:)Thanks Rich,
I just love the Old Single shot Rifles of the 1800's. I most likely, if and when I build a new rifle, I will stay with the 45-70! The action I want is a High Wall, wheter I get one is another thing! I also like the Hepburn, realy there isn't a falling or rolling block action I don't like, and for years I like the Martini, but I have changed, i found a real nice Large Martini Action, but it isn't what I want. I am lucky i have the Sharps!! I happen to be at the right gun store at the right time, with enough trading stock that I got it! I am just now set up to load and shoot the WHOLY BLACK! I have a friend that has been a Black Powder long range shooter for years and he is helping me out!
Our problem is that he works and doesn't get home untill around 5pm, with this bad back, and having to be on Morephine patches, i wake up at 3am to 4am, and by 5pm I am shot, back has got me into bed, so weekends are our only time, and he is a divorce man, that has a girl friend and I also have a wife that works and she doesn't want to sit at home on the weekends, and I don't blame her. I have my Old Harley for sale, and dropped the price down another $1000.00, and I was in hopes if it sold I would skim off enought to build me a rifle!
Right now that isn't looking good!
But you pards also answered a question that i didn't have to ask, you all have mention that the 38-55 was a good 500yard cartidge! With my back detereraration (I am a bad speller) the surgeons have told me it will just be a matter of time before I will depend on a wheel chair to do any distance moving! I have plans depending on my back of taking my pickup and 24 foot travel trailer and my AtV to north of Larime Wy. and taking a electronic varmit caller with a 400 yard extension on the speaker, build me a small blind and set the spotting scope up, and TRY to shoot some coyote's at the 600yard range with a Buffalo gun. I was allways planning on taking my Sharps, but would like a back up rifle traveling that far! i have done a lot of hunting, and a lot more long range varmit hunting with modern firearms, Ruger #1 243cal 6x18x40mm Redfield and a lot of practice! The back might not make it till next Oct. so i might be planning something that might never happen! But i am a person that dreams keep me going!
So sorry for getting long winded on you pards, I aplogize
ACE