plate and on the lever hinge...
I grease mine up like this and have shot 50 rounds non stop....no binding..at all
only reason I quit shooting was that my shoulder was sore and bruised....I was pounding out Christmas trees with 100 gr 3 FFF...OUCH!
THE antiseize is miraculous....to say the least!

Charlie Hahn · Post by **Charlie Hahn** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:57 pm

Hey Giz,

If you are planning to shoot more than a few, and want to get the breech open, you might want to consider a shor sleeve and fixing the pressure plate. I do a modification that can make the gun shoot all day.
Charlie Hahn

ndnchf · Post by **ndnchf** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:09 am

I use the anti-sieze also and it really works well. I carefully measured the capacity of my Pedersoli's chamber with an original ringtail style bullet in place, it was 55 gr. I make twisted tail paper cartridges with 53gr of FFG. The breech block cuts off the paper cleanly with virtually no powder spillage. Works very well for me. But I am going to try some of Charlie's tubes also.

Nick Florio · Post by **Nick Florio** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:40 am

Anti Seeze is the way to go. I use both the silver and copper anti seeze and I have shot up to 50 rounds from my sharps without any problems with gumming up. I liberally coat the slidding areas of the breach block and around both the floating chamber and gas plate with the stuff and just bang away.

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