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ArturoFuente
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Garrett Arms Sharps
Sep 4th, 2026 at 8:49am
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I recently purchased a beautiful Garrett Sharps 1863 Carbine in 45-70
The extractor has a small protrusion which blocks the cartridge unless I toggle it forward.
I am reading that this was deliberate and an attempt at a safety on the 1863 by Palmetto Arms  Is this true?
I apologize that I cannot seem to reduce the photos I took
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #1 - Sep 4th, 2026 at 2:56pm
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I have one and my extractor comes back when the lever is opened and pushes forward when the cartridge is seated.  It has no "protrusions," as such, that impede this procedure.
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #2 - Sep 4th, 2026 at 3:40pm
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Thank you
It appears that the lever spring needs replacing
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #3 - Sep 4th, 2026 at 6:12pm
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If it's the lever spring does the lever kind of flop around and not stay tight to the lower tang?
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #4 - Sep 4th, 2026 at 8:51pm
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No sir-Lever sits and operates nice and tight
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #5 - Sep 5th, 2026 at 8:33am
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Look for a burr on the extractor or in the extractor slot and stone or file it off, if there.  I bought my Garrett Sharps Carbine when they were going out of business and had to work on the trigger and also had to screw the barrel up to the mark.  It was about the width of the line short.

I got the impression that things were pretty chaotic wherever they were assembling the last ones at the end.  Mine isn't a target gun, but is otherwise very nicely finished and ruthlessly authentic (except for the .45-70 caliber, but I wanted that for component availability).
  
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Reply #6 - Sep 5th, 2026 at 2:08pm
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with thanks
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #7 - Sep 5th, 2026 at 2:13pm
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I agree it's probably a burr  on the extractor, frame, or breech block. A broken or cracked lever spring will cause a floppy lever.
  
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Re: Garrett Arms Sharps
Reply #8 - Sep 6th, 2026 at 9:48am
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The Garrett does not have the projection on the lever that  backs off the lever a bit and leaves the extractor loose for chambering the next round. Also the extractor tab that goes into the chamber is fairly narrow and the extractor can come back far enough so that a cartridge can be inserted in front of the extractor.

Mine is an 1874 Model and I've reworked mine a good bit, tuned the lock internals and set triggers, bent the lever to get the block to just go past center, bushed the firing pin hole, modified the extractor, lapped the barrel and eventually restocked mine. The bore dimensions are strange with a .443" bore and .462" groove. I finally found a bullet that worked well and I've got thousands of rounds thru mine.
  
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