I purchased my Shiloh Sharps carbine in 1978. About 1981 Shiloh had to replace the entire breechblock as a hole developed between the back of the breechblock chamber and the cut for the toggle link. I have not had or needed any alterations to the breechblock over the last 38 years. I routinely brush the bore between relays but rarely does the breechblock bind and need to be removed to clean the face of the gas check plate during a match. I usually shoot individuals and the team match without ever disassembling the carbine. A good grease on the breechblock helps. If fouling does build up on the gas check plate and things start to bind, a drop of Hoppe's #9 Plus often helps loosen things again. My gas check plate shows a little gas cutting on the face but I'm not getting any leakage (yet). I've had to replace a broken lever spring a couple of times over the years but the carbine still shoots better than I can hold it.
Jim Burgess, 15th Conn. Vol. Inf.
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