Period correct '74 Sharps Buffalo Rifles?

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Kurt, many Thanks and nice rifle, that rear sight has a long ladder on it, bet it will reach to all you need doing.

10-4 Mike, I have a '74 C-Sharps 50-90, it is a bruiser in more ways than one, spect the 50-70 can get it all done as far as hunting goes too, were I too try a 50-70 I'd go for a 26 twist and try to get to 1200 fps with a 515 gr flat nosed greaser for hunting.

Don, Thanks for all that, good to hear the mighty 50 didn't get all the credit it was due, I always knew it had to be a stone cold killer, particularly with a good 715 to 750 grain hunting bullet well stabilized and spun up tight.

John, not sure on the exact date of the pistol grip guns, by and large the straight stocked guns held up much better in horse wrecks, trips and falls etc.

MikeR, a lot of good info there, Thank You, I'll list in another post what I have, and what I've got my mind on for a build thus far.