How often do you buy another double

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by wayne goerres

Bet you kind of wished you had kept that one. those were nice guns for brush hunting.

There have been times I wish I had it but the Taylor is a real nice rifle and will do much more than the 45/70 is capable of.

[wayne goerres]

You can shoot smokeless loads in that sharps but you should stick with nitro for black loads. 5744 is a pretty good powder to work with. Load to trap door pressures. Can you post some pics of your sharps.

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by wayne goerres

You can shoot smokeless loads in that sharps but you should stick with nitro for black loads. 5744 is a pretty good powder to work with. Load to trap door pressures. Can you post some pics of your sharps.

Here is the Axtell:





Critics complain that the Axtell's aren't up to Shiloh Sharps quality. Mine looks okay to me. I can see some slight flaws in the inletting, but not much.

[Bill Murphy]

That is not an ugly gun. Can we see a few more pictures?

[wayne goerres]

Dam fine English sharps (1877). Looks pretty good to me.

[Stepmac]

I can take some more pics of the rifle, of course. I don't have many really fine guns, a few Parkers, a Winchester 73 and nice model 70 in 270 and then some old double barreled shotguns, but the Axtell Sharps is my only gun that catches one's breath. I don't think the original owner shot it. Bought it used at Martin Rettings in Culver City, CA.