Garret sharps carbine

[Scott Harris]

One of my guys just picked up a Garret that looks like it might be unfired. I have been told they are the next best thing to an original. Which bullet do they like?

[RaiderANV]

They are as good as an original and best yet they have a ,,,,,,,,,,!!!wait for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,working MAYNARD priming system ta boot

[Jim Wimbish, 10395]

The Maynard priming system used a roll of caps. The Lawrence Pellet Primer utilized on the Sharps used pellets and was a completely different system developed by Lawrence, not Dr. Maynard.

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Doesn't really matter. But if your buddy paid more than $300 for it, he got hosed! They didn't cost that much new-in-the-box. Sold mine in 1991 for $250 and thought I was doing good just to get rid of it. Looked great but shot like a hose pipe.

[Scott Harris]

Hey RICHARD - thanks for the nice words. They seem to be going for around a $1000. I am pretty sure that Tim Thorne shoots one so there is at least one out there that shoots. :cool:

[Charlie Hahn]

Hi Scotty,

As for bullets I like them is this order, all .544, Brooks, Lyman, Tennessee, Moose, Rapine. I just set one up using the Tennessee, 38 grains 2f Swiss. Paper tube 1.2 long, with soft lube. Ten shots 100 yards off hand 4 inch group, (customer does not like a bench).

Check the Sharps to see how many grooves it has, right or left hand twist. Check the twist rate, it will be either 1/2 turn, or 1/3 turn, the second needs 2 more grains.

Hope this helps.

Charlie Hahn

[RaiderANV]

The Maynard priming system used a roll of caps. The Lawrence Pellet Primer utilized on the Sharps used pellets and was a completely different system developed by Lawrence, not Dr. Maynard. Only meant as an ongoing Maynard joke to further confuse Scotty. =)

[Scott Harris]

thanks Charlie and to PJ - no confusion you said maynard that's the joke

[Jim Wimbish, 10395]

There was actually one Sharps model, the 1855, that used the Maynard tape priming system. Robbins & Lawrence was apparently having some financial problems around that time. So Sharps bought Robbins & Lawrence and the rest of the Sharps that used a priming system used the Lawrence pellet primer. The earliest gun that I have with the Maynard priming system is a Remington Jenks carbine made around 1847. Does anyone know of an earlier gun using the Maynard priming system?

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Hey RICHARD - thanks for the nice words. They seem to be going for around a $1000. I am pretty sure that Tim Thorne shoots one so there is at least one out there that shoots. :cool:

Thanks Scott, I stick with my M1860 Spencer Rifle for the moment. They go for between $4,000 to $6,000, and mine prints in the 10-ring at 50 yards.

[Wayl8]

1231 9 shots, 7 in the one hole after Charlie's work, before I moved the sight to bulls. Using 42g FF, and a Moose mould at 50 yards, and at a 1/4 of the price of an over priced m1860 spencer....

[P.Altland]

NEI 540-490 with 35 gr 3f Goex. I shoot loose powder, no paper or tubes.

[Seydlitz]

There is a "used" Garret Sharps Carbine with patchbox on Gunbroker 330102131 (http://www.n-ssa.org/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=330102131) $800

[cwbulletman]

Scott
I had several and they shot great.
I also sell sharps bullets. You can see my add in the skirmish line.
$32 per hundred. I have the brooks lyman rapine molds and bagden
and several othersthat Charlie mentioned. I shot the lyman out of mine with 45 of 3f
I also have a brooks pedersoli mold.
Pat

[jim14th]

Richard ,if you dont mind ,what type of bullet and load do you use with your Spencer Rifle,Would like to get mine shooting better.Thanks..jim

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Same bullet mould as is pictured on Larry Romano's website below. It's a 395-gr, .519 dia, with single grease groove, and is the same bullet he recommends for the .50 Maynard. Check with Larry on the current pricing. Mould cost $152.25 in May 2010. I'm shooting 40-grains 3Fg Goex (not compressed) with RCBS dies.

http://www.romanorifle.com/html/accoutrements.html