I was at their factory a couple of weeks ago, while picking up some equipment from a friend who lives in Big Timber.  Some of the guns on display were ok, several had stock wood that...well, I've burned better wood...that came from an old pallet.  A couple of stocks had not been properly whiskered, a there were a couple that, when you looked along the side of the stock and forend, you would swear that you were looking at a washboard.  And these were the ones ON DISPLAY in their showroom, where you would expect to see their best work!   

A friend who drove with me from Iowa mentioned to the owner that he owned one of their Hi Walls, and was looking at possibly buying a new rifle from them.  So, here we were, me and a past and possibly future customer, and the boss essentially said "that's nice", and left the room.  Didn't ask my friend how he liked his rifle, what caliber, did it shoot to his expectations, offer us a cup of coffee, nuttin'!  This man has flunked Basic Salesmanship 101!  And his current products are nothing close to what my buddy bought three years ago from him in fit, finish or overall workmanship.   

But, I'm not biased...   

David
Montezuma, IA

Have noticed wood in the CSharps too. However fine hand finishing is expensive and for the price of the CSharps I don't think you can expect it.  I was looking at a Kimber Super America .22 bolt gun the other day and to my eye the wood & finish was not up to standard. It's considered by many to be top of the line. They cost about what a CSharps does.  Everybodys eye is different.

CPA sells most of there rifles with Unfinished wood. CPA will finish stocks but it will add a whole lot to the price. They do a great job on finishing but told me once there is no profit in it.

You can complete the stock job yourself with time and patience.  I would not let it hold me back.

Boats

While I have not purchased anything from CSharps personally, I have watched the dealings of several friends and acquaintances and would not be anxious to do so.  I have seen one example of their work that rivals that of Meacham or Ballard, but others that were very clunky and amateurishly done.  In fact, one early one I saw looked more like the Clerke or one of the knock-offs rather than the Winchester it was supposed to duplicate.  The lines were very boxy and clunky by comparison.  Also promised delivery times seem to have virtually no meaning.  Finally, function of some is a little erratic... especially the firing pin retractor which may or may not even be functional at all! 

If I could have it in my hands, and purchase it immediately upon inspection, I might consider the CSharps product, otherwise, not very likely.  JMHO, YMMV of course!

Green Frog

Swifty.  The only thing you are going to get for close to a grand is a Uberti and that will give you lots more problems than a CSharps I think.

I'm optomistic about the Pedersoli...
But the only "estimated street price" I've seen is nearly $1900, which is actually MORE than the base price of a C. Sharps.

I still haven't seen the Pedersoli cataloged anywhere, so maybe that price was out of someones posterior orifice without relation to reality..

THe only negative that I see on the Pedersoli (other than the price), is the single trigger in the double set trigger guard.  Ugly, silly, and useless.
I'd consider PAYING $1900 for one with a DOUBLE trigger in that guard in .38-55.

Time will tell... once the Pedersoli is actually for sale somewhere, we can see how it stacks up for real.

Paul F.

When looking for information of this sort, you might use the search function and type in the vendors name.  You might also find it beneficial to check some of the more BCPR oriented sites for this specific vendor. I have no personal experience, axes to grind--or gild--with him.  However from discussions here and elsewhere it might be beneficial to do some more research since posted comments in the past have varied wildly.

And then there is CPA.  They turn out a quality product for a more "reasonable" price. Customer service and support is 2nd to none.

When I was first looking for a reproduction single shot for match shooting the 44 1/2 action was not my first choice. But availability price and most important dealing with other rifle builders tipped me in favor of Paul Shuttleworth & CPA. You can talk to a real person who knows what he is doing while listening to your needs.

Dozen or so years latter it was the right choice.

Boats