.45-70 Sharps'

23 September 2003, 01:17

EXPRESS

.45-70 Sharps'

I am just a little curious about these rifles.

Here they are very cheap,(Davide Pedersoli) but I am curious to ehar just how accurate they can be, they offer "sniper" and "long range" models...

23 September 2003, 04:34

Brent

quote:
Originally posted by EXPRESS:
I am just a little curious about these rifles.

Here they are very cheap,(Davide Pedersoli) but I am curious to ehar just how accurate they can be, they offer "sniper" and "long range" models...

They can win at any level in BPCR competions. How's that? I've been beat by them many times.

They are the only nonAmerican Sharps replica worth buying in my opinion (and that of many many others.

Brent

23 September 2003, 07:13

EXPRESS

Sorry mate, could you please explain what "BPCR" is?
What does it come to in terms if MOA?
Which is an accurate model Pedersoli makes?

I'm looking at the 1874 Sharps Quigley Sporting in .45-70, among others.

23 September 2003, 07:25

Big Bore

BPCR is Black Powder Cartridge Rife and is a competition big in the States using rifles or replicas of rifles of yesteryear for long range silhouette shooting. MOA, IIRC, with black powder is often in the 1.5 to 2 MOA range. Of course, unless this rifle is BP only, which I don't think the Ped. is, then you can shoot smokeless loads also. Accuracy is probably about the same, as the boys at the BP shoots can really tweek the accuracy out of those rifles, black powder or not.

23 September 2003, 08:37

BFaucett

Here's a good link for info about BPCR: http://www.bpcr.net/

-Bob F.

23 September 2003, 08:53

Brent

quote:
Originally posted by Big Bore:
MOA, IIRC, with black powder is often in the 1.5 to 2 MOA range.

Personally, I think you can make most rifles shoot in the honest 1.25MOA range. Beating 2 MOA is pretty easy. Beating 1 MOA is pretty tough. But getting under 1.5 MOA is doable for those that work at it.

Brent

24 September 2003, 13:54

Borealis Bob

I have the Pedersoli Silhouette model and it is quite accurate. One can shoot factory smokeless loads in the Remington class, but these rifles really shine with blackpowder.

When I'm on my game 1" groups at 100 yds are do-able. It is a real challenge to handload accurate blackpowder loads; much more so ( I think) than smokeless loads.

Pedersoli makes the only good quality reproduction outside of the states, I believe.