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Old 12-09-2004, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
.....the old sharps rifle of the 1800's was legendary for its accuracy...........I think that was a muzzle loader, or was that a falling block breach loader rifle.
Sharps were cartidge rifles; original Sharps' were manufactured from 1871 to 1881 in calibers .40-90, .44-77, .45-110, .50-70, and .50-90.
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