Being interested in how well the Sharps slant breech carbines worked I took advantage of an opportunity to purchase a couple Black Powder Cartridge magazines with articles on them. The Fall 2019 issue had an accuracy test article by William Mapoles. He used a Model 1852 in excellent mechanical condition which he felt was equivalent to one that would have been used in the 1850?s. Bottom line he found it to be an effective and safe carbine while recognizing that the Conant gas seal plate of the Model 1859 was superior.
in addition to accruracy he addressed the usual issues of gas leakage and jamming of the breech block. I also felt he must have had a lot of fun at the range trying out different powders , bullets and lubes. In short I enjoyed the article and felt he answered a lot of my questions on these historic arms.
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