Sharps Reproductions: Percussion

[awshucks]

Anybody have any positive experience w/ above? Wondering if anyone has tried sabots in them or any of the bp replacements on the market. thanks.

[eldeguello]

ORIGINAL: awshucks

Anybody have any positive experience w/ above? Wondering if anyone has tried sabots in them or any of the bp replacements on the market. thanks.

I doubt it, because such a weapon generally can't be used in the muzzlerloader seasons due to having a breech that can be opened, making it technically NOT a muzzleloader.............

It seems to me that the people who are using substitute powders and sabotted projectiles, etc., are not much interested in traditional guns such asSharps percussion models orsidelock muzzleloaders.

[awshucks]

Actually, they are legal in many states for m/l season. I live in the boondocks and black powder would be a problem getting. I can't find any info on the rate of twist on them, so was looking at other possibilities. I used to compete w/ patched round ball and took 7 deer w/ a .54 Bridger Hawken built by Dale Weiss in Pa. It weighed 11 1/2 lbs. I also had a couple of Jack Garners rifles, one of which was a semi custom .32 for squirrel hunting that I used to take over 70 in one season. All of which I had to give up due to bad shoulder.