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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11439 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Help with 1874 Sharps Apr 12^th, 2016 at 3:29pm	Print Post
	Pictures are to big. About 100-200 KB is good. Joe

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AAApaul Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2016	Re: Help with 1874 Sharps Reply #1 - Apr 12^th, 2016 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	I'm hoping someone here can help me with some measurements from a factory S. Sharps or C. Sharps. I have this 45-120 rifle that I was told is built 7/8 scale and no parts from two above companies or other suppliers will interchange. This rifle weighs exactly 10 pounds & kicks like a mule it has a 32" barrel with all parts matching the serial number 4. Can anyone verify this by these pictures. Thanks in advance!
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Deadeye Bly Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Stephens City Joined: Feb 25^th, 2011	Re: Help with 1874 Sharps Reply #2 - Apr 12^th, 2016 at 6:10pm	Print Post
	Dimensions from two Shiloh '74 Sharps rifles. 1st picture --1.500-1.502 2nd picture --.756 3rd picture --1.789-1.795 Yours is certainly not 7/8 scale


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AAApaul Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2016	Re: Help with 1874 Sharps Reply #3 - Apr 12^th, 2016 at 6:54pm	Print Post
	Thanks! I have been afraid to load at max black powder load after being told this by one of the companies I listed above so I have loaded 92gr. Of black powder with two fiber wads on top & 500 gr. Bullet seated on top. This load kicks like a mule so I can't imagine a max load in this 10 pound rifle. I shoot 50 BMG compition rifles and one is 21 pounds and kicks 1/4 what this 45-120 kicks but it is still my go to deer rifle. Paul
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BudHyett Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 254 Location: Pacific Northwest, WA State Joined: Jun 25^th, 2011	Re: Help with 1874 Sharps Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2016 at 7:03pm	Print Post
	I had a similar rifle also, albeit in .45-70. It was odd-sized, metric threads and about .010 out of perpendicular on the action face to the barrel threads. It was the out-of-perpendicular that required expensive machining and case hardening that caused it to be sold. When "Quigley Down Under" came out creating the craze for Sharps, it was sold with the understanding it was Italian made and metric threads. I saved for a year or more, then bought a Shiloh Sharps.

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