tell me about the 45-110?

Quilly · 12-16-2002, 03:07 AM

i have heard this round pop up in several differant things i have been looking through the internet. of course the ones i have seen go for over $1,000.00 which makes me think it is not popular.

frizzellr · 12-16-2002, 07:37 AM

Remember the movie "Quigley Down Under"? That Sharps he was shooting was a 45-110. It was basically a 45-70 magnum. The case length is longer and it came loaded with 110 grains of black powder. The rifles that shoot it are going to be expensive because the only ones I know being made today are the Shiloh Sharps up in Montana. Thats about all I can remember off the top of my head. Oh, and on your stock issue for the FN, the company I was talking about is the only one I know of and have had dealings with other than Boyds.

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jed · 12-16-2002, 11:07 AM

G&A recently ran an article on the 45-110. Check your newsstand. If I can remember correctly it was an issue with a firearm buyer guide for the year.

halcon · 12-16-2002, 07:33 PM

Robert are they that much now they were about $2400 when a friend ordered his in the mid 90's .It was a three year wait even then .

.270Shooter · 12-16-2002, 07:56 PM

If you gotta have a Sharps, then nothing else will do. But if you just want an accurate big bore single shot, then get a Ruger No. 1 in .45-70 - with proper loads it will do anything the .45-110 will do and more.

aunsaber · 12-16-2002, 08:42 PM

If you really want one, buy a 45/70 or a 45/90 reproduction like what you see in Cabela's or imported by Navy Arms and have it rechambered for the 110. A guy I know does it for $75.
It takes a lot of re-learning to load good Black Powder loads but it is worth it.
Be prepared for some serious re-coil. These guns are thumpers.

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BeltedMag · 12-17-2002, 07:26 AM

Back when they were still loading them with black powder didnt they get the names for the round by the caliber then the amount of powder? like 45-110, 45 caliber bullet with 110 grains of blackpowder? There were like a ton of them back then. I think everyone would love to have a shiloh sharps rifle, one of the most accurate guns made.