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WV SCROUNGER · July 28, 2008, 06:49 PM

i recieved a used .54 I.A.B. Sharps Sporting rifle...I am told that I.A.B. Sharps rifles DO NOT have a sliding gas seal sleeve in the barrel.
My Pedersoli Sharps has a sleeve in the barrel that must be cleaned after a shooting session....THE I.A.B. looks identical to the sharps at the breach...I can see the sleeve lip at the breech.
Other people have told me that the I.A.B has a "fixed" sleeve that dosent move....
Id like to know if there is a sleeve and is it supposed to move
I gotta know before I shoot it....please help

July 28, 2008, 06:49 PM	#1
WV SCROUNGER Member Join Date: July 28, 2008 Posts: 17	I.A.B. Sharps Sporting rifle i recieved a used .54 I.A.B. Sharps Sporting rifle...I am told that I.A.B. Sharps rifles DO NOT have a sliding gas seal sleeve in the barrel. My Pedersoli Sharps has a sleeve in the barrel that must be cleaned after a shooting session....THE I.A.B. looks identical to the sharps at the breach...I can see the sleeve lip at the breech. Other people have told me that the I.A.B has a "fixed" sleeve that dosent move.... Id like to know if there is a sleeve and is it supposed to move I gotta know before I shoot it....please help