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mehavey · October 21, 2012, 09:02 PM

When shooting North South w/ the Sharps, I made paper/tube cartridges using both buffalo slug (for 50 yard) and conical (for 100 yard).

The load data is below.
Note the use of 4:1:1 Crisco/Alox/Beeswax for lube.

The results are below:
NOTE: the the heavy dipping of the cartridge/bullet end into lube -- 4X

You simply cannot have too much lube in this rifle -- especially when repeatedly firing/shoving in another paper cartridge as fast as you can in a 2-minute drill.

October 21, 2012, 09:02 PM	#5
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,209	When shooting North South w/ the Sharps, I made paper/tube cartridges using both buffalo slug (for 50 yard) and conical (for 100 yard). The load data is below. Note the use of 4:1:1 Crisco/Alox/Beeswax for lube. The results are below: NOTE: the the heavy dipping of the cartridge/bullet end into lube -- 4X You simply cannot have too much lube in this rifle -- especially when repeatedly firing/shoving in another paper cartridge as fast as you can in a 2-minute drill.