Thread: Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.

Well done!
Looks bloody good

Yep, Its dream time guys, for the first time I fired it I set her up in the shooting sticks, slip in a cartridge, shut the breech like a Chubb safe, pull hammer to full cock, pull on the set trigger, knees are knocking, snuggled into the stock, lined her up onto the target and gently touch the KKKKRAaaaakk, boy it spits out the bullet and just a push to the shoulder. So after I had a clean up, I fired six more shots, what a fun day, , Homebrew.357

Awesome!

bloody great photos squire -hell the old girl punches a hole through paper larger than a politicians Brain size!

Hi guys, Have got the last jobs organised to finish off this rifle , having "1874 SHARPS 45-70" laser cut on top of the barrel and then will be getting it blued. Assemble it all back together and off to the range to reset the sights, and polish the barrel by shooting it, what a fun job. And to celebrate this kiwi Sharps have bottled a special herby old 45-70 brew , it`s a heavy black beer, a goodly dollop of black strap molass , tbs gun powder. A few glass of this will definitely be a undies scorcher. .Its getting there, Homebrew.357.
, The old45-70 brew.
, To be drank only sitting down.

pisssssst ,word around the traps is if it aint drinkable its make that 45.70 chamber sparkle as though he spit polished it. ive also heard a couple of undertakers are about to make enquiries as to it being suitable for ecologically friendly embalming .
HB is rumoured to have scoffed "of bloody course you twits ,i get regularly embalmed testing my own products!"
now with all due respect HB if i drink enough would it make me sound like a goose fart in dense fog?no offence ,a polite enquiry as im looking for an aphrodisiac to enhance my overtures to her indoors if you get my drift???

News flash!1, Water testing workers at mangere sewerage plant where found to be drunk as skunk's today, it`s unknown how this happened and staff at the plant say the pipes have never been so clean!!. , Pssssst, I just washed out the brewing barrel and pored the washings down the drain!!!, .
Kotuku you would acquire the stamina of a herd of donkeys, males that is, if you get my drift, with one goodly slug???. . Hombrew.357.

Hi, Have lapped the barrel with 1.200grt emery and then went and had the laser etching done on top of the barrel. It`s now at the bluing shop for the last job on this rifle and when I get her back will reassemble ready for a range shoot, will have to reset the sights again as it removed them for the bluing job. I would be the first to say my barrels are crap, the way I make them but I my just get lucky and get it to shoot reasonably well. Cheers, Homebrew.357.
Looking good . O if I can get it shooting like this.

Should kill a buffalo easily ( if you don't drink to much before end )

that target looks like a game plan for a secret allblack scoring move!,lookin good. BGTW the donkey thing -yep she hums and hahs so imight try out a few hees&haws -cant do any harm can it.

Have lapped the barrel with 1.200grt emery and then went and had the laser etching done on top of the barrel. It`s now at the bluing shop for the last job on this rifle and when I get her back will reassemble ready
Let me explain, the "1.200grt emery", is the paper stuff, you get a chunk and screw it up in a fire proof bowl , pour a bit of meths in and light if. when it`s finished you have a black ash, mix with a bit of oil and you have the homebrewed 1,200 lapping past , no such thing as "Can't do it". Homebrew.357.

Hi Guys, back from my South Island trip, it`s a big country down there, drove 5,000ks towing a small caravan and had a great time. So the Quigley Sharps is now finished, the blueing job looks great and I`m now working up loads with black powder at the range to see what it likes and setting the sights. I will be using only cast lead bullets in her as my barrels are not that good , so far using 65grs 2f with 405gr bullet and have 70grs 2f ready to go this Saturday at the range. Hope you all have enjoyed this thread , I`m now going to have fun with this rifle, Cheers, Homebrew.357.
, The finished Sharps.
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Looking very smart ther HB well done! I use 4.0 cc FFG ( Holysmoke ) approx 63 grains I think, with a beer card wad/ bees wax cookie /beer card wad and 500 grain pure lead projectile, groups well at 50 metres off hand, I put thru up to 30 rounds without cleaning the barrel.

A few more.

, At 50m. Also made up a paper patch bullet mould.

What do you size to?