Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
Even though the mini ball was invented for war. The civilians stayed with the PRB for their hunting. A lot of them stayed with the PRB even after the smokeless cartridges were invented.
Nothing has changed.
Pete,
Maybe those who were so dirt poor that they couldn't afford the surplus .50-70s that the Army was blowing out, which were being replaced by the .45-70s. This is why the Sharps was called the "Big Fifty", as it was bigger than a .50-70.
Hey, a lot of nice pictures, and a darned pretty rifle! I'm not going to get into a long response
....Edited by Champlain Islander...
May the New Year be even better than this one has been!
OldBob