Re: sharps questions
I am no expert on sharps but I do stay at holiday inns.
I am new to sharps too. I recently starting working with my Shiloh sharps and have gotten very good results.
I had a stainless gas plate/oring conversion done, and I have put 40 rounds through mine in one session without any issues. The only reason I didn't shoot more was that I only had 40 rounds with me. It would have shot many more. I think the success of the conversion is directly related to who you have do it, however.
My barrel slugged 0.540" and until I had a sizing die made I was shooting unsized oversized ringtail bullets similar to your situation in it with groups of about 2" or so at 50 yards off a bench, so I don't think the oversize bullets are your accuracy issue. It seems to me that oversize bullets would be at least as accurate as proper size bullets, but they generate higher chamber pressure and wear on the gun, and in worst case a possible danger if chamber pressures got too high.
I had Ray Smith make me a lubrisizer die and it works ok, but with the taper on the bullet you get some lube squeezing out around the bullet. still better than hand lubing for me.
The groups I mention above were with 40 grains of 3F Goex. I use the cardboard tubes Charlie Hann sells, and although it is a bit of a hassle, seems like the gun stays cleaner then when I was using loose powder, and accuracy seems better. But, I didn't shoot it with the speed tubes, so maybe they work ok. When I was shooting loose powder at a range, I was just putting in a bullet and dumping measured charges from a musket loading tube into the chamber, so I was getting powder grains all over the breach and making a general mess.
Originally Posted by
ian45662
I have an older model IAB sharps and I have a few questions. Took it to the range today and I was a little disappointed. Well I slugged the barrel and found it to be at .539 and I was shooting .547 dia bullets. I wonder how much that would factor into accuracy. Also the nipple is starting to erode. Will that have a big affect? I can size the bullets down to .540 and I will do that for the next range session next week and I would think that would help. I was shooting the rapine ringtail bullet with 50 grains of 2F in the paper cartridge. The gun has the chrome gas check but after about 25 rounds or so I have to drop the breach block for a slight cleaning and re apply the grease in the hollow part of the breach block. Would an o ring mod allow me to shoot more rounds with out having to clean the rifle?
Always do what you always done and you'll always get what you always got.
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