kh54
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Can some one post some pictures this modification for us folks that are not experts ?
http://www.hahnmachineworks.com/html/SharpsMod.html
Can some one post some pictures this modification for us folks that are not experts ?
Can some one post some pictures this modification for us folks that are not experts ?
Hi. To whom did you send your firearm to, for the breech modification? Can you provide contact information,Please?I shot both my IABs unmodified for a bit before sending them off for the O ring mod. Both leaked a bit and both started to bind a bit after 10 or so shots. Since I shoot competition and the mod is legal, off they went and I am extremely happy with the result. That said, I've seen a Shiloh repop shot in the same competition I'm in and it was unmodified. The owner had no issues with his but he was shooting slowly and only fired about 10 rounds.
I shoot an original 1863 Sharps. No issues so far. Cost me substantially less than a Shiloh Sharps.
Use full synthetic Mobil1 grease on the block and that shouldn't be a problem. You should be able to go 10+. It's pink in color but after the first shot or two, it blackens up nicely.My UNmodified IAB Sharps won’t close on 0.002” shim stock in the breech, yet it will lock up after 2 or 3 shots, requiring complete disassembly …
No. The O Ring does not directly seal the breech. In the Flees mod, it serves to seal the back of the conant plate that goes on the breech. Pressure will make the ring expand and seal the back of the plate and put pressure on the rear of the plate moving it towards the breech end of the barrel more tightly.I always wondered how waterproof a Sharps percussion was. If they leaked gas would hunting in the rain let water in? I guess the O-ring mod would fix that also?
Bob
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