Early Sharps rifle

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Early Sharps rifle

Post by Noisydad » 29 Dec 2014, 6:50 am

Who could not love a rifle that does this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCjjbDN6PGY
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Post by Combat_Wombat » 29 Dec 2014, 7:15 am

The amount of gas and powder going off around the breech makes everyone complaining about it on the circuit judge look like a Girl Scout :P

Nice looking bit of gear though
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Post by wrenchman » 29 Dec 2014, 7:29 am

i dont think i would be shooting that much
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Post by wayward » 31 Dec 2014, 8:11 am

How about that primer thrower?

Throwing it out and having the hammer catch it in the air and carry it down to the nipple to fire it.

Fighting for your life how worried would you be the primer is going to get dropped :shock:
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Post by south » 31 Dec 2014, 8:17 am

The paper cartridge was a clever idea instead of brass.
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Post by Lyam » 31 Dec 2014, 8:18 am

you'll have some gas leak and you just deal with it


SOME? :shock:

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f*** that :lol:
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Post by inventurkey » 31 Dec 2014, 9:16 am

Wow!

You want a full mask and helmet shooting that thing, not just glasses.
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Post by Noisydad » 31 Dec 2014, 9:49 am

It's not really as scary as it looks but it IS as dirty as it looks. The fun to be had shooting black powder waayy more the makes up for it though!
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Post by Harper » 31 Dec 2014, 11:35 am

Nice little scar on the wrist as a souvenir for that bloke :lol:
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Post by Lorgar » 31 Dec 2014, 11:36 am

Noisydad wrote:It's not really as scary as it looks but it IS as dirty as it looks. The fun to be had shooting black powder waayy more the makes up for it though!


Draws a crowd too.

Just about everyone at Little River stopped buy for a squiz that day we were there :lol:
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Post by Utcherd » 05 Jan 2015, 12:56 pm

Wow.

I knew there was leakage on these old sharps but that puts a whole new perspective on it.
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Post by sally-bee » 05 Jan 2015, 12:57 pm

Looks like a bomb going off :shock:
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Post by upup » 05 Jan 2015, 2:10 pm

You wouldn't want to shoot with the trigger guard up against the crook of your elbow like some do.

That'd be a lesson you wouldn't forget :lol:
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