loading my "baby" Sharps strait

rafter-7 · Post by **rafter-7** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:15 pm

The other leverguns is running but I think most of us is over here

Arjunky and I had a great day casting, loading and shooting a very osolete cartridge

2.9 grains Trail Boss
1199-1145 fps.
small pistol primer

2.5 grains of unique
1093-1050 fps
small pistol primer

2400 5.0 grains
1340-1420
small pistol primer

all 3 loads shot well the one grouped pictured was done with unique at 2.5 grains

The case lenght is 2.1 inch with an overall at 2.26 inch with the strait case it looks like a downsized 45-110 We had fun today!

Arjunky and rafter-7

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:35 pm

Neat!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:36 pm

Okay, I'll bite - what caliber is that? Looks very cool!!!

leveractionjunkie · Post by **leveractionjunkie** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:47 am

Sweet little shooter yo have there

Have you used trail boss in many other cartridges? I was thinkin of pickin some up for plinkinloads.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:14 pm

leveractionjunkie wrote:Sweet little shooter yo have there Have you used trail boss in many other cartridges? I was thinkin of pickin some up for plinkinloads.

I've used Trail Boss in .45 Colt, .45 Schofield, and .44 Russian - and I really like the powder!!!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:15 pm

Oh, also in .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short Colt!!!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:16 pm

I guess it would have been easier to just edit the previous posts! I've also tried it in a light .45-70 load, and it worked fine there as well, though I still prefer AA5744 in the .45-70...

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:09 am

Ysabel Kid wrote:Okay, I'll bite - what caliber is that? Looks very cool!!!

Check the caliber marking on the left side of the barrel!
.22-15 SS or better known as the .22-15-60 Stevens.

I have the big brother in a Stevens chambered for .25-21 Stevens.

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:11 am

Now that's cool. Never saw 22 brass that long. Who makes that rifle?

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:04 am

marlinman93 wrote:
Ysabel Kid wrote:Okay, I'll bite - what caliber is that? Looks very cool!!!

Check the caliber marking on the left side of the barrel!
.22-15 SS or better known as the .22-15-60 Stevens.

I have the big brother in a Stevens chambered for .25-21 Stevens.

Never heard of the .22-15 SS (and didn't see the markings - duh!). Learn something new hear every day!

Post by **Hobie** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:44 am

Bullberry will chamber a barrel for your Contender in .25-21 or .25-25 Stevens. I've an article where the author got about 2000 fps from the .25-25 in a Contender. Obviously that is NOT what these cartridges were originally.

rafter-7 · Post by **rafter-7** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:09 pm

handirifle wrote:Now that's cool. Never saw 22 brass that long. Who makes that rifle?

It is an original Stevens this one was built a long time ago.

the cart. was doomed at the begining with such a small bore the black powder fouled out fast. Then smokless came out and there were bigger fish to fry so ended the 22/15/60 basically what it is is basicaly a 22 magnum

The hardest thing to find is 22/15 with the original chamber in it most were cut out to hornet,bee and the like

sorry for the slow reply I've been pouring concrete (basement) that has proved quite challenging in the cold weather

rafter-7