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Harris-McMillan Sharps 45-70 or 40-90

beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in General Discussion
Has anyone ever shot one of these? How do they compare to the Shiloh Sharps and can you crank up the loads in them? How accurate in comparison to a Shiloh? Thanks to any who reply. Beach
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Do you mean 45-90?I believe the 45-70 is more versatile and carries more energy at ranges beyond 200 yards owing to the poor ballistic coefficient of the 300gr,45-90 bullet that starts out faster.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    v35....No I actually think it is a 40-90...kind of like a .40-82 on steroids. I was actually thinking that if I ordered one up custom I might ask them to make it in .40-82 instead of the .40-90. Initially I thought it might have been a mistake too but apparently it's not. I got rid of all of my .45-70 stuff several years ago when I got my 1886 Winchester in .40-82. Iconoclast has done a super job setting me up in .40-82 brass and I might as well keep to just one ancient caliber. Beach
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