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    Is anyone reloading 52 Rimfire for the Sharps & Hankins Rifle

    Just checking to see if anyone shoots their Sharps & Hankins 52 Rimfire round.
    Have and opportunity to purchase one.
    But not finding much info on reloading for it.
    Thanks very much for your input.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Way way way back (I think '78) I got a shop to start making a rimfire Spencer case (same case) using a .22 blank for primer. This was before the advent of the center fire conversion blocks for Spencer. The cases are sold by Dixie. They are fairly expensive - they are machine pieces involving a number of operations to make them. Can be used over and over forever. PM me if you want more info.
    PM sent, thank u!

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    Are you looking to shoot the S&H live of with blanks for reenacting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terry Schultz, 10057 View Post
    Are you looking to shoot the S&H live of with blanks for reenacting?
    Well I'm missed out trying to find out about the ammo delima.
    The gun sold.
    I didn't want to buy it, until I had everything figured out, to shoot it.
    Thanks for the input.
    I've learned alot on this now.

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    I'm pushing 75 and just beginning to figure everything out. And now it's too darn late.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Fox View Post
    I'm pushing 75 and just beginning to figure everything out. And now it's too darn late.
    I'm turning 60! I need to get with it! Lol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Remember back when we were 60 Fox?? How we used to skip thru the tulips?


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    Eggman,

    Are you sure you didn't "tiptoe" through the tulips, while strumming a ukulele?

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    Rimfire Spencer and rimfire .44 Henry ammo remained in production until somewhere in the late 1920's or the early 1930's. The Great Depression along with the reduced demand for large caliber rimfire ammo convinced the ammo companies producing large caliber rimfire ammo making that ammo was a losing proposition.

    The only exception being (if I recall correctly) Val Forgett of Navy Arms had an Italian ammo maker produce a short run of .44 Henry rimfire ammo when he introduced the Navy Arms repro of the rimfire Henry Rifle.

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