Garrett Sharps

remington1858 · Post by **remington1858** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:45 pm

I just picked up a Garrett Sharps in 45-70. Looking for good BP and modern loads for it. Any other information would be helpful also.

Thanks,
Wes

drcook · Post by **drcook** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:55 pm

a google search with this as the arguement will find you lots of useful information

45-70 loads site:http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/

here is a clickable link to do your seach with.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&rlz=1C2GGG ... 00&bih=487

John Bly · Post by **John Bly** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:04 pm

I've got one that I shot for about 10 years in BPCR silhouette competition. Mine has a 28" barrel. Finding a bullet that fits will be your first chore. The barrel on mine measures .443 bore and .463 groove. I shot a 500 gr. round nose from an original Ideal loading tool for quite a few years. It was small but it bumped up if cast in 30 to 1. It was real pig slayer, but I never did well on rams with it. I bought a Lyman mold on ebay, I think it is a 457621. I've never seen another like it. It is similar to the 457125 but the nose is longer more like the Postell, but not quite. The nose diameter is right and I bored the last two driving bands to .462. It weighs 532 grains and it shot great. I shot a 30 with it once, my highest score until recently. I used 70 grains of 2FF Goex. I finally could afford a Shiloh and the Garrett is a safe queen now. Good luck with yours.

remington1858 · Post by **remington1858** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:10 pm

Thanks for the help. The link gave me good information and I also noticed that my sharps has very tall lands compared to my rolling block. Time to slug this bore and see what Im working with.

trapdoor1888 · Post by **trapdoor1888** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:06 am

Garrett Sharps are very well made. Enjoy. Oh - smile John Bly.

boge · Post by **boge** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:35 pm

trapdoor1888 wrote:Garrett Sharps are very well made. Enjoy. Oh - smile John Bly.

Yes they are. I have three. One '63 percussion carbine, one 50-70 conversion carbine & a 45-70 conversion carbine that I had bored out & relined/rechambered to 50-70 with a 1 in 32" ROT & it's a real 'hummer'!!!

montana charlie · Post by **montana charlie** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:30 am

"IAB’s first reproduction Sharps rifles and carbines arrived in the U.S. in late 1975, sold by SILE Distributors. Since then, the company has produced nearly 80,000 Sharps reproductions, which have been sold under a variety of “brand” names, including Dixie Gun Works, Taylor’s & Company, Tristar Sporting Arms, Armisport, and E.M.F. & Co. Easily the most authentic copy of the “New Model 1863” percussion Sharps carbine ever shot by the author was imported by a company known as Garrett Arms during the mid-1980s."
http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting ... ps-rifle/4

boge · Post by **boge** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:08 pm

montana charlie wrote:...Easily the most authentic copy of the “New Model 1863” percussion Sharps carbine ever shot by the author was imported by a company known as Garrett Arms during the mid-1980s."[/i]
http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting ... ps-rifle/4

FWIW, they were actually made by Palmetto in Italy and not IAB as the author says in the quoted article.

arnie · Post by **arnie** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:09 pm

I have a Garret Sharps Gemmer model in 45/70 .It definately is way better than the AIB or Sile. Arnie

Shiloh Rifle Forums

Garrett Sharps

Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps

Re: Garrett Sharps