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Sharps 45-110 Long Range Express
mabacawy
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I rrecently purchased a Sharps 45-110, and afterwhich I talked with a guy that loads the 45-70 and he said I could shoot that round through my 45-110. I called Sharps and they said sure you could but you risk damaging the chamber throat, and accuracy is out the window. That makes perfect reason. And why would I want to shoot the 45-70 out of a gun built for the 45-110 action. This does not compute. My question is I'm looking for a load to Brown Bear in the spring 2008. I've bought some bullets from Buffalo Arms, and solid lead bullets. Any comments and suggestions on what I should be looking for as far as a good bullet for this hunt?? Help???? Mark from wyoming mabacawy@yahoo.com
Comments
You can also shoot 45-90 ammo out of it safely.
It's the same thing as shooting 38Spl and 357Mag ammo out of a gun chambered for the 357Max cartridge.
Yes, a steady diet of the shorter case length ammo might, over time, cause some damage to the chamber/throat due to carbon and lead buildup but a few here and there, with proper cleaning afterwards, won't hurt anything.
There are folks on the Shiloh board who can discuss bear loads for a Sharps.
http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/