50-70 Shiloh Sharps Military Rifle

[Eric Johanen]

Mike, that might place you in no man's land: may be too slow for heavy bullets and too fast for lighter ones. I believe I chose well when I spec'ed my military rifle for 1X36 in a light rifle. Can not think of anything that a 450 to 500 grain .50 cal. bullet won't put down and the recoil is very pleasant. I really like the 1X26 for bullet weights of 550 to 625 with the weight of the #2 barreled Bridgeport. I think a 1X22 twist using very heavy bullets would take a lot of the fun out of shooting this rifle. If I get another 50, either a 50 70 or a 50 90 I think I'd go with a 30 inch standard octagon barrel and have a 10.5 pound hunting rifle. This would be very shootable. (Am thinking about a Business rifle like the one in "the Unforgiven" with a paper patch chamber and a 1X36 twist) 450 to 500 grain paper patched bullet in a 9 to 10.5 pound hunting would be easy to carry and hard hitting.