doccash
Buckeye
Billy Dixon wouldn't want me shooting at him with this thing. However, at one mile he would probably be safe but that is what the indians thought too. This darn thing will really shoot. DrC.
.50-90 SHARPS
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This one is a Winchester black powder 1885 Model. Identical to the Browning one. Browning never chambered the .50-90 or .45-90. A real pleasure to shoot w/ cast bullets.[ I cast my own] The sights cost more than the finest Leupold but w/ my old eyes I still can shoot a peep pretty well. I havn't tried BP comp. shooting and won't but the thing is a fun project and that's what its all about I think. Dr.C
Don Lovel
Hunter
Doc do you ever go shoot at Whittington Center range? Last time I was there with my dad, there were a bunch of guys there shooting black powder cartridge. I got to shoot a 45/120 in a Sharps, a 50 cal Remington Rolling Block from Lone Star Arms and a beautiful 45/90 similar to yours but not factory done. My favorite was a Schutzen design falling black in 40/65. Seemed like I could not miss with it.
Beautiful Rifle Doc!!
Terry
Terry
That is a great looking rifle!
Zeus
Blackhawk
Nice rifle!!
Don, a few buddies and I shot on the black powder range last summer. It's really cool to whack the buffalo target at over 1100 yards with a 45-70 Sharps! Really fun!
Don, a few buddies and I shot on the black powder range last summer. It's really cool to whack the buffalo target at over 1100 yards with a 45-70 Sharps! Really fun!
Don Lovel
Hunter
That Buffalo has laughed at me but I got him 3 out of 8 with the Garand, kinda cheating, but love to hear the clang
Zeus
Blackhawk
Every one of these Winchesters I've seen has had beautiful wood on them. I almost bought one years ago and didn't do t because I wanted a different caliber. I didn't know how hard they were to find period or I'd have most likely bought it. A buddy bought one in 45-70 not long ago and like yours, it's just a beautiful rifle. Thanks for sharing. I want a Shiloh in 50-90 as some point but just haven't got around to it yet 
I spent about 10 years shooting BPCR competitively (NRA Master). I've seen a lot of nice Highwalls, Sharps, Stevens, Ballards, Trapdoors and others. Doc, that is one of the finest looking Winnies I've seen.
The 50-90 is a fun round to shoot. Not a great BPCR match round due to the punishing recoil after shooting upwards of 100 rounds in a day wears a fellow out. But I do enjoy shooting them.
MVA sights? That's what I have on my Sharps and Stevens. Quite accurate indeed.
Jeff
The 50-90 is a fun round to shoot. Not a great BPCR match round due to the punishing recoil after shooting upwards of 100 rounds in a day wears a fellow out. But I do enjoy shooting them.
MVA sights? That's what I have on my Sharps and Stevens. Quite accurate indeed.
Jeff
Hashknife Hartley
Single-Sixer
That's one fine rifle and in one hell of a cartridge, beautiful wood, but Browning did chamber their 1885 in 45-90, it was called the Creedmore Model, while the 45-70 was their standard BPCR chambering, but never in 50-90. I had the 45-70 and loaded up with 70 grs of Swiss 1.5 to shoot NRA BPCR, it was tough on the shoulder, don't think I'd want to shoot the 50 too much.
McLintock
McLintock
