My Sharps which I designed and built. It was the first rifle I designed and built. 40-70 SS

This is my Farrow style rifle. It is also in 40-60 Maynard and is a takedown.

Both exquisite. Especially the Alex Henry.

I would ask an obvious question about how they shoot, but with that much effort and work, I don't see how you could find the time.

They are fantastic. I really like the differences between your versions and the originals. Again, they are really fine rifles, I applaud your work and I would enjoy to know the details of the rifles beyond what you've stated here.

As someone with zero talent in fabrication in metal and not much in wood, I am as impressed as I would he holding an original. Which would be my choice? I do not know.

Dale,
They have all been shot extensively. The Sharps I built in the 1980's and shot hundreds of times at the Buffalo shoots here is Minnesota. The same with the AH as I built that for my son who also participated. The Farrow was sold to a friend who used it and then sold it back to me shortly before his passing. And the Fraser I used as a hunting rifle and was used for deer and hogs.
All of the rifles are at least 20 or more years old.
There is one rifle missing and no longer own It was a Sharps Freund style 1874 side hammer with the camming action. As I had never seen one before I had to reverse engineer the details from pictures and patent drawings. It was a beautiful rifle and I shot it for a year before a friend talked me out of it. He has since passed also and I do not know who owns it now. It was in 45-70 and one of the interesting things is that you could easily chamber a cartridge with as much as a 1/4" sticking out of the chamber. It was cool, as you closed the action, to see the breechblock pickup the case and just cam the cartridge into the chamber. BTW if anyone ever wants to build one there is a secret on how the cam plate was machined to be retained in the action. Those Freund Bros were clever. 

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My comment about you not knowing how well they shoot was really tongue in cheek.  I sometimes add to many words. I was really meaning that with how much time you spent building them you probably didn't have much time left over, and I suspect you did not take offense to my comments.

I love to see what you talented folks can do.

Dale no offense and thanks for commenting as I truly appreciate anyone responding. Thanks