The name says it all.Anybody have any input?thats a roger/over + out.

Are you referring to the new Sharps-type rifle Lyman is introducing? Have you seen it?

I'm quite interested in looking at one, but there are none in shops up here yet. A miniature Sharps action in that caliber sounds like a fun hunting gun.

John

Yeah, I was wondering about that myself 'cause the name didn't say squat to me.....apparently I'm behind the power curve on this one.
Regards, Joe

JD, I would imagine he’s talking about the scaled down 1874 Sharps Lyman / Chiappa Firearms has come out with. It looks nice in the pictures but I haven’t seen one yet.

It appears that the 38-55 has been released and the Hornet is coming soon.

Overall length: 42"
Weight: 6 lbs
Rate of Twist: 1 in 18"
Barrel length: 26"

I actually did not think that there was a "new" gun that I would want. This changes my mind.

Yeah, this one or another miniature like it has been around for a while although not under the Lyman name. It's mighty cute.
Regards, Joe

Well yes Gentlemen! Of course that is desirable piece in a miniature.That was my reason for posting as to info.I can't see that well w/ open sights anymore but that is certainly a piece worth enjoying. By enjoying I do mean shooting,not gazing upon.I am up for one whenever they become available here. Any input from a 1st purchaser would be greatly received.

I don't know that I will get iot pulled off, but that gun in 38-55 would be/will be one hell of a fun toy depending on the quality of the workmanship of the whole gun.

Dragging this back from the grave, but were any of these rifles ever produced???????

Yes,
Chiappa has been making them for charles daly (now defunct) and also for lyman. neat idea but piss poor fit of wood and metal.

Joe

I looked around on Lymam's site and Chiappa and could not find any info on who might be selling them.

i checked with a few of my distributors and they have had the 38-55 in stock several times but no 22 hornet yet.

I am only interested in the 38-55. Hornet is a great litte gun, but that is its draw back it is not really suitable for deer. The 38-55 can be handloaded to be pretty effective on deer/black bear out to 150 yards or so.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:


The 38-55 can be handloaded to be pretty effective on deer/black bear out to 150 yards or so.

Yes, in fact IMVHO it is a GREAT deer/black bear cartridge out to that distance.

As a result I've always had at least one beat-up old M94 .38-55 carbine in the vault for the last 50 years or so. Also built a similar-use rifle on the Ruger #1 with 8x57R brass opened up to use .375"-to-.379" cast bullets. (They both are still there, next to each other, where they can swap "hunter's tales" in the dark of evening.)

It would be sweet to finally have a well-built Hi-Wall copy available at a reasonable price, wouldn't it? Would be a primo option....

Alberta,

PM me about my 38-90 WCF some day.

Rich

there is a fellow over on the saubier small cal. site who bought one site unseen. he isn't very hapy with the cosmetics or the function of the gun. in fact he sent it back for a replacement.

AC: MORE on your 8X57 opened up to .379 please!

Bill -

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, but somehow I didn't see your post.

Simply enough,that Ruger #1 has a Paul Marquart barrel on it...375" groove diameter, and when shooting jacketed bullets I use .375" bullets in it, mainly 235 or 270 grain.

Long ago, I learned one secret to cast bullet accuracy is to match the lead bullet diameter to the chamber throat diameter NOT the bore diameter, so I use bore rider cast bullets with the larger than bore or throat (stepped) bases sized to .379" part of the time. I only do that, though when I am certain I will be able to safely fire the rifle before quitting for the day.

With bullets that are a tight diameter against the throat, if you try to unload the cartridge without having fired it, the bullet MAY stick in the bore and only the case will extract when that happens. Then you have powder all through the action which is a real PITA.

So, some of the time I also use sized to .3765" diameter lead bullets in it, which don't cramp in the .377" diameter throat...at least .377" is the throat diameter where the full-diameter base of the bullet is reaching. At that size, they extract quite reliably without firing them.


I use shallow angle throating reamers for my cast bullet capable chambers, so the throat sizes don't drop to bore size rapidly and the throats are therefore fairly long. I also like long shallow tapers to cast bullet chamber throats so the bullet is eased into the rifling a bit more, rather than slammed into a 3-degree included or steeper throat as many jacketed bullet chambers come with.

I personally prefer 1 degree or 1&1/2 degree included throat angles (1/2 degree or 3/4 degree per side) in chambers which may be used for cast bullets.

That No. 1 is not only a good shooter with both jacketed and cast bullets, but I find it very attractive as well. It has a relatively light 26" tapered profile barrel, and has a NECG-style (but nicer) front barrel band ramp and bead, while the Ruger sling swivel barrel band and the Ruger 1/4-rib have both been transplanted from the Ruger barrel to the beautifully cut-rifled Marquart barrel.

A Pachmayr Old English red pad has been added to the buttstock to replace the Ruger pad.

Anyway, the rifle is one of my pets, and yet another token of this life which I would like to have them put in the final box with me someday.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
I looked around on Lymam's site and Chiappa and could not find any info on who might be selling them.

Whittaker Guns in West Louisville, KY had a couple of these (in .38-55) when I was in there on March 31. Price was around $900 IIRC.

Whittaker Guns