Made some cartridges for my percussion Sharps for this years deer season

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Made some cartridges for my percussion Sharps for this years deer season

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I have decided to try to take a Deer this season with either my Shiloh 1859 Sharps carbine or my Shiloh 1863 sporting rifle so I ve been busy making up some cartridges for them.I ll take the carbine out first as it is a bit lighter plus because it has a patch box it has a convienent place to store some musket caps.I shot a deer years ago with a 1874 Shiloh Sharps so now it s time to try out a percussion model
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Nice! I have been learning to make paper cartridges for the .44 and .36 caliber cap and ball pistols. Fun stuff.
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I remember seeing a BUNCH of those on the Bass Pro "Bargain Cave" rack years ago. Was broke so they all stayed there. I don't recall which model they were, but remember being intrigued by the idea of a modern reproduction of the old Sharps "muzzle loader".
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What a great idea, I have watched a few videos on paper cartridges but it will be far more interesting to see them perform in the hunting field... 8) 8) 8)
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My percussion Shiloh Sharps
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I gotta say I love that carbine........ :mrgreen:
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Very Nice collection, hope to see you succeed.
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Very nice! 8)
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Had one of them by Pedersoli, but only ever just dropped in the ball and dumped in the loose powder -- like when I was loading a Merrill I briefly owned. The skirmisher crowd over at N-SSA.org swears by the Charlie Hahn paper tubes.
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Well I was out this morning with the 59 Sharps and saw three does but unfortunately I don t possess a doe tag so I will be out again tomorrow looking for mister buck
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