SSShooter wrote on Feb 14
th, 2014 at 8:43am:
Chris C - where are you located. There are likely gong and other matches located near you.
As a C. Sharps High Wall shooter, I just went to their website and used their "Gun Builder" link to put together a new High Wall (theirs are faithful reproduction of the original) in 25-35 (most any other period cartridge is available at no additional cost). With a 30" full octagon barrel (other choices are available), single-set trigger (what I and most others I know who shoot their High Walls use), upgraded wood, pistol-grip & cheek-rest, shotgun butt-plate, globe front-sight with level and mid-range tang sight and color cased action the price was $2515. Right on your target number. My spotter and I both shoot C. Sharps rifles (made in MT), as do any number of others we compete with and think they are excellent, as are Shiloh Sharps (Sharps rifles, only) and CPAs, the three largest single-shot makers in the USA. You could purchase a nice rifle from any of them for your $2500, give or take.
Thanks. C. Sharp's High Wall in .38-55, doctored up the way I would like, is right at that $2,500 price range. Thing is, $2,500 is out of my league for right now. But would sure love to have one of theirs. I'll just have to keep trying to find the money, I guess. Oh, and will have to find a way to get it into the house without the little wife catching on!
She really dislikes my interest in firearms.