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I have now had two checkered Sharps rifles and this one changed my mind. The first one I tried was a C Sharps Arms .45-70 and it just never felt right to me. It was one of Schoffstall‘s guns and looked great but I couldn’t get comfortable with the checkering


When I was able to buy Bill Bagwell’s .40-70 I knew as soon as I picked it up it just felt “right”


I don’t know if it makes a difference having a pistol grip or not. I do know that the checkering on the Shiloh looks and feels better to me at least.

I know now that I won’t stray again. I am not brand loyal with vehicles or other types of guns but I am definitively in the Shiloh camp when it comes to Sharps rifles. I better go now before I talk myself into another Shiloh

Yup - - - there are only three kinds of Sharps rifles: originals, Shiloh Sharps, and all the other wannabees.

George

My 1874 Freund Sharps was restored by the late Bill Van Horne, and his wife Emma checkered the new stocks. Extremely fine checkering at around 22-24 lpi I'd guess. It feels really good in my hands as the fine checkering gives a grip, but doesn't feel abrasive or rough.

That looks really sharp (pardon the pun)

pacecars wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:23 pm That looks really sharp (pardon the pun)

It's extremely fine at around 28 lpi checkering. The majority of my old rifles are around 22-24 lpi, which I used to think was pretty fine checkering.

That's beautiful checkering, marlinman.