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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on June 23, 2015, 09:41:44 PM
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watching it now, now I am looking at http://www.shilohrifle.com/
why do I feel like this is going to cost me money.
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Because you could make a down payment on a house for what they list for ?
Now that that's out of the way, Carbine or traditional buffalo gun ? ;D
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watching it now, now I am looking at http://www.shilohrifle.com/
why do I feel like KNOW this is going to cost me money.
fixed for you. I can't watch it anymore, it just leads to want, want leads research, research leads to buying, and buying is the way to the doghouse. My wife is very forgiving about my purchases, but ones like the shilo are up there with her getting a new car.
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Of course the capital outlay is something, but decent upkeep in ammo isn't going to be cheap either.
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You could go with a David Pedersoli Sharps. They are very beautifully crafted, a LOT less expensive, come in a variety of different configurations and calibers, and you don't have to wait until the second coming of Christ to get one.
http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/scheda-prodotto.asp/l_en/idpr_210/rifles-1874-sharps-rifle-1874-sharps-q-down-under-sporting.html
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Reloading equipment for a Sharps is cheap, a tablespoon and funnel.
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You could go with a David Pedersoli Sharps. They are very beautifully crafted, a LOT less expensive, come in a variety of different configurations and calibers, and you don't have to wait until the second coming of Christ to get one.
http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/scheda-prodotto.asp/l_en/idpr_210/rifles-1874-sharps-rifle-1874-sharps-q-down-under-sporting.html
Years ago Cabela's carried the Pedersoli-made Quigley rifle for around $1800.00.
I never get tired of that movie....even with its obvious errors (like bullets knocking men six feet rearward).....just a decent all around show.
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The black powder 45/70 is actually a pretty mild shooting round when you compare it to many of the modern ones.
Compared to a 458 or 375 it's a pussy cat.
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So its goibg to cost me $4139... as soon as Ican talk tge wife into it.
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Most of the guys in our area are shooting the after market versions in .45/70. Beautiful and very accurate, and affordable to top it off. My latest expansion of hobby started a few years ago, and last night I figured out that I am about $2,500 into it. It will eventually include three more rifles with the .45/70 being one, but that will round up to at least $3,500 in wood and steel alone.
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You gotta go bigger with the boom than .45-70 to be like Quigley.... ;D
He shot a .45-110.
So its goibg to cost me $4139... as soon as Ican talk tge wife into it.
Yep...that's the exact figure I came up with when I put my specs in also...... :D
http://www.shilohrifle.com/shop/product.php?productid=115
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I have heard 38 55 is a real nice shooter, i'll stick to 45 70.
I went to the range the other day for the 1st time in years. just been so busy.
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32-20 was another popular cartridge, about the same as 30/30 but much flatter trajectory.
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Tom, don't you mean the 32-40?,32-20 is a pistol/rifle round.
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http://www.uberti.com/1874-sharps-rifle
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That's part of why it was popular, same as 44-40.
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The .32-20 is about as powerful as a .38 Special and is a decent pistol round but very weak as a rifle round. The .30-30 has 50% more gunpowder making it many times more powerful.