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DD4lifeusmc · October 21, 2012, 11:57 PM

This particular model can be bulk loaded, by placing the bullet in the chamber and lightly seating into the grooves. Fill breech with 80 gr fffg, close, cap and fire.
Or loaded with a bullet and a paper / linen cartridge with 80 grains.
OR
load a brass cartridge with 50 - 52 grains of fffg, per the manual seat a bullet to the case,
much like a new modern smokeless.
Load in the chamber cap and fire.
But yes you got the right idea.
I notice I had a couple typo's in original post. All ref to BP should of been FFFg
Thanks for your info, but I've been shooting BP for 30 yrs. so do understand the measuring. I was just stating what I observed in this new gun. But refresher info is always a good thing.
Thanks for your info on how you load your cartridges.
My cartridges are made by Pedersoli to go with this sharps. (crappy cell phone picture)
If you use recommended type and amount of powder, no room for a wad. Just powder and seat the bullet.
But my basic question is.
How much powder are others loading into their brass cartridges and
How are others seating the bullet into the case.
I'm just curious what others are doing.

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We were able to test fire today. Was expecting more of a kick.
In another thread, I used a very minute amount of antisieze on the gas check sleeve and lubriplate 105 on the sides of the block and hinge pin.
After 6 shots today it was just getting sticky. During cleaning I was still able to move the gas check sleeve by hand.
I tried to load a brass cartridge after the 3rd paper cartridge, but no go. After cleaning it, it slid right in.
So will have to fire those first.
We only fired at 20 yds today, just to make sure we were on paper. Next session will be 50 yd. Then have to borrow a friends range to do the 100yd. I can only do 75 safely at my temporary setup.
My target back stop is 2 bales of hay left to right, double deep or about 3 ft deep.
Then anext layer up is 4 bales across set lengthwise front to back, so 3ft deep and 5 ft l to r. then two more on top set length wise L to r.
My dirt berm behind the straw is 4 ft high with a good sized hill abot 100 yds behind it.
I do want to add more dirt to the berm. My target is 12" square . I mounted it to cardboard.
Set bottom of it on ground . So bullet strikes that made it throuhh the bales would impact in the virgin dirt of the trench back wall. behind the bales, I placed 3/4 inch wafer board.
Only a few of the hotter .44 cal slugs penetrated the board into the dirt. The hay stopped the lighter loads.
All the sharps bullets penetrated the wood into the dirt. However they were tumbling when they hit the board, because of the straw.
It was fun shooting. Can't wait till we get out to the 100yd range. To shoot farther i will need a scope for these old eyes and will have to head up into the mountains.
I'm curious about 600yd. just to see. But heck I would need to drive to the target and back!
Again thanks for your reply.

October 21, 2012, 11:57 PM	#3
DD4lifeusmc Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Wyoming Posts: 351	Brass loads This particular model can be bulk loaded, by placing the bullet in the chamber and lightly seating into the grooves. Fill breech with 80 gr fffg, close, cap and fire. Or loaded with a bullet and a paper / linen cartridge with 80 grains. OR load a brass cartridge with 50 - 52 grains of fffg, per the manual seat a bullet to the case, much like a new modern smokeless. Load in the chamber cap and fire. But yes you got the right idea. I notice I had a couple typo's in original post. All ref to BP should of been FFFg Thanks for your info, but I've been shooting BP for 30 yrs. so do understand the measuring. I was just stating what I observed in this new gun. But refresher info is always a good thing. Thanks for your info on how you load your cartridges. My cartridges are made by Pedersoli to go with this sharps. (crappy cell phone picture) If you use recommended type and amount of powder, no room for a wad. Just powder and seat the bullet. But my basic question is. How much powder are others loading into their brass cartridges and How are others seating the bullet into the case. I'm just curious what others are doing. ------------------------- We were able to test fire today. Was expecting more of a kick. In another thread, I used a very minute amount of antisieze on the gas check sleeve and lubriplate 105 on the sides of the block and hinge pin. After 6 shots today it was just getting sticky. During cleaning I was still able to move the gas check sleeve by hand. I tried to load a brass cartridge after the 3rd paper cartridge, but no go. After cleaning it, it slid right in. So will have to fire those first. We only fired at 20 yds today, just to make sure we were on paper. Next session will be 50 yd. Then have to borrow a friends range to do the 100yd. I can only do 75 safely at my temporary setup. My target back stop is 2 bales of hay left to right, double deep or about 3 ft deep. Then anext layer up is 4 bales across set lengthwise front to back, so 3ft deep and 5 ft l to r. then two more on top set length wise L to r. My dirt berm behind the straw is 4 ft high with a good sized hill abot 100 yds behind it. I do want to add more dirt to the berm. My target is 12" square . I mounted it to cardboard. Set bottom of it on ground . So bullet strikes that made it throuhh the bales would impact in the virgin dirt of the trench back wall. behind the bales, I placed 3/4 inch wafer board. Only a few of the hotter .44 cal slugs penetrated the board into the dirt. The hay stopped the lighter loads. All the sharps bullets penetrated the wood into the dirt. However they were tumbling when they hit the board, because of the straw. It was fun shooting. Can't wait till we get out to the 100yd range. To shoot farther i will need a scope for these old eyes and will have to head up into the mountains. I'm curious about 600yd. just to see. But heck I would need to drive to the target and back! Again thanks for your reply.