Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company
- Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company
Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company is a firearms manufacturer located in Big Timber, Montana, USA, which produces a line of reproductions of various historical black powder rifles, including the legendary 1874 Sharps Rifle, featured in the 1990 western film "Quigley Down Under", starring Tom Selleck.
The company began production in 1983. Previously, the Sharps rifle reproductions were manufactured by Shiloh Products, a division of Drovel Tool Company of Farmingdale, NY, from 1976-1983.
Products
Shiloh produces two basic models of rifle, the Sharps 1863 which is a percussion rifle, and the Sharps 1874, which is a black-powder cartridge rifle (bpcr). Both rifles are produced in several variants, such as single or double trigger, upgraded wood, finish, etc. Various barrel lengths and shapes (round, octagonal, half-round, etc). Rifles chambered in "standard" factory rounds are warranted for shooting factory smokeless powder ammunition as well, such as the 30-40K, .38-55, and .45-70. See "Choosing your rifle" - "Hunting" on the Shiloh website.[ [http://shilohrifle.com Shiloh Sharps Rifles web site] ] ]The model 1863 comes in 50 caliber and 54 caliber.
The model 1874 comes in:
*.30-40 Krag
*.38-55 Winchester
*.40-50 11/16 BN
*.40-65
*.40-65 Win
*.40-70 2 1/4 BN
*.40-70 2 1/2 ST
*.40-90 2 5/8 BN
*.40-90 3 1/4 ST
*.44-77 BN
*.44-90 BN
*.45-70
*.45-70 2 1/10 ST
*.45-90 2 4/10 ST
*.45-100 2 6/10 ST
*.45-110 2 7/8 ST
*.45-120 3 1/4 ST
*.50-70
*.50-70 1 3/4 ST
*.50-90 2 1/2 ST
References
*" [http://members.tripod.com/~powderburns/sharps.html How Far Will a Sharps Rifle Shoot?] "
* [http://www.sixguns.com/range/Sharps.htm Sharps Model 1874 article]
*" [http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammunition/st_0301_blackpowder Black Powder Magnums] " at Shooting Times]
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