50-140 Shiloh Sharps

Dad ordered this about 30 years ago. I inherited it from my mom yesterday. Anyone have any experience reloading these big bores. I’ve shot it several times, got brass, dies, and a few loaded rounds. I just don’t know what dad used for bullets in this beast.

Take one of those rounds apart and weigh the slug, then go from there.

I would contact Sharps Inc in Big Timber MT and ask them, great bunch of people that run the business.

Pictures of the rifle, please!

He’s 1 of it. To long to get in 1 picture. “Old Reliable”

Nothing fancy. 1 brother got a 45-120 target 16 pounds that’s a beauty and the other brother might get the 45-70 Buffalo addition extremely fancy.

I use to guide alot of buffalo hunts .---- over a hundred a year for 10 yrs ! Most with sharps rifles or rolling blocks. Buffalo Arms out of Idaho-- online etc has anything and everything you need including knowledge. These rifles need blackpowder and a soft lead bullet.

Very Nice

Very cool!

Nice! Should be a lot of fun to shoot.

Has all the information you need, really it’s not all that hard but it is a bit different then loading smokeless powder, personally I prefer paper patched bullets to plane lead

I shoot a 50/90 with a preferred load using a 500grain paper patched bullet, it’s amazingly accurate

Has all the information you need, really it’s not all that hard but it is a bit different then loading smokeless powder, personally I prefer paper patched bullets to plane lead

I shoot a 50/90 with a preferred load using a 500grain paper patched bullet, it’s amazingly accurate


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Do you make your own paper patch bullets?

That is nice looking rifle for sure..

Do you make your own paper patch bullets?
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Yes the book has a couple different methods and i went through several different molds and bullet weights before finding one that gave the results and accuracy I wanted, there are other books to just like regular reloading and after a while you start to accumulate them but that one is a good starting point, it’s very satisfying to make hits with a sharps 50 t at 800 to 1000 yards on a man sized target and having guys on the firing line with their modern rifles with high mag high dollar scopes gapping at you like you have 2 heads

Funny thing is I have had regular people who were non shooters come out and after a short introduction take and make decent shots at even long ranges with my sharps, there’s a reason they have a reputation like they do, but like anything there’s all kinds of little tricks and things that you pick up and learn that can improve your shooting