Five rounds with an 1863 Sharps Civil War cavalry carbine

[Ben101JokerAshur86]

great gun in fablous condition

[jamesfarmer74]

This .54 caliber 1863 Sharps carbine replica would easily kill any deer or elk within 100 yards

with a well placed shot. Whether the deer is Whitetail, Mule Deer, or Blacktail (Pacific Northwest), or Rocky Mountain or Roosevelt elk (Pacific Coast) a well placed .54 caliber

bullet would drop any of them. It would be fun putting fresh venison or elk meat in the freezer

with such a historical black powder gun.

[InTheSticks0001]

Nice!

[multiplegunshots]

I've watched this video a dozen times and it has so inspired me that I've searched out a Shiloh Sharps Carbine and am waiting for it. Hopefully it will be here within the week. Thanks!

[LelandERay]

@multiplegunshots

That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all week! Having the chance to create a new Sharps(shooter) is killer. Let me know if you need any guidance about making cartridges, etc. and let the seller know that he owes me a commission!

[multiplegunshots]

@LelandERay

Got the carbine today. A Farmingdale #17XX, it even came with the correct Rapine mold. I won't be able to fire up the lead pot until next week. The seller wasn't amused. Some people have no sense of humor.

[LelandERay]

@multiplegunshots I have a Shiloh "Buffalo Bullet" mould I'd trade for a Rapine ringtail mould.

If the carbine you got is on an auction site, I'd love to see it. Send me a private message with the details.

And what would he be unamused about?

[LelandERay]

@multiplegunshots Oh, about my commission. Sheesh, I had to try, right?

[lukemiller12]

Alright that's pretty cool... Thanks for the video!!!

[lukemiller12]

I also have a question about the ammunition used. Do you make your own or buy them from somewhere?

[LelandERay]

@lukemiller12 I roll my own, as to my knowledge there is nowhere you can buy the ammo. I am currently using a pure lead 415-grain Minie bullet over 60 grains of powder, either FFG or American Pioneer, all of it contained in a tube made of 25 pound tracing paper, the bullet tied to the cartridge and the cartridge tail folded over just enough that the breech block shears it off on closing.

There are a couple of sources for nitrated paper, but it's expensive. I've a pretty good supply, however.

[lukemiller12]

Nice my friend I subscribed

[lukemiller12]

thats pretty awesome... do you know version yours is?

[LelandERay]

@lukemiller12 It's a Farmingdale, but it doesn't have the wolf's head logo. I think that would put this one as somewhat newer than the very first of the 63s.

I have a Military Rifle which is about the same vintage.

[LelandERay]

@lukemiller12 PS: The lettering style is different from the MR.  The Farmingdale is on the sideplate behind the hammer on the carbine and on the left side of the action on the MR. Totally different, with the lettered areas on the carbine following the pattern of the original rifles.

[lukemiller12]

Nice video!!

This is my all time favorite gun I hope to buy one myself one day but there really expensive how much did you get yours for?

[LelandERay]

@lukemiller12 I got really lucky on this one. I found it on Gunbroker with only a few hours left on the auction. Lucky for me, the auction ran out at 12:45 AM on the Tuesday after Memorial Day, so I figure everyone else in the country was sleeping before having to go back to work. I bid $1725.00 and got it for $1310.00 plus $40.00 shipping. It would have been a good deal at the higher figure; a new one would have run over $1800.00 with over a two-year wait from Shiloh, so I was happy.