63 Sharps...paper or brass cartridge

[Sgt Major Barber]

Hey all, still chasin' my tail on next long gun...66?  Cartridge Sharps?  Percussion Sharps?

I have a question.  I see on a number of sites that sell the percussion '63 Carbine also sell brass cartridges (package of 4 or 5?).  Does anyone use these brass cartridges?  Any comments good, bad or ugly would be most appreciated.  My hands don't wark like they did 50-years ago and rolling paper cartridges is a bit more than a chore.  I used to roll a bunch of them for my F&I War musket...but that was some time ago.

Thanks,
Two Dot Wrangler
From the cloudy, very cool and rainy Oregon Coast.

[Sgt Major Barber]

The Sharps I am considering is an Armi Sport.....
TDW

[Fingers McGee]

I've got an IAB .54 Percussion Sharps that I make paper cartridges for.  I've never tried the brass ones - and dont know where to get them.  If they were reasonable, I might try some though.

Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee

[wwpete52]

You can guy the brass cartridges from www.VTIGparts.com . They come in a set of 5. I believe they are $30 plus shipping. They all carry parts for I.A.B. and other import firearms. They are nice folks.

[Grapeshot]

I've got a Shiloh Sharps .50 caliber Percussion Carbine that I shoot Paper Cartridges in only.

I've never heard of a brass cartridge for a Percussion Sharps.  The Burnside, Merril, and Smith, but never the Sharps, unless it was converted to shoot the .50-70 Government.

Anyone want to chime in an enlighten me on this aspect of percussion shooting?  How do you extract the brass casing after it's been shot?

[Ransom Gaer]

I'm doing the paper cartridge thing with my '59 Sharps Carbine from Pedersoli.  It came with a videotape that showed the brass thingies being used.  If I remember correctly you poked them out from the muzzle end.  Pedersoli appears to have its own version of these brass cases for percission guns.

Ransom Gaer

[Tubac]

Gents,
To remove the brass, I stuck a bent awl into the ignition hole and pulled 'em out.

Tubac

[Ranger RB]

I have used the brass cartridges in my Taylor's 63 (Armi). Taylor's sell them specifically for the Armi sport. I have found that they work well and simply fall out if you raise the barrel. I have never had to pry or poke them out. Keep them and the chamber clean and they fall out.
The other issue is bullet size. The bullets I use came from Dixie and have a ringtail that fits right into the brass case (it is designed for glueing the paper cartridge to it). They are a bit long in combination with the brass cartridges so have a rod handy to seat the bullet in the rifling. It is a very accurate combo.

RB