I think my Shiloh might be "everything I always wanted..."

by cas, Thursday, March 03, 2016, 16:32 (3190 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
edited by cas, Thursday, March 03, 2016, 16:35

"...before I knew what I wanted."

A .50-90 Hartford model.

When I got it, and was shooting it a lot, I didn't mind it. It likes bullets in the 700 grain range, when I shot it often I didn't notice the recoil. Now it knocks me about a bit. Uses lead and powder in huge gulps. Might be too long, is too heavy to hunt with enjoyably. And in all honesty I don't know if I care for the Sharps design as much as I thought I would.

Plus to pay for it I sold two rolling blocks which I really miss (I found I like rolling blocks more than I thought.) I sold an M1 Garand, a SIG P226, my 50 Beowulf upper, a Mosin Nagant and a few other guns. I think 10 or 12 in total, some cheap ones, but it was the thought.

I was shooting black powder, casting and rolling paper patch bullets. Now I just don't seem to have the time. I don't think I've fired it in 2-3 years. And not all that much in the 2-3 years prior. I find myself wishing I'd gotten a smaller bore I could load smokless in.

Never did take any good photos of it.