Winchester also made a few 1885 single shots for the round, and Marlin eventually chambered the.
40 caliber, it appeared in 1887 primarily as a lighter-recoiling hunting cartridge for the 1886 lever action. 40-65’s present existence is a minor miracle. The price for everything was considerably less than ordering the same rifle, so it did not take long to succumb. The ad claimed it was in “like new” condition, with photos backing that up, and included with the rifle was a set of reloading dies and 80 rounds of Ventura Munitions smokeless factory ammunition loaded in Starline’s excellent. Shiloh named this particular model the “Montana Roughrider,” and it appeared in the classified section on an internet site. One recent unanticipated learning curve turned out to be a Shiloh reproduction of the 1874 Sharps rifle in. Aarons rifle of choice was a Shiloh Sharps in. (My collection includes both – and some twenty-first-century rifles.) This forces me to learn new stuff, which is always fun. This past fall I had the pleasure of hosting a hunter from southern California on a black bear hunt. One of the pleasures of gun writing is encountering firearms you never really expected or wanted until they somehow “appear,” the reason some specialists consider my modest collection of rifles too scattered, unlike their own collection of old Winchester lever actions or German drillings. True the 338 has about 300 lbs more energy from 200 to 400 yards but that is still very little difference, although one has to keep. My 338 Winchester Magnum at 500 yards, 225 Hornady SST traveling at 2718 fps at the muzzle 1576 lbs at 500 yards. 40-65 Winchester Center Fire Handloader | April - May 2020 Loads for a Shiloh 1874 Sharps John Barsness So in review the 50-90 Sharps with my testing has created at 500 yards about 1507 lbs of energy.
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