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Mike S Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2016	50-140 Garrett Mar 9^th, 2016 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	Hello,I'm new here and have a question. I have a chance to own a 50-140 Garrett mod 74. Any thoughts on this rifle? Other than it will kick like a mule. I don't plan on shooting it a lot. Just to the range every now and then. Looking for bp load info if anyone has info. Gun is in very nice shape with long range tang sight. I will post pics when I have the gun. Thanks.


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Deadeye Bly Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1143 Location: Stephens City Joined: Feb 25^th, 2011	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #1 - Mar 9^th, 2016 at 9:18pm	Print Post
	I've got a Garrett in 45/70 that I started shooting BPCR silhouette with. After I rebuilt the lock, bent the lever to get the firing pin on center, bushed the firing pin hole in the breech block, lapped the barrel to get rid of a wire edge on the rifling and restocked it with a shotgun butt It functions fine and I have many thousands of rounds through it. The 50-140 is a BEAST and most definitely should only be shot with black powder.


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Hiwall55 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 468 Location: west central Illinois Joined: Jun 30^th, 2012	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #2 - Mar 9^th, 2016 at 9:18pm	Print Post
	Do you know what the twist is? My 50/90 Hiwall is 1 in 26 and it likes 540 to 620 grain bullets.


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Mick B Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1007 Location: 19 Ian Nicol St watson ACT aus Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #3 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 6:36am	Print Post
	According to SPG lubricants BP cartridge reloading book 140 g of 1F will propel a 537 gr bullet at 1479 fps. Short of wanting to kill elephants why on earth would you want to put up with that sort of recoil for punching holes in paper. Mike.


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Mike S Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2016	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #4 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 7:46am	Print Post
	I do not know the twist rate. I can get the Garrett at a good price. Nobody at the range will have one. Lol.


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #5 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 9:01am	Print Post
	That it is in really good shape and for a cheap price should tell you something. Rifles like this get built by first timers who have more money than brains. All they know is what the see on TV and want the biggest caliber available just like the old timers used on the Buffalo herds. The 50-140 is a fairly modern chambering invented by some one with inadequacy issues. Unless you enjoy pain or going on a Cape buffalo hunt there is no earthly reason to own a 50-140, that is why it is barely used and cheap. Save your money find a nice 45-90 it will do everything for a lot less. 40 Rod


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #6 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 10:22am	Print Post
	If it really is that 'cheap', get it lined down to a reasonable cartridge or put a new barrel on. I shot a 44-100 a couple of weeks ago and didn't think too much of it with a 500gr PP bullet (which I understand has considerably less felt recoil than GG) & 100gr of 1F powder. It wasn't that unpleasant to shoot, but it did bruise my shoulder I discovered a couple of hours later.

	Glenn - Stevens 044 1/2, Bartlein SS 5R barrel in 22LR
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sportslube Oldtimer Offline Posts: 596 Location: Eau Claire, wi Joined: May 13^th, 2008	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #7 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 10:36am	Print Post
	Garret's are nice rifles. 50-140 is a brother in-law gun. Save the barrel and put something else on. Unless you hate your brother-in-law then load it up and take him to the range. Enjoy Bill


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Tom_Trevor assra life no.71 Oldtimer Offline Tom Trevor Posts: 712 Location: Granada Hills Ca. Joined: Jun 16^th, 2004	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #8 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:06pm	Print Post
	Sample add." For sale 50-140 rifle like new one box cartridges two fired" Note you will be the third owner!


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chawk Full Member Offline Posts: 217 Location: Virginia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2014	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #9 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:27pm	Print Post
	If that is what you want then don't let anyone talk you out of it. It is not something that will come up very often. At the very least it will make interesting trade fodder if you ever decide that it is a bit too much cartridge for you.


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Pentz Senior Forum Member Offline Funf und Zwanzig mit den Hut Posts: 435 Location: Vancouver, WA Joined: Sep 4^th, 2014	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #10 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:53pm	Print Post
	I say go for it. Bragg'n rights trump a seperated shoulder and detached retina!!

	ASSRA Member Yoostabe # 11497
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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #11 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	yeah, I know a couple guys who had serious injuries from 45-70 recoil.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2601 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #12 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 4:29pm	Print Post
	I had a C. Sharps in .50-140. It is now a .45-70. Or most of the way. The new barrel has been fitted but not yet chambered. Mine had a 1:26 twist and it used 135gr of Fg and a 690+gr bullet. I just couldn't shoot it well. I bought it in a moment of weakness at a gun show as Montana made Sharps rifles don't come up for sale here often. The guy I bought it was quite honest. He told me that with two recoil pads he could pretty much control it . It did draw quite a crowd when it went off. I think it was much louder than anything our range had seen. Even the .338 Laupas. Only one person ( other than me ) ever wanted to shoot it more than once. My .45-90 pushing a 530gr bullet at 1374 fps is as much abuse as my body wants to tolerate for match shooting these days. I'm all done playing with the .50's. Chris.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #13 - Mar 10^th, 2016 at 7:21pm	Print Post
	gunlaker wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 4:29pm: It did draw quite a crowd when it went off. I think it was much louder than anything our range had seen. Even the .338 Laupas. Only one person ( other than me ) ever wanted to shoot it more than once. A member of TRR who lived down range a mile or so told me he knew when we were shooting LR BP. He said it was more objectionable than high power rifles and as we moved back out of the "bowl" at the 200 yard line, the worse it got.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Mike S Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2016	Re: 50-140 Garrett Reply #14 - Mar 11^th, 2016 at 9:12am	Print Post
	Went to look at the rifle last night. Here are a couple of [img]pics.


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