Help! Questions about the Sharps Percussion Carbine

[Indian Outlaw]

I'm totally ignorant when it comes to Sharps rifles, but I like the look of the "little" carbine, and am interested in the percussion version.

1. This Pedersoli is low priced. I'm thinkin' it's a low end model. Can someone comment on it's quality?
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=12258

2. Does the Sharps carbine require a ramrod?

3. Loose powder or paper cartridges?

4. Difficult to clean?

Thanks!! 

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I have a cartridge Sharps by Pedersoli.  You don't have to worry about Pedersoli's quality.

Someone who has used one will have to help you with your other questions.

[Professor Marvel]

Greetings Monsiuer Outlaw

I offer for your consideration and enjoyment two older topics
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=24527.0

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=19780.0

and two 1863 Sharps web pages
http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

http://www.jesseshunting.com/articles/guns/category16/35.html

yhs
Prof Marvel

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[Freedom]

I have several Pedersoli's and there quality has always been pretty darned good.

I have an IAB (like the one you ask about) that is really known for being a real PO$ but I have had no troubles with mine. Shot it a LOT.  I use paper cartridges that I make up. I make them so that the cartridge holds the boolit in the paper shell, so it is really fast to load.

Clean up is a snap and accuracy is pretty good....I can hit a 18"x24 plate at 500yrds pretty regular with a ladder sight I installed. When I had a tang peep on it  a 4 inch plate at 100yrds from the bench was a gimmee'... ditched the peep in favor of the faster ladder and have really enjoyed the little gun. Killed a nice mule deer buck with it a few years ago.

I loaded it "Once" with loose powder...NEVER again! some of the powder got between the gas plate and the action did not seal.. ... with the paper it seems to contain most of the powder and I have not had any troubles.

They also make some brass shells that work for these but I have always been to poor to buy them, and the shells take the special 'tie-base" boolit , and the mould is very expensive.