Cheap Sharps Club

Patrick Henry Brown · January 31, 2011, 07:27:54 AM

Quote from: Ten Wolves Fiveshooter on January 30, 2011, 09:28:39 PM

Preacher Clint , congratulations pard, that's a heck of a deal for what you paid for it, I love my Pedersoli, they make great rifles.

Enjoy your new/used rifle

tEN wOLVES

Thanks. I will.

Texas John Ringo · January 31, 2011, 02:10:07 PM

Quote from: Preacher Clint on January 31, 2011, 07:27:54 AM
Thanks. I will.

Remember what you wrote me the other day? Same book, different chapter.

By the way, I have a Pedersoli Quigley with the Soule sight and bubble front. And I don't give a crap what the sharps snobs think. I've had the gun since Oct. 2005 and won't be trading it for one of the others. If I want one of the snob guns, I will buy one, right now I don't.
It shoots great and looks good----to me anyway.
I've seen the others (a lot) from Montana, they're nice but I' m not that impressed
Have a good one Preacher

Flame away the rest of you.

Patrick Henry Brown · January 31, 2011, 03:06:52 PM

Quote from: Texas John Ringo on January 31, 2011, 02:10:07 PM
Remember what you wrote me the other day? Same book, different chapter.

By the way, I have a Pedersoli Quigley with the Soule sight and bubble front. And I don't give a crap what the sharps snobs think. I've had the gun since Oct. 2005 and won't be trading it for one of the others. If I want one of the snob guns, I will buy one, right now I don't.
It shoots great and looks good----to me anyway.
I've seen the others (a lot) from Montana, they're nice but I' m not that impressed
Have a good one Preacher

Flame away the rest of you.

Amen, Brother. Amen. LOL!!

WaddWatsonEllis · January 31, 2011, 07:01:06 PM

Kinda reminds me of way back when I owned a 914 ... I used to get a lot of comments about 'almost a Porsche' ... to which I always ansered "Hey, the bucks/smile ratio is awsome!'

There was nothing more that the other owners had to say after that .... *VBS*

Cherokee Reb · February 07, 2011, 05:23:16 PM

Finally got my camera issues ironed out, so here are a few pics of my "cheap Sharps". I got this Garrett Arms 45-70 Gemmer Sharps for $1100.00 . At the time it was equipped with a tang sight and front globe which just looked off for that rifle. I changed them out and sold the old sights for $200.00 which left me with a net payment of $900.00.

Shoots great with BP under 405 grain lead bullets and I am a happy camper.

http://cid-0ed02c957fb623d7.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/Gemmer

Later,
Cherokee Reb

Patrick Henry Brown · February 09, 2011, 08:19:48 AM

Congratulations, Cherokee Reb, those Garrett's are NICE!!

Steel Horse Bailey · February 09, 2011, 09:21:39 AM

Well, congratulations pard! That is a beautiful gun and you got it at a great price! Wow! Thanks for posting the pictures.

Marshal Deadwood · February 11, 2011, 03:31:22 AM

I have never thought of a Pedersoli as a 'cheap' Sharps. I have Shiloh's, but I also have a Pedersoli 'business rifle' that is my 'go too hunting single shot.' The workman ship is about equal. Shiloh does offer more options, but there is NOTHING short about a Pedersoli.

I just do not know a lot about the others, but I'm sure they are all fine Sharps.

MD

Cherokee Reb · February 11, 2011, 09:02:22 PM

Wildman,
Congrats on the find. I wanted to find a beater Trapdoor to Gemmer-ize when I found my Garrett. I saw several trapdoor forearms on eBay recently. have fun.

CR

M14MSgt · February 12, 2011, 12:29:20 PM

What's the concensus on a 45-70 with Old Reliable on the barrel and IAB MARCHENO - MADE IN ITALY?

Jayhawker · March 07, 2011, 01:45:10 PM

New guy here...retired last year after 40 years of service...6 with the Army and 34 with DoD and decided to move back to my Kansas roots...I was prowling around the gun shop and this one kinda called to me...cheap? Yep, but now that I'm retired I can"t be spending like a drunken sailor anymore. It goes "BOOM" and puts bullets where I point them////

As an aside, I work part time on a refuge...this is one of my charges

Blackpowder Burn · March 07, 2011, 09:33:42 PM

Goes "BOOM".....makes smoke.......puts bullets where you want them. A man can't ask for any more than that.

Welcome to CasCity. Lots of interesting and opinions and discussions here. And the information is worth every penny you pay for it!

WaddWatsonEllis · March 07, 2011, 11:26:10 PM

Sorry,

I think buffs are lovely too ... but all I could think of is that buff would keep me in meat for six months .... sigh ... been watching too many Westerns ....

Jayhawker · March 07, 2011, 11:51:18 PM

Partner, at about 2400 pounds that old boy should feed you for a year, but unfortunately he'd be too tough to eat

But he's sure a stud, ain't he? We have a wild herd of about 300 and he's one of our breed bulls. Cows and young bulls make better eating...but he'd look pretty darn good hangin on the wall...as with all of our bulls, when he is old, past his prime and all tuckered out, he will die out on the open range...

WaddWatsonEllis · March 08, 2011, 12:06:26 AM

Hi,
That Buff really got me goin' ... there was a place that sold Beefalo ... half buff, half beef .. was so dry and Lo Cholesterol that you had to add oil if you wanted to fry it ....

WaddWatsonEllis · March 08, 2011, 10:27:37 AM

Heck,

A little wine in the ot softens anything ... besides, it can't be worse than armadillo or snake ....

Reverend P. Babcock Chase · March 08, 2011, 10:37:12 PM

Howdy Sharpies,

I just picked up one of those little 4 barrel Sharps derringers. It was pretty cheap. Do I qualify as a member of the Cheap Sharps Club?

(I do have a Farmingdale, NY .45/70 Sharps, but it was not cheap.)

Cordially,

Reverend Chase

Steel Horse Bailey · March 08, 2011, 11:57:27 PM

Reverend Chase, Howdy!

If it pleases you to feel like you belong here, then welcome! Make yerself feel at home.

When I started this, it was about cheap, (not high-grade, no thoughts on the price) copies of the Sharps Buffalo rifles and that one didn't have to spend several thousands of dollar$, let alone wait for a looooong time for your gun, to have fun and to shoot well. Since then it has morphed itself to the "Bargain Sharps" pages. Not what I had in mind at all ... but that doesn't matter. It's all about havin' fun with your toys, and not gettin' hung up (like some do) on a name.

Like I said, if it pleases you to "join," then welcome to ya ... and know that many of us stand proud with you and your new Sharps! And since it is a REAL Sharps, and pretty cheap, then ... YEEHAW!

Curley Cole · March 10, 2011, 02:13:48 AM

Wadds

Buff meat is great....what with my heart and all I would love to have a freezer full...<g>

When Me and Old Top went to the Victorian match at SheBang at 5Dogs he spent the weekend shooting his original trapdoor rifle. 45/70 flew down range, he held a little shoot after and used up some old ammo I got for him and a line of about 8 people were standing there waiting to shoot it.

For my scout character I would like to find me a "cheap" trapdoor carbine in 45/70 to shoot along with him.
here is a pix of him with gun. (actually it is a pix of Miz Kate Barlow setting off a round..she loved it...kept saying more???)

curley

WaddWatsonEllis · March 10, 2011, 10:40:36 AM

Curley,

I, too would like to have the chance to fire a 45/70, but there are not too many clubs up her that fire it ... I am guessing thet the ranges, being make for pistol ammo, would not do well with the big load ...

So I will just have to shoot my old Pedersoli Cap n Ball muzzleloader and 'pretend' I am shooting that 45/70 ...