Thinking on a new rifle

[Don McDowell]

Mustang, take a look at the on the wall offerings C Sharps has. There's a couple of 45 cal sharps and 44's just waiting for someone to say what chamber. There's also a couple of different 40's.
(by the by I have handled most of those rifles on their available list and the truly hard part would be to pick just which one)
Anyhow unless you went with the 15 lb behemoth in 45, I'ld just stay with the 45-90, easy to shoot and actually has a lot more history behind it than the longer case.
44, the 44-90st, is a humdinger of a cartridge, and is very easy to get cases, just run a 45-90 into the size die and go.
But I'm thinking the hidden gems are in those 40 cal rifles. 40-70 st is an easy going cartridge that can really be a tac driver, and doesn't break the bank on powder or lead.. And you want to talk about a sweet fun rifle, that Hunters Carbine, have it chambered in 40-70 and shipped with a bag of the Jamison brass,,, and oh my with the 400 gr brooks turkey killer bullet , 45 grs of OE 2 f, will just keep a gong at 175 yds ringing and faces smiling all day long..[/i]