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MVP · 10-31-2011, 10:53

FNG13,

I have been shooting Sharps replica's and original and replica Remingtons sonce 1989. Mostly with BP and lead. IMHO the best route for him is the 45-70 becasue you can buy both smokeless and BP ammo and if he ever desires to sell the rifle a 45-70 is much easier to sell that say a 45-110. Since he is looking for a hunting rifle I would recommend he stay with a standard weight barrel and no go looking for a 15lb buffal0 gun. If that is what he truely wants I do have a nice 15lb 50-90 for sale...LOL.

You can get good scopes and poor scopes, the good ones come from RHO and MVA. The RHO is tru to the original Malcolm while the MVA is not. The leatherwood is one of the mediocre/poor ones.

If he wants an original rifle and is not prepared to spend a year's retirement a used military Remington rolling block is a good way to go. They are available in both 45-70 and 50-70. The 45-70 command the higher prices. I prefer the 50-70 Remington military rifle which by the way was used by Buffalo Bill when he was hunting for the Army.

What is the budget?

Sites to look at:

Ammo, Buffalo Arms

Rifles, C. Sharps and Lone Star. I have rifles from both and am very pleased. Lone Star will also take an old beat up military rifle and turn it into a beautiful sporting ridle true to Remington's production in the 1870's.

I would recommend you stay away from the italian guns. There are some problems with their interpretation and customer service is virtually nil, atleast from Pedersoli. The blogs on the BP/Cowboys sites alwasy contain discussions on problems with those guns. I also experinced problems (soft steel/peening) on a couple of Navy Arms (Uberti's IIRC) rollers. The Pedersoli Sharps often lack the ejection capability becasue Uberti used percussion levers instead of the cartridge levers on their guns, minor item but it can make loading one a three-handed operation.

MVP

10-31-2011, 10:53	#3
MVP Quiet Professional Join Date: May 2009 Location: AZ Posts: 618	Old West gun FNG13, I have been shooting Sharps replica's and original and replica Remingtons sonce 1989. Mostly with BP and lead. IMHO the best route for him is the 45-70 becasue you can buy both smokeless and BP ammo and if he ever desires to sell the rifle a 45-70 is much easier to sell that say a 45-110. Since he is looking for a hunting rifle I would recommend he stay with a standard weight barrel and no go looking for a 15lb buffal0 gun. If that is what he truely wants I do have a nice 15lb 50-90 for sale...LOL. You can get good scopes and poor scopes, the good ones come from RHO and MVA. The RHO is tru to the original Malcolm while the MVA is not. The leatherwood is one of the mediocre/poor ones. If he wants an original rifle and is not prepared to spend a year's retirement a used military Remington rolling block is a good way to go. They are available in both 45-70 and 50-70. The 45-70 command the higher prices. I prefer the 50-70 Remington military rifle which by the way was used by Buffalo Bill when he was hunting for the Army. What is the budget? Sites to look at: Ammo, Buffalo Arms Rifles, C. Sharps and Lone Star. I have rifles from both and am very pleased. Lone Star will also take an old beat up military rifle and turn it into a beautiful sporting ridle true to Remington's production in the 1870's. I would recommend you stay away from the italian guns. There are some problems with their interpretation and customer service is virtually nil, atleast from Pedersoli. The blogs on the BP/Cowboys sites alwasy contain discussions on problems with those guns. I also experinced problems (soft steel/peening) on a couple of Navy Arms (Uberti's IIRC) rollers. The Pedersoli Sharps often lack the ejection capability becasue Uberti used percussion levers instead of the cartridge levers on their guns, minor item but it can make loading one a three-handed operation. MVP Last edited by MVP; 10-31-2011 at 11:00.
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